1966 in Northern Ireland

1966 in Northern Ireland

Events

*8 March - Nelson's Pillar in O'Connell Street is blown up to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising.
*1 April - Author and satirist Brian O'Nolan (Flann O'Brien) dies.
*17 April - In Belfast the Easter Rising is commemorated by large republican parades.
*26 June - Ulster Volunteer Force engages in three sectarian murders [ [http://www.larkspirit.com/history/chronology.html Larkspirit Irish History] ] .
*Divis Tower in Belfast is built.

Arts and literature

port

Football

*Irish League::Winners: Linfield

*Irish Cup::Winners: Glentoran 2 - 0 Linfield

Births

*3 January - Martin Galway, composer for games.
*24 January - Jimeoin, comedian and actor.
*8 March - Enda Gormley, Gaelic footballer.
*25 March - Anton Rogan, footballer.
*30 August - Peter Cunnah, singer and songwriter.
*12 October - Brian Kennedy, singer, Eurovision song contestant and writer.
*28 October - Jules Maxwell, songwriter and composer.
*16 November - Paul Millar, footballer and football manager.
*12 December - Ian Paisley, Jr., Democratic Unionist Party MLA.
*20 December - Dekker Curry, cricketer.
*27 December - Henry Downey, Derry GAA hurler and Gaelic footballer.
*John McCrea, comic artist.
*Barry McElduff, Sinn Féin MLA.

Deaths

*28 March - Patrick McCartan, Sinn Féin MP and TD, member of 1st Dáil, a founder member of Clann na Poblachta (b.1878).
* April 1 - Brian O'Nolan, novelist, satirist and humorist (b.1911).
*Sydney Sparkes Orr, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tasmania (b.1914).

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