Events during the year 1926 in Northern Ireland.
Incumbents
Events
- 21 January â The Northern 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.
- 18 April â Census held in Northern Ireland (and the Free State). The population of Northern Ireland is 1,257,000.
Sport
Football
:13 February Northern Ireland 3 - 0 Wales
:27 February Scotland 4 - 0 Northern Ireland (in Glasgow)
:20 October England 3 - 3 Northern Ireland (in Liverpool)
:Winners: Belfast Celtic
:Winners: Belfast Celtic 3 - 2 Linfield
Golf
Births
- 20 January â Sarah Conlon, housewife and successful campaigner for the release of the Guildford Four (died 2008).
- 10 February â Danny Blanchflower, footballer and football manager (died 1993)
- 10 February â Jack Kyle, international rugby player (died 2014)
- 6 April â Ian Paisley, founder of the Democratic Unionist Party and First Minister of Northern Ireland from 2007 to 2008 (died 2014)
- 9 April â Gerry Fitt, first leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (died 2005).
- 15 May â Margaret Guilfoyle, Senator for the state of Victoria (Australia) from 1971 to 1987 (died 2020).
- 6 June â Johnny McKenna, footballer (died 1980).
- 23 June â Paddy Doherty, activist (died 2016).
- 23 September â Stanley McMaster, barrister and Unionist Member of Parliament from 1959 to 1974 (died 1992).
- 6 November â Frank Carson, comedian (died 2012)
- Full date unknown â Gerry Adams, Sr., IRA volunteer, father of Gerry Adams (Sinn Féin President) (died 2003).
See also
References