• Source: 1966 in Northern Ireland

Events during the year 1966 in Northern Ireland.




Incumbents


Governor - The Lord Erskine of Rerrick
Prime Minister - Terence O'Neill




Events


17 April - In Belfast, the Easter Rising is commemorated by large republican parades.
26 June - Ulster Volunteer Force engages in three sectarian murders.
23 November - By-election for the Parliament of Northern Ireland in the Queen's University of Belfast constituency, the last election prior to the seat's abolition in 1969. Robert Porter (Ulster Unionist Party) wins.
Divis Tower in Belfast is built.




Arts and literature


Seamus Heaney's first poetry collection, Death of a Naturalist.
Ulster Orchestra founded in Belfast by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, with Maurice Miles as its first principal conductor and János Fürst as leader.




Sport






= Football

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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.
16 August - Barry McElduff, Sinn Féin MLA.
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.
Cathy Wilkes, multimedia artist.




Deaths


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




See also


1966 in Scotland
1966 in Wales




References

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• Britania Raya
• Pemogokan bank di Irlandia (1966–1976)
• Konflik Irlandia Utara
• Stasiun kereta api Dublin Connolly
• British Home Championship
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• Alga
• George Best
• Hebrides Luar
• 1966 in Northern Ireland
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• The Troubles
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• Law of Northern Ireland
• Northern Ireland national football team
• Governor of Northern Ireland
• History of the Jews in Ireland
• Irish republicanism
• Translink (Northern Ireland)