1928 in Northern Ireland

Incumbents

• Governor - The Duke of Abercorn
• Prime Minister - James Craig

Events

• 29 January – In Belfast, members of the nationalist opposition protest at the Ulster Unionist Party government's plan to abolish Proportional representation.
• 19 May – The foundation stone of the new Northern Ireland Parliament Building is laid at Stormont.
• 28 June – The keel of the first 1000 ft (300 m)-long ocean liner, Oceanic, for the White Star Line, is laid by Harland and Wolff in Belfast; construction is delayed, and will be cancelled in 1929.
• The struggling Clogher Valley Railway taken over by a committee of management appointed by Tyrone and Fermanagh County Councils.
• Work starts on building the Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast, completed in 1933.
• Irish Linen Guild established.

Sport

Football

• International ::4 February Northern Ireland 1 - 2 Wales ::25 February Scotland 0 - 1 Northern Ireland (in Glasgow) ::22 October England 2 - 1 Northern Ireland (in Liverpool)

• Irish League ::Winners: Belfast Celtic

• Irish Cup ::Winners: Willowfield 1 - 0 Larne

• Derry City are founded, entering the Irish League the following year.

• 7 April – Ballymena United F.C. are founded as Ballymena Football Club.

Births

• 19 February – Sam Cree, playwright (died 1980).
• 7 April – James White, science fiction novelist (died 1999).
• 18 April (in London) – Anne Dickson, Unionist Party of Northern Ireland MP.
• 17 June – Basil McIvor, Ulster Unionist politician (died 2004)
• 28 June – John Stewart Bell, physicist and originator of Bell's Theorem (died 1990).
• 25 July – Jimmy Jones, footballer (died 2014)
• 5 October – David Hammond, singer, filmmaker and broadcaster (died 2008).
• 30 October – Charles Brett, lawyer, journalist, author and founding member of the Ulster Architectural Heritage Society (died 2005).
• 19 December – Eve Bunting, author.

Deaths

• 19 November – Edward O'Neill, 2nd Baron O'Neill, politician (born 1839)

References

References

1. Ferris, T.. (1993). "The Irish Narrow Gauge (Volume 2, The Ulster Lines)". Midland Publishing.
2. Hayes, Dean. (2006). "Northern Ireland International Football Facts". Appletree Press.
3. Heaney, Seamus. (28 August 2008). "David Hammond". [[The Guardian]].
4. (24 December 2005). "Sir Charles Brett".