1926 in Northern Ireland

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Incumbents

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).^[1]
The population of Northern Ireland is 1,257,000.

13 February Northern Ireland 3 - 0 Wales^[2]

27 February Scotland 4 - 0 Northern Ireland (in Glasgow)^[2]

20 October England 3 - 3 Northern Ireland (in Liverpool)^[2]

Winners: Belfast Celtic

Winners: Belfast Celtic 3 - 2 Linfield

Royal County Down Golf Club bring in Harry Colt to make further improvements to the course.

10 February - Danny Blanchflower, footballer and football manager (died 1993)
10 February - Jack Kyle, international rugby player
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).
15 May - Margaret Guilfoyle, Senator for the state of Victoria (Australia) from 1971 to 1987.
6 June - Johnny McKenna, footballer (died 1980).
6 September - Gerry Burrell, footballer.
23 September - Stanley McMaster, barrister and Unionist Member of Parliament from 1959 to 1974 (died 1992).
6 November - Frank Carson, comedian

20 January - Sarah Conlon, housewife and successful campaigner for the release of the Guildford Four (died 2008).
Gerry Adams, Sr., IRA volunteer, father of Gerry Adams (Sinn Féin President) (died 2003).
Paddy Doherty, activist (died 2016).

↑ "Census Taking in Ireland". NISRA. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
1 2 3 Hayes, Dean (2006). Northern Ireland International Football Facts. Belfast: Appletree Press. p. 165. ISBN 0-86281-874-5.

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