1966 in Northern Ireland

Events during the year 1966 in Northern Ireland.

Incumbents

 * Governor - 	The Lord Erskine of Rerrick
 * Prime Minister - Terence O'Neill

Events

 * 17 April - In Belfast, the Easter Rising is commemorated by large republican parades.
 * 26 June - Ulster Volunteer Force engages in three sectarian murders.
 * 23 November - By-election for the Parliament of Northern Ireland in the Queen's University of Belfast constituency, the last election prior to the seat's abolition in 1969. Robert Porter (Ulster Unionist Party) wins.
 * Divis Tower in Belfast is built.

Arts and literature

 * Seamus Heaney's first poetry collection, Death of a Naturalist.
 * Ulster Orchestra founded in Belfast by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, with Maurice Miles as its first principal conductor and János Fürst as leader.

Football

 * Irish League
 * Winners: Linfield


 * Irish Cup
 * Winners: Glentoran 2 - 0 Linfield

Births

 * 3 January - Martin Galway, composer for games.
 * 24 January - Jimeoin, comedian and actor.
 * 8 March - Enda Gormley, Gaelic footballer.
 * 25 March - Anton Rogan, footballer.
 * 16 August - Barry McElduff, Sinn Féin MLA.
 * 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.
 * Cathy Wilkes, multimedia artist.

Deaths

 * 28 March - Patrick McCartan, Sinn Féin MP and TD, member of 1st Dáil, a founder member of Clann na Poblachta (born 1878).
 * 1 April - Brian O'Nolan, novelist, satirist and humorist (born 1911).
 * Sydney Sparkes Orr, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tasmania (born 1914).