1928 in Northern Ireland explained

Events during the year 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.^[1]
• 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^[2]

25 February Scotland 0 - 1 Northern Ireland (in Glasgow)^[2]

22 October England 2 - 1 Northern Ireland (in Liverpool)^[2]

• 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).^[3]
• 30 October – Charles Brett, lawyer, journalist, author and founding member of the Ulster Architectural Heritage Society (died 2005).^[4]
• 19 December – Eve Bunting, author.

Deaths

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

See also

• 1928 in Scotland
• 1928 in Wales

Notes and References

1. Book: Ferris, T.. The Irish Narrow Gauge (Volume 2, The Ulster Lines). Midland Publishing. 1993. 1-85780-017-6.
2. Book: Hayes, Dean. 2006 . Northern Ireland International Football Facts . Appletree Press . Belfast . 166–167. 0-86281-874-5.
3. News: Seamus . Heaney . David Hammond . 28 August 2008. . 2008-09-01.
4. Web site: Sir Charles Brett. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sir-charles-brett-520623.html . 1 May 2022 . subscription . live. The Independent. 23 January 2018. 24 December 2005.