1928 in Northern Ireland
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| ««« 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 |
|
»»» 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 |
||||||
|
||||||||
Contents |
[edit] Events
- 29 January - In Belfast, members of the nationalist opposition protest at the Ulster Unionist Party government's plan to abolish Proportional representation.
- 19 May - The foundation stone of the new Northern Ireland Parliament Building is laid at Stormont.
- Struggling Clogher Valley Railway taken over by a committee of management appointed by Tyrone and Fermanagh County Councils.[1]
- Work starts on building the Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast. Completed in 1933.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Sport
[edit] Football
- International
-
- 4 February Northern Ireland 1 - 2 Wales[2]
- 25 February Scotland 0 - 1 Northern Ireland (in Glasgow)[2]
- 22 October England 2 - 1 Northern Ireland (in Liverpool)[2]
-
- Winners: Belfast Celtic
-
- Winners: Willowfield 1 - 0 Larne
- Derry City are founded, entering the Irish League the following year.
- 7 April - Ballymena United F.C. are founded as Ballymena Football Club.
[edit] Births
- 7 April - James White, science fiction novelist (d.1999).
- 17 June - Basil McIvor, Ulster Unionist politician (d.2004).
- 28 June - John Stewart Bell, physicist and originator of Bell's Theorem (d.1990).
- 30 October - Charles Brett, lawyer, journalist, author and founding member of the Ulster Architectural Heritage Society (d.2005).
- 19 December - Eve Bunting, author.
[edit] Full date unknown
[edit] References
- ^ Ferris, T (1993). The Irish Narrow Gauge (Volume 2, The Ulster Lines). Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-017-6.
- ^ a b c Hayes, Dean (2006). Northern Ireland International Football Facts. Belfast: Appletree Press, p 166-167. ISBN 0-86281-874-5.
 |
This Northern Ireland related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
