A Look Back At

Born in 1962

What Was Life Like in 1962?

Who Was in Charge?

Taoiseach

Seán Lemass

What Things Cost

Petrol (per litre)

2s 8d/gal

Loaf of Bread

8½d

Average House

£2,600

Weekly Wage

£6

Events of 1962 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1962 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 26 February – The Irish Republican Army officially called off its Border Campaign in Northern Ireland.
  • 13 March – Irish artists left Dublin Airport for the Congo to entertain United Nations troops there.
  • 17 March – President Éamon de Valera and his wife Sinéad had a private audience with Pope John XXIII in Rome.
  • 5 April – A final train ran on the west Cork railway.
  • 8 May – Irish troops left for a peace-keeping mission in the Congo.
  • 6 July – Gay Byrne presented the first edition of The Late Late Show television programme on Telefís Éireann. He went on to present the show for 37 years.
  • 21 August – Former United States President Dwight Eisenhower arrived in Belfast on a four-day visit to Ireland.
  • 13 November – Aer Lingus air hostesses received new uniforms. The colours were fern-green and St. Patrick's blue.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popular Toys & Games

  • Easy-Bake Oven
  • Troll Dolls
  • Spirograph

Irish Chart Song in 1962

Stranger on the Shore

Mr. Acker Bilk