1933 in Northern Ireland
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Events during the year 1933 in Northern Ireland.
Incumbents[edit]
Events[edit]
- 31 January–7 April - A strike disrupts rail transport in Northern Ireland. The Castlederg and Victoria Bridge Tramway ceases operation permanently.[1]
- 24 May – Silent Valley Reservoir (for Belfast water supply) is officially opened.[2]
- 31 May
- First regular civil air service from Northern Ireland, to Renfrew.[3]
- Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast, opened by the Governor of Northern Ireland, James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn.
- 18 July – Craigavon Bridge in Derry is officially opened.[4]
- Harry Ferguson assembles a prototype tractor in Belfast.[5]
Sport[edit]
Football[edit]
- Winners: Belfast Celtic
- Winners: Glentoran 3 - 1 Distillery
GAA[edit]
- Cavan defeat Tyrone 6–13 to 1–02 to win the Ulster Senior Football Championship.
- Cavan subsequently defeat Galway 2–05 to 1–04 to win the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, becoming the first county from Ulster to do so.
Births[edit]
- 14 February – James Simmons, poet, literary critic and songwriter (died 2001).
- 7 March – Jackie Blanchflower, footballer (died 1998).
- 14 April – Paddy Hopkirk, rally driver (died 2022).
- 15 May – Dick Keith, footballer (died 1967).
- 13 June – Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater, 8th Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
- 28 June – Gusty Spence, Ulster Volunteer Force and Progressive Unionist Party figure.
- 5 July – Maurice Leitch, novelist and radio dramatist.
- 5 December – Edward Daly, former Catholic Bishop of Derry.
- Grant "Rusty" Ferguson, Sr., actor in The Blue Lagoon (1949 film) (born in Cookstown).
- Paddy Wilson, SDLP politician (murdered 1973).
Deaths[edit]
- January - Bowman Malcolm, railway engineer (born 1854).
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Ferris, Tom (1993). The Irish Narrow Gauge, Volume 2: The Ulster Lines. Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-017-6.
- ^ Donald, P. T. A. (2012). "The Silent Valley dam". Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 165EH: 65–72.
- ^ "Airport History". George Best Belfast City Airport. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ "The Lord Mayor of London in Ulster". The Times. No. 46498. London. 17 July 1933. p. 15.
- ^ "Harry Ferguson: The Man and The Machine". Yesterday's Tractor Co. Retrieved 30 June 2012.