1922 in Northern Ireland

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Contents 1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Sport 3.1 Football 3.2 Motorcycling 4 Births 5 Deaths 6 References

[edit] Events

• 6 January - The terms of the Anglo-Irish Treaty are published. Éamon de Valera offers his resignation as President.
• 7 January - Dáil Éireann votes on the Treaty following Arthur Griffith's motion for approval. The result is 64 in favour and 57 against.
• 10 February - The Treaty Bill is introduced in the British House of Commons. It provides for the dissolution of the "Southern Ireland" parliament and the election of a parliament to which the Provisional Government will be responsible.
• 1 June - Official founding of the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
• 18 September - W. T. Cosgrave introduces the Constitution of Saorstát Éireann Bill to enable the implementation of the Treaty between Great Britain and Ireland.
• 5 December - UK Parliament enacts the Irish Free State Constitution Act, by which it legally sanctions the new Constitution of the Irish Free State.
• 6 December - Twelve months after the signing of the Treaty the Irish Free State officially comes into existence.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Sport

[edit] Football

• International

4 March Scotland 2 - 1 Northern Ireland (in Glasgow)^[1]

1 April Northern Ireland 1 - 1 Wales (in Belfast)^[1]

21 October England 2 - 0 Northern Ireland (in West Bromwich)^[1]

• Irish League

Winners: Linfield

• Irish Cup

Winners: Linfield 2 - 0 Glenavon

[edit] Motorcycling

• 14 October - First Ulster Grand Prix motorcycle road race takes place on the Old Clady circuit.^[2]

[edit] Births

• 13 February - Francis Pym, second Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
• 13 March - David Graham, cricketer.
• 31 March - Patrick Magee, actor (d.1982).
• 12 April - Billy McComb, magician and comedian (d.2006).
• 12 August - Humphrey Atkins, fifth Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (d.1996).
• 25 November - Brian McConnell, Baron McConnell, Ulster Unionist MP in the Northern Ireland House of Commons and Minister (d.2000).

[edit] Deaths

• 3 February - John Butler Yeats, artist and father of William Butler Yeats and Jack Butler Yeats (b.1839).
• 22 May - William Twaddell, Ulster Unionist Party MP, assassinated by Irish Republican Army (b.1884 in Ireland|1884]]).
• 8 December - Joe McKelvey, Irish Republican Army officer executed during the Irish Civil War.

[edit] References