1933 in Northern Ireland
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Events during the year1933 in Northern Ireland.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 31 January–7 April - A strike disruptsrail transport in Northern Ireland.TheCastlederg and Victoria Bridge Tramwayceases operation permanently.[1]
- 24 May –Silent Valley Reservoir(forBelfastwater supply) is officially opened.[2]
- 31 May
- First regular civil air service from Northern Ireland, toRenfrew.[3]
- Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast,opened by theGovernor of Northern Ireland,James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn.
- 18 July –Craigavon BridgeinDerryis officially opened.[4]
- Harry Fergusonassembles a prototypetractorin Belfast.[5]
Sport
[edit]Football
[edit]- Winners:Belfast Celtic
- Winners:Glentoran3 - 1Distillery
GAA
[edit]- CavandefeatTyrone6–13 to 1–02 to win theUlster Senior Football Championship.
- Cavan subsequently defeatGalway2–05 to 1–04 to win theAll-Ireland Senior Football Championship,becoming the first county from Ulster to do so.
Births
[edit]- 14 February –James Simmons,poet, literary critic and songwriter (died2001).
- 7 March –Jackie Blanchflower,footballer (died1998).
- 14 April –Paddy Hopkirk,rally driver (died2022).
- 15 May –Dick Keith,footballer (died1967).
- 13 June –Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater,8thSecretary of State for Northern Ireland.
- 28 June –Gusty Spence,Ulster Volunteer ForceandProgressive Unionist Partyfigure.
- 5 July –Maurice Leitch,novelist and radio dramatist.
- 5 December –Edward Daly,formerCatholicBishopofDerry.
- Grant "Rusty" Ferguson, Sr., actor inThe Blue Lagoon(1949 film)(born inCookstown).
- Paddy Wilson,SDLPpolitician (murdered1973).
Deaths
[edit]- January -Bowman Malcolm,railway engineer (born1854).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Ferris, Tom (1993).The Irish Narrow Gauge, Volume 2: The Ulster Lines.Midland Publishing.ISBN1-85780-017-6.
- ^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 fromthe originalon 12 October 2011.Retrieved4 April2012.
- ^"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.Retrieved30 June2012.