1883 in Ireland - Births

Births

• 7 January - Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, British admiral of the Second World War and First Sea Lord (died 1963).
• 24 January - Denis McCullough, Irish Volunteers and elected to the 4th Dáil Éireann (died 1968).
• 29 January - Billy McCracken, footballer and football manager (died 1979).
• 28 February - Seán Mac Diarmada, nationalist, rebel and Easter Rising leader, executed (died 1916).
• 1 May - Thomas J. Moore, actor (died 1955).
• 13 May - Jimmy Archer, Major League baseball player (died 1958).
• 23 June - Eva McGown, Official Hostess of Fairbanks and Honorary Hostess of Alaska (died 1972).
• 15 July - Denny Barry, Irish Republican, died during hunger strike, shortly after the Irish Civil War (died 1923).
• 2 August - Sam Irving, footballer and football manager (died 1968).
• 2 September - Alexander Haslett, independent TD (died 1951).
• 12 December - Peadar Kearney, Irish Republican and songwriter who wrote the lyrics to The Soldier's Song (died 1942).