1929 in Northern Ireland
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See also: 1928 in Northern Ireland, 1930 in Northern Ireland
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[edit] Events
- 8 February - A Belfast court sentences Fianna Fáil leader, Éamon de Valera, to one month in jail for illegally entering County Armagh.
- 31 May - United Kingdom general election, 1929
- Proportional Representation is abolished in Northern Ireland.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Sport
[edit] Football
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- Winners: Belfast Celtic
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- Winners: Ballymena United 2 - 1 Belfast Celtic
- Derry City joins the Irish League.
[edit] Births
- 9 January - Brian Friel, playwright.
- 25 August - Clifford Forsythe, Ulster Unionist Party MP (d. 2000).
- 11 September - Patrick Mayhew, 10th Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
- Robert Coulter, Ulster Unionist Party MLA.