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1933 in Northern Ireland

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Events during the year 1933 in Northern Ireland.

Incumbents

  • Governor - The Duke of Abercorn
  • Prime Minister - James Craig

Events

  • 31 January–7 April - A strike disrupts rail transport in Northern Ireland. The Castlederg and Victoria Bridge Tramway ceases operation permanently.
  • 24 May – Silent Valley Reservoir (for Belfast water supply) is officially opened.
  • 31 May
    • First regular civil air service from Northern Ireland, to Renfrew.
    • 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.
  • Harry Ferguson assembles a prototype tractor in Belfast.

Sport

Football

  • Irish League ::Winners: Belfast Celtic

  • Irish Cup ::Winners: Glentoran 3 - 1 Distillery

GAA

  • 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

  • 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

  • January – Bowman Malcolm, railway engineer (born 1854).

References

References

  1. Ferris, Tom. (1993). "The Irish Narrow Gauge, Volume 2: The Ulster Lines". Midland Publishing.
  2. Donald, P. T. A.. (2012). "The Silent Valley dam". Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
  3. "Airport History". George Best Belfast City Airport.
  4. (1933-07-17). "The Lord Mayor of London in Ulster". [[The Times]].
  5. "Harry Ferguson: The Man and The Machine". Yesterday's Tractor Co.
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