December 2016
History Selection |
![]() Carlisle Circus
Belfast |
![]() York Street station
Belfast |
![]() Royal Avenue
Belfast |
![]() York Street
Belfast |
![]() Green Linen Market
Belfast |
![]() Peters Hill Baths
Belfast |
Ireland in 1962 |
January 2nd: Birth of Niall Patterson, hurler. January 18th: Taoiseach Seán Lemass addressed the members of the other EC governments in the lead-up to the opening of negotiations on Ireland's entry to the European Community. January 23rd: Birth of Letitia Gwynne, journalist, in Belfast. February 1st: Death of Thomas Westropp Bennett, Cumann na nGaedheal member of the Seanad. February 4th: The first colour supplement was published by The Sunday Times. February 5th: England defeated Ireland 16-0 in the Five Nations rugby union championship at Twickenham. February 6th: Birth of Tony Scullion, hurler and footballer, in Derry. |
![]() Dublin, 1962 |
![]() Éamon de Valera meets the Pope |
February 26th: The Irish Republican Army officially called off its Border Campaign in Northern Ireland. March 13th: Irish artists left Dublin Airport for the Congo to entertain United Nations troops there. March 13th: Death of Anne Crawford Acheson, sculptor. March 17th: President Éamon de Valera and Mrs. Sinéad de Valera had a private audience with Pope John XXIII in Rome. April 1st: Belfast Zoo was transferred from Belfast's Corporation's Transport Department to the Parks & Cemetries Department. April 5th: The final train was run on the west Cork railway. April 17th: The President Éamon de Valera and his wife Sinéad had a private audience with Pope John XXIII in Rome. |
April 17th: The annual Gaelic Games competition was televised for the first time. RTÉ broadcast the finals of the Railway Cup, the GAA's hurling championship. May 8th: Irish troops left for a peace-keeping mission in the Congo. May 28th: Birth of Andy White, singer, in Newry. May 31st: The Northern Ireland general election produced a large majority for the Ulster Unionist Party, who won 34 out of 51 seats. The Nationalist Party gained two seats for a total of 9. June 30th: The Theatre Royal in Dublin closed. July 3rd: Birth of Roy Beggs, future Ulster Unionist MLA. July 6th: Gay Byrne presented the first edition of The Late Late Show on RTÉ. |
![]() Gay Byrne on an early episode of the Late Late Show |
![]() Eisenhower in Northern Ireland |
July 11th: Birth of Pauline McLynn, future actress and author, in Sligo. July 13th: Secretary General of the United Nations U Thant arrived in Dublin. He paid tribute to Irish soldiers who had fought in the Congo. July 19th: Birth of Caitríona Ruane, future Sinn Féin MLA. July 24th: Death of Margaret Buckley, former leader of Sinn Féin. August 11th: Birth of Paul McCrum, cricketer. August 21st: Former United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived in Belfast. August 21st: Death of Irish-American actor and director Richard Garrick. |
August 25th: Birth of Vivian Campbell, rock guitarist. September 1st: Birth of Tony Cascarino, future soccer player. September 2nd: The Republic of Ireland drew against Iceland in the European Championship. September 2nd: Death of William Richards Blair, Irish-born American scientist who had worked on the development of radar. September 23rd: Kerry beat Roscommon in the 75th All-Ireland Final. September 29th: England beat Northern Ireland 3-2 in the European Championship. October 5th: Birth of Caron Keating, future television presenter. |
![]() Belfast street in 1962 |
![]() Jacob's Award ceremony 1962 |
October 11th: Birth of Anne Enright, future writer, in Dublin. October 30th: Birth of Colin Clarke, footballer, born in Newry. November: 'The Chieftains' were formed in Dublin. November: The Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen's was founded by student Michael Emmerson. November 13th: Aer Lingus hostesses received new uniforms in fern-green and St. Patrick's blue. December 3rd: By decree of the Roman Catholic Church, Saint Patrick was confirmed the patron Saint of Ireland and Saint Brigit of Kildare was second patron. December 4th: The first Jacob's Awards ceremony took place in Dublin. December 7th: Birth of Jeffrey Donaldson, future DUP MP. |
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The Wexford Carol Oíche Chiúin (Silent Night) |
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A Christmas Childhood Patrick Kavanagh |
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