1922 in Northern Ireland explained

Events during the year 1922 in Northern Ireland.

Incumbents

Lord Lieutenant of Ireland - The Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent (until 6 December)
Governor - The Duke of Abercorn (from 12 December)
Prime Minister - James Craig

Events

January - March - Two "Craig - Collins Pacts" fail to resolve sectarian differences between North and South.^[1]
6 January - The terms of the Anglo-Irish Treaty are published. Éamon de Valera offers his resignation as president.
7 January - Dáil Éireann votes on the Treaty following Arthur Griffith's motion for approval. The result is 64 in favour and 57 against.
10 February - The Treaty Bill is introduced in the British House of Commons. It provides for the dissolution of the "Southern Ireland" parliament and the election of a parliament to which the Provisional Government will be responsible.
24 March - McMahon killings: Five men, four wearing police uniforms, shoot all eight men in a Belfast Catholic household, killing six, in a reprisal attack for the previous killing of police officers.
1 April - Arnon Street killings: Members of the police force murder six Belfast Catholic civilians in a revenge attack for the previous killing of a police officer.
19 May - The Irish Republican Army, with the covert support of Michael Collins, attempts to launch a "Northern Offensive" in Ulster.^[1]
1 June - Official founding of the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
4 June - The British Army recaptures Belleek, County Fermanagh, from the Irish Republican Army.^[1]
18 September - W. T. Cosgrave introduces the Constitution of Saorstát Éireann Bill to enable the implementation of the Treaty between Great Britain and Ireland.
5 December - UK Parliament enacts the Irish Free State Constitution Act, by which it legally sanctions the new Constitution of the Irish Free State.
6 December - Twelve months after the signing of the Treaty the Irish Free State officially comes into existence.
12 December - The Duke of Abercorn becomes first Governor of Northern Ireland, a post he will hold until 1945.
Civil Authorities (Special Powers) Act (Northern Ireland) 1922 is introduced.

Arts and literature

See main article: 1922 in art and 1922 in literature.

Sport

Football

International

4 March Scotland 2 - 1 Northern Ireland (in Glasgow)^[2]

1 April Northern Ireland 1 - 1 Wales (in Belfast)^[2]

21 October England 2 - 0 Northern Ireland (in West Bromwich)^[2]

Irish League

Winners: Linfield

Irish Cup

Winners: Linfield 2 - 0 Glenavon

Motorcycling

14 October - First Ulster Grand Prix motorcycle road race takes place on the Old Clady circuit.^[3]

Births

13 February - Francis Pym, second Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
13 March - David Graham, cricketer.
31 March - Patrick Magee, actor (died 1982).
12 April - Billy McComb, magician and comedian (died 2006).
19 May - Joe Gilmore, barman (Savoy Hotel's American Bar) (died 2015)
12 August - Humphrey Atkins, fifth Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (died 1996).
24 November - Joan Turner, singer and comedian (died 2009).
25 November - Brian McConnell, Baron McConnell, Ulster Unionist MP in the Northern Ireland House of Commons and Minister (died 2000).

Deaths

3 February - John Butler Yeats, artist and father of W. B. Yeats and Jack Butler Yeats (born 1839).
22 May - William Twaddell, Ulster Unionist Party MP, assassinated by Irish Republican Army (born 1884).
8 December - Joe McKelvey, Irish Republican Army officer executed during the Irish Civil War.

Notes and References

Book: Cottrell, Peter. Northern Ireland. The War for Ireland, 1913-1923. limited. Oxford. Osprey Publishing. 2009. 978-1-84603-9966. 192-9.
Book: Hayes, Dean. 2006. Northern Ireland International Football Facts. Appletree Press. Belfast. 163–164. 0-86281-874-5.
News: Eddie McIlwaine . 10 things you didn't know about the big event . . 15 . 2008-08-17.