1933 in Northern Ireland explained

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.^[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

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).

See also

• 1933 in Scotland
• 1933 in Wales

Notes and References

1. Book: Ferris, Tom. The Irish Narrow Gauge, Volume 2: The Ulster Lines. Midland Publishing. 1993. 1-85780-017-6.
2. Donald. P. T. A.. The Silent Valley dam. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 165EH. 2012. 65–72.
3. Web site: Airport History . George Best Belfast City Airport . 2012-04-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111012191943/http://belfastcityairport.com/About-Us/Airport-Development-and-Planning/facts-and-figures.aspx . 12 October 2011 .
4. News: The Lord Mayor of London in Ulster. The Times. London. 1933-07-17. 15. 46498.
5. Web site: Harry Ferguson: The Man and The Machine. Yesterday's Tractor Co. 2012-06-30.