1941 in Northern Ireland
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Events during the year 1941 in Northern Ireland.
Incumbents
Events
- 21 February – First flight by a neutral Republic of Ireland airspace between its base in Northern Ireland and the Atlantic Ocean, a concession secretly agreed by Éamon de Valera.[1]
- 15 April – The cross the Irish border to assist their Belfast colleagues.
- May - Broadcasting House, Belfast opens.
- 5 May – Belfast suffers its third bombing raid during World War II. The Dublin government authorises its emergency services to assist again.
- 26 May – A special sitting of Dáil Éireann unanimously condemns the introduction of conscription in Northern Ireland.
- 27 May – Speaking in the Prime Minister Winston Churchillrules out the introduction of conscription in the North.
Arts and literature
- Robert Greacen's poetry The Bird is published.
- Louis MacNeice's poetry Plant and Phantom is published.[2]
- W. R. Rodgers's Awake! And Other Poems is published.[2]
Sport
Football
- Irish League
- Winners: Belfast Celtic
- Winners:
- Winners: Belfast Celtic 1 - 0 Linfield
- Winners:
Births
- 13 May – Miles Kington, comic journalist (died 2008).
- 30 May – George Robinson, Democratic Unionist Party MLA.
- 8 June – Robert Bradford, footballer and politician (died 1981).
- 10 June – John MaGowan, darts player.
- 24 June – Gerard Clifford, Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh (1991 - ).
- 6 July – David Crystal, linguist.
- 15 July – Leslie Cree, Ulster Unionist Party MLA.
- 23 August – Onora O'Neill, Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve, philosopher and academic.
- 19 September – Martin Harvey, footballer (died 2019).
- 2 October – Michael Campbell, Roman Catholic Bishop of Lancaster.
- 20 October – Stewart Parker, poet and playwright (died 1988).
- 28 October – John Hallam, actor (died 2006).
- 7 November – Ian Cochrane, novelist (died 2004).
- 23 November – Derek Mahon, poet (died 2020).
- 15 December – Jim Wilson, Ulster Unionist Party MLA.
Deaths
- 10 January – John Lavery, artist (born 1856).
- 13 March – Finlay Jackson, cricketer and rugby player (born 1901).
- 19 February – Hamilton Harty, conductor and composer (born 1879).
See also
References
- ^ Guidera, Anita (19 April 2007). "Plaques mark secret wartime air corridor in Donegal". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ ISBN 0-19-860634-6.