January 2 - A new system of rail cars running from Amien Street in Dublin to Howth is inaugurated.
January 5 - The first motor show, under the auspices of the Irish Automobile Club, opens in the RDS Dublin.
January 6 - The Sunday provisions of the new Licensing Act come into operation in Dublin and four other cities. Sunday opening hours will be from 2 to 5pm.
The island of Ireland consists of a large central lowland of limestone with a relief of hills and several coastal mountains.
Ireland never experienced the barbarian invasions of the early medieval period and, partly as a result, the sixth and seventh centuries saw a flowering of Irish art, learning and culture centring on the Irish monasteries.
The descendants of the Norman settlers in Ireland, who came to be called the Old English, were, by and large, hostile to the Protestant reformation which led to the establishment of the Church of Ireland.
Heraldry is known to have existed in Ireland by the 13th century, imported by the English conquerors.
The same arms are attributed to the King of Ireland ("le Roi d'Irlande") in one of the oldest medieval rools of arms, the Wijnbergen Roll (a French roll of arms dating from c.
Gerard Slevin, Chief Herald of Ireland from 1954 to 1981, is notable for having designed the flag of the European Union (according to his obituary in the Irish Times, 28 March 1997).
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