1947 in Northern Ireland

Events during the year 1947 in Northern Ireland.

1947
in
Northern Ireland

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Incumbents

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Events

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  • 22 April – British Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Centaur (R06) (laid down 1944) is launched at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.[1]
  • 11 August – The Enterprise express train service commences from Belfast to Dublin.
  • The "bad winter" seen snow reach heights of 30 feet, lasting until May-June from the winter period.[2]

Arts and literature

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Sport

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Football

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Winners: Belfast Celtic
Winners: Belfast Celtic 1 – 0 Glentoran

Golf

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Swimming

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Births

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Full date unknown

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Deaths

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  • 2 January – Tom Ross, cricketer (born 1872)
  • 4 January – Forrest Reid, novelist and literary critic (born 1875)
  • 25 April – Richard Rowley, poet and writer (born 1877).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "HMS Centaur R 06 class aircraft carrier Royal Navy". www.seaforces.org. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Northern Ireland-The Bad Winter of 1947. by Sue Doherty. (Derry) N.Ireland:". www.farminguk.com. Retrieved 8 August 2021.