1939 in Northern Ireland
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See also: 1938 in Northern Ireland, 1940 in Northern Ireland
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[edit] Events
- April 17 - The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, Lord Craigavon, dismisses the Dublin government's position of neutrality as cowardly.
- May 4 - The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland announces that conscription will not be extended to Northern Ireland.
- September 3 - The UK declares war on Germany following the German invasion of Poland on September 1.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Sport
[edit] Football
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- Winners: Belfast Celtic
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- Winners: Linfield 2 - 0 Ballymena United
[edit] Births
- 13 April - Seamus Heaney, poet, writer and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
- 9 August - Vincent Hanna, television journalist (d.1997).
- 16 August - Seán Brady, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland
- 11 October - Austin Currie, founder-member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) and former Fine Gael TD.
- 8 December - James Galway, flautist.
[edit] Deaths
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