Events during the year 1961 in Northern Ireland.
Incumbents
Events
Arts and literature
Sport
Football
:Winners: Linfield
:Winners: Glenavon 5 - 1 Linfield
Births
- 15 January - Damian O'Neill, guitarist.
- 6 June - Bob Gilmore, musicologist and musician.
- 15 June - Dave McAuley, boxer.
- 10 September - Ian Stewart, footballer.
- 4 November - Nigel Worthington, footballer, football manager and manager of Northern Ireland national football team.
- 26 December - John Lynch, actor.
- Maureen Boyle, poet.
- Peter Curran, broadcaster.
- Owen McCafferty, playwright.
- Eoin McNamee, novelist and screenwriter.
- Marcas àMurchú, traditional flute player.
- Glenn Patterson, writer.
Deaths
See also
References