1936 in Northern Ireland

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* 1939
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Centuries:|

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*   * 1920s
* 1930s
* 1940s
* 1950s

See also:|

* 1936 in the United Kingdom
* 1936 in Ireland
* Other events of 1936
* List of years in Northern Ireland

Events during the year 1936 in Northern Ireland.

## Incumbents

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* Governor \-  The Duke of Abercorn
* Prime Minister \- James Craig

## Events

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* Public Order Act is introduced, giving the Chief Constable power to impose conditions on parades or public processions if it is believed that they would lead to public disorder.[1]
* The British Air Ministry forms a new aircraft factory in Belfast, creating a new company owned 50% each by Harland and Wolff and Short Brothers, Short & Harland Ltd.

## Arts and literature

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* Belfast School of Music opens its new premises.
* Construction begins on the BBC's Broadcasting House, Belfast.[2]
* 1 November – Louis MacNeice's translation of The Agamemnon of Aeschylus is premiered in London.[3]

## Sport

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### Football

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* Irish League

Winners: Belfast Celtic

* Irish Cup

Winners: Linfield 2 - 0 Derry City

## Births

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* 20 February – Roy Beggs, Ulster Unionist Party MP.
* 7 March – Freddie Gilroy, boxer.
* 13 March – Stanley Hewitt, cricketer (died 2001).
* 5 April – John Kelly, Sinn Féin Councillor and MLA (died 2007).
* 24 April – Robert McCartney, leader of UK Unionist Party, MLA and a QC.
* 10 June – Brendan Duddy, businessman and intermediary in the Northern Ireland peace process (died 2017).
* 1 August – Leonard Steinberg, Baron Steinberg, British life peer, businessman and multi-millionaire.
* 17 August – Seamus Mallon, Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party and first Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (died 2020).
* 7 September -  George Cassidy, jazz musician and music teacher of Van Morrison (died 2023).
* 24 September – John Magee SPS, Bishop of Cloyne (1987- ), private secretary to Pope John Paul II.
* 5 October – Brian Hannon, Bishop of Clogher (Church of Ireland) (1986-2001).
* 22 December – James Burke, science historian, author and television presenter-producer.

## Deaths

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* 30 November – Jimmy Elwood, footballer (born 1901).

## See also

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* 1936 in Scotland
* 1936 in Wales

## References

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1. ^ "Parades and Marches - Chronology 2: Historical Dates and Events". Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN). Retrieved 28 January 2010.
2. ^ "DSA Architect Biography Report". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
3. ^ Cox, Michael, ed. (2004). The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860634-6.

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