- 1955 in Northern Ireland
Events
Arts and literature
port
Football
*Irish League::Winners: Linfield
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Irish Cup ::Winners: Dundela 3 - 0 GlenavonBirths
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11 January - Brian Gregory, footballer.
*20 January -Joe Doherty , former volunteer in theProvisional Irish Republican Army .
*25 February -Davy Hyland , formerSinn Féin , now independent, MLA.
*28 March -John Alderdice, Baron Alderdice , Alliance Party politician and Speaker of theNorthern Ireland Assembly 1998 -2004 .
*2 April - Michael Stone, loyalistparamilitary who carried out the Milltown Massacre, currently under arrest after illegally entering Stormont while armed.
*23 June - Ken Reid, television journalist.
*1 August -Adrian Logan , television sports presenter and reporter.
*27 September -Felix Healy , footballer and football manager.
*30 September -Frankie Kennedy , traditionalflute andtin whistle player and co-founder ofAltan (d.1994).
*16 October -Kieran Doherty , Irish republicanhunger strike r and volunteer in theProvisional Irish Republican Army (d.1981).
*7 December - John McClelland, footballer.Deaths
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14 May -Robert Quigg , soldier, recipient of theVictoria Cross for gallantry in 1916 at theBattle of the Somme (b.1885).
*18 July -Billy McCandless , footballer and football manager (b.1894).
*14 December -Paddy Mayne , internationalrugby union footballer and decorated soldier (b.1915).Full date unknown
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Moira O'Neill , poet (b.1864).
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