- 1966 in Northern Ireland
Events
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8 March -Nelson's Pillar in O'Connell Street is blown up to commemorate the 50th anniversary of theEaster Rising .
*1 April - Author and satiristBrian O'Nolan (Flann O'Brien) dies.
*17 April - InBelfast theEaster Rising is commemorated by large republican parades.
*26 June -Ulster Volunteer Force engages in three sectarian murders [ [http://www.larkspirit.com/history/chronology.html Larkspirit Irish History] ] .
*Divis Tower inBelfast is built.Arts and literature
port
Football
*Irish League::Winners: Linfield
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Irish Cup ::Winners: Glentoran 2 - 0 LinfieldBirths
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3 January -Martin Galway , composer for games.
*24 January -Jimeoin , comedian and actor.
*8 March -Enda Gormley , Gaelic footballer.
*25 March -Anton Rogan , footballer.
*30 August -Peter Cunnah , singer and songwriter.
*12 October - Brian Kennedy, singer, Eurovision song contestant and writer.
*28 October -Jules Maxwell , songwriter and composer.
*16 November -Paul Millar , footballer and football manager.
*12 December -Ian Paisley, Jr. ,Democratic Unionist Party MLA.
*20 December -Dekker Curry , cricketer.
*27 December -Henry Downey ,Derry GAA hurler and Gaelic footballer.
*John McCrea , comic artist.
*Barry McElduff ,Sinn Féin MLA.Deaths
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28 March -Patrick McCartan ,Sinn Féin MP and TD, member of1st Dáil , a founder member ofClann na Poblachta (b.1878).
*April 1 -Brian O'Nolan , novelist, satirist and humorist (b.1911).
*Sydney Sparkes Orr , Professor ofPhilosophy at theUniversity of Tasmania (b.1914).References
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