1944 in Northern Ireland

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See also:	1944 in the United Kingdom 1944 in Ireland Other events of 1944 List of years in Northern Ireland

This is a list of events that happened in Northern Ireland in 1944.

Events

• 13 March - The British Government bans all travel between Great Britain and Ireland.
• 22 August - Men from Tyrone and Fermanagh form an Anti-Partition League in Dublin.

Arts and literature

• Robert Greacen's poetry Northern Harvest and One Recent Evening is published.
• Forrest Reid's novel Young Tom is published.
• John Luke paints The Road to the West.

Sport

Football

• Irish League

Winners: Belfast Celtic

• Irish Cup

Winners: Belfast Celtic 3 - 1 Linfield

Births

• 5 January - Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond, businessman (killed in helicopter accident in England 2014).
• 27 January - Mairead Corrigan, peace activist and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
• 20 March - Alan Harper, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland (2007 - ).
• 28 March - Nell McCafferty, journalist, writer and playwright.
• 28 May - Patricia Quinn, actress.
• 3 June - Thomas Burns, Bishop of the Forces.
• 8 June - David Craig, footballer.
• 24 July - Jim Armstrong, guitarist.
• 15 October - David Trimble, former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
• 28 October - Gerry Anderson, radio and television broadcaster (died 2014).
• Ian Adamson - Ulster Unionist Lord Mayor of Belfast.
• Colin McClelland, journalist.
• Ruth Patterson, first woman to be ordained to the ministry of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland.

Deaths

• June - Joseph Campbell, poet and lyricist (born 1879).
• 28 November - Sir William Moore, 1st Baronet, Unionist MP and Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland 1925-1937 (born 1864).
• Noble Huston, Presbyterian minister and dog breeder.