A Look Back At

Born in 1964

What Was Life Like in 1964?

Who Was in Charge?

Taoiseach

Seán Lemass

What Things Cost

Petrol (per litre)

2s 10d/gal

Loaf of Bread

9d

Average House

£3,000

Weekly Wage

£7

Events of 1964 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1964 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 3 January – Princess Margaret of the UK and her husband Lord Snowdon arrived in Ireland for a seven-day visit.
  • 28 January – Families from Springtown Camp made a silent march through Derry to demand rehousing.
  • 21 February – The new Garda Síochána (police) training centre was opened in Templemore, County Tipperary.
  • 16 March – Taoiseach Seán Lemass arrived in London to make an official launch of "Ireland Week".
  • 23 May – President Éamon de Valera, Taoiseach Seán Lemass, and Tánaiste Seán MacEntee attended the official opening of the new U.S. Embassy in Dublin, at the corner of Elgin Road and Pembroke Road in Ballsbridge.
  • 1 June – A new exhibit for Dublin Zoo, a two-year-old elephant called Jill, arrived from India.
  • 5 September – Taoiseach Seán Lemass attended celebrations marking the silver jubilee of the first commercial transatlantic flight.
  • 18 December – The Cuban Minister for Industries, Che Guevara, was interviewed by Telifís Éireann during a stopover at Dublin Airport.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Irish Chart Song in 1964

She Loves You

The Beatles