1926 in Northern Ireland

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See also: 1925 in Northern Ireland, 1927 in Northern Ireland

Contents 1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Sport 3.1 Football 4 Births 5 Deaths

[edit] Events

• January 21 - 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.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Sport

[edit] Football

• Irish League

Winners: Belfast Celtic

• Irish Cup

Winners: Belfast Celtic 3 - 2 Linfield

[edit] 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).
• 23 September - Stanley McMaster, barrister and Unionist Member of Parliament from 1959 to 1974 (d.1992).
• 6 November - Frank Carson, comedian

[edit] Deaths

• 15 June - Charles Wood, composer (b.1926).