| 1/1/1940, Mon | New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/17/1940, Sun | St. Patrick's Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Large street crowds, City Center streets closed for parade
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| 3/17/1940, Sun | Palm Sunday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/18/1940, Mon | St. Patrick's Day: Additional Observance Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Large street crowds, City Center streets closed for parade
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| 3/22/1940, Fri | Good Friday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/23/1940, Sat | Holy Saturday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/24/1940, Sun | Easter |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 3/25/1940, Mon | Easter Monday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 5/6/1940, Mon | May Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 6/3/1940, Mon | June Bank Holiday |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 8/5/1940, Mon | August Bank Holiday |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 10/28/1940, Mon | Dublin Marathon |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Foot Race Same Day as October Bank Holiday. road restrictions in central Dublin during the day.
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| 10/28/1940, Mon | October Bank Holiday |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/24/1940, Tue | Christmas Eve |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/25/1940, Wed | Christmas Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/26/1940, Thu | St. Stephen's Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/27/1940, Fri | Day after St. Stephen's Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/31/1940, Tue | New Year's Eve |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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