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Events from the year 1929 in Ireland. ==Events== *17 January - All cats from abroad, except Great Britain, are to be kept in quarantine for a period of six months to avoid rabies. *8 February - A Belfast court sentences Fianna Fáil leader, Éamon de Valera, to one month in jail for illegally entering County Armagh. *20 February - Major-General Seán Mac Eoin, the ''Blacksmith of Ballinalee,'' is appointed Chief of Staff of the army. *22 April - The first talking film, ''The Singing Fool'' starring Al Jolson, opens in the Capitol Theatre in Dublin. *12 May * * After his resignation from the army Major-General Seán Mac Eoin receives the Cumann na nGaedheal nomination in the Sligo-Leitrim by-election. * *Maud Gonne MacBride is arrested and charged with seditious libel against the State. *22 May - Northern Ireland general election for the Parliament of Northern Ireland, the first held following abolition of proportional representation and the redrawing of electoral boundaries to create single-seat territorial constituencies. The Ulster Unionist Party retains a substantial majority. *23 June - 300,000 people attend the Pontifical High Mass at the Phoenix Park to mark the end of the Catholic Emancipation centenary celebrations. *11 July - The restored General Post Office, Dublin, is officially opened by President W. T. Cosgrave. *22 July - The Shannon hydro-electric scheme at Ardnacrusha, County Clare is opened. *August - Censorship of Publications Act sets up the Censorship of Publications Board. *21 October - The Shannon Hydro-Electric Scheme is handed over to the ESB (Electricity Supply Board), bringing electricity to Galway and Dublin. * 24 October - Start of Wall Street Crash; Ireland's economy suffers. *Six banks in Northern Ireland begin to issue banknotes in sterling. *Primary Certificate introduced, but optional, at end of primary education. *Fordson tractor production is moved to Cork from the United States. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1929 in Ireland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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