1926 in Northern Ireland
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Events during the year 1926 in Northern Ireland.
Incumbents
Events
- 21 January – 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 – Census held in Northern Ireland (and the Free State).{{cite web|title=Census Taking in Ireland|url=http://www.nisra.gov.uk/census/history/in-ireland.html|publisher=NISRA|accessdate=2014-12-09}}
- The population of Northern Ireland is 1,257,000.
Arts and literature
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Sport
=Football=
- International
::13 February Northern Ireland 3 - 0 Wales{{cite book|last=Hayes|first=Dean|year=2006|title=Northern Ireland International Football Facts|publisher=Appletree Press|location=Belfast|page=165|isbn=0-86281-874-5}}
::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
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- Royal County Down Golf Club bring in Harry Colt to make further improvements to the course.
Births
- 20 January – Sarah Conlon, housewife and successful campaigner for the release of the Guildford Four (died 2008).
- 10 February – Danny Blanchflower, footballer and football manager (died 1993)
- 10 February – Jack Kyle, international rugby player (died 2014)
- 6 April – Ian Paisley, founder of the Democratic Unionist Party and First Minister of Northern Ireland from 2007 to 2008 (died 2014)
- 9 April – Gerry Fitt, first leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (died 2005).{{cite web|last1=McHardy|first1=Anne|title=Obituary: Lord Fitt|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2005/aug/26/obituaries.uk|website=The Guardian|accessdate=23 January 2018|date=26 August 2005}}
- 15 May – Margaret Guilfoyle, Senator for the state of Victoria (Australia) from 1971 to 1987 (died 2020).
- 6 June – Johnny McKenna, footballer (died 1980).
- 23 June – Paddy Doherty, activist (died 2016).
- 23 September – Stanley McMaster, barrister and Unionist Member of Parliament from 1959 to 1974 (died 1992).
- 6 November – Frank Carson, comedian (died 2012)
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- Gerry Adams, Sr., IRA volunteer, father of Gerry Adams (Sinn Féin President) (died 2003).
Deaths
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