A Look Back At
Born in 1947
What Was Life Like in 1947?
Who Was in Charge?
What Things Cost
Events of 1947 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1947 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 19 January – to 15 March – an arctic cold snap with five major blizzards caused many deaths.
- 18 May – the 21st anniversary of the founding of the Fianna Fáil party was celebrated in the Capitol Theatre, Dublin.
- 7 July – the Aer Lingus airline began a direct service between Dublin and Amsterdam.
- 31 July – the Soviet Union blocked Ireland's entry into the United Nations.
- 11 August – the Enterprise Express train service commenced from Belfast to Dublin.
- 31 August – United States Congressman John F. Kennedy visited his sister Kathleen in Ireland during the Congressional summer recess. He visited again in 1955 and 1963.
- 3 November – a 60-day transport strike ended in Dublin. Trams and buses returned to normal service. Undated