1926 in Northern Ireland

1926 in Northern Ireland

Events

*21 January - The Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture meets his Free State counterpart, Patrick Hogan. The meeting paves the way for co-operation in securing better animal health for livestock.
*The population of Northern Ireland is 1,257,000.

Arts and literature

port

Football

*International::13 February Northern Ireland 3 - 0 Walescite book | last=Hayes, Dean| year=2006 |title=Northern Ireland International Football Facts | publisher=Appletree Press | location= Belfast | pages=p 165|isbn=0-86281-874-5] ::27 February Scotland 4 - 0 Northern Ireland (in Glasgow)::20 October England 3 - 3 Northern Ireland (in Liverpool)
*Irish League::Winners: Belfast Celtic

*Irish Cup::Winners: Belfast Celtic 3 - 2 Linfield

Golf

*Royal County Down Golf Club brought in Harry Colt to make further improvements to the course.

Births

*10 February - Danny Blanchflower, footballer and football manager (d. 1993)
*10 February - Jack Kyle, international rugby player
*6 April - Ian Paisley, current leader of the Democratic Unionist Party.
*9 April - Gerry Fitt, first leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (d.2005).
*15 May - Margaret Guilfoyle, Senator for the state of Victoria (Australia) from 1971 to 1987.
*6 June - Johnny McKenna, footballer (d.1980).
*6 September - Gerry Burrell, footballer.
*23 September - Stanley McMaster, barrister and Unionist Member of Parliament from 1959 to 1974 (d.1992).
*6 November - Frank Carson, comedian

Full date unknown

*Gerry Adams Sr., father of Gerry Adams, Sinn Féin President (d.2003).
*Sarah Conlon, housewife and successful campaigner for the release of the Guildford Four (d.2008).

Deaths

References


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