- 1926 in Northern Ireland
Events
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21 January - TheNorthern Ireland Minister for Agriculture meets his Free State counterpart, Patrick Hogan. The meeting paves the way for co-operation in securing better animal health for livestock.
*The population of Northern Ireland is 1,257,000.Arts and literature
port
Football
*International::
13 February Northern Ireland 3 - 0 Walescite book | last=Hayes, Dean| year=2006 |title=Northern Ireland International Football Facts | publisher=Appletree Press | location= Belfast | pages=p 165|isbn=0-86281-874-5] ::27 February Scotland 4 - 0 Northern Ireland (inGlasgow )::20 October England 3 - 3 Northern Ireland (inLiverpool )
*Irish League::Winners:Belfast Celtic *
Irish Cup ::Winners:Belfast Celtic 3 - 2 LinfieldGolf
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Royal County Down Golf Club brought in Harry Colt to make further improvements to the course.Births
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10 February -Danny Blanchflower , footballer and football manager (d. 1993)
*10 February -Jack Kyle , international rugby player
*6 April -Ian Paisley , current leader of theDemocratic Unionist Party .
*9 April -Gerry Fitt , first leader of theSocial Democratic and Labour Party (d.2005).
*15 May -Margaret Guilfoyle , Senator for the state ofVictoria (Australia) from 1971 to 1987.
*6 June -Johnny McKenna , footballer (d.1980).
*6 September -Gerry Burrell , footballer.
*23 September -Stanley McMaster , barrister and UnionistMember of Parliament from 1959 to 1974 (d.1992).
*6 November -Frank Carson , comedianFull date unknown
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Gerry Adams Sr. , father ofGerry Adams ,Sinn Féin President (d.2003).
*Sarah Conlon , housewife and successful campaigner for the release of the Guildford Four (d.2008).Deaths
References
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