1929 in Northern Ireland explained

Events during the year 1929 in Northern Ireland.

Incumbents

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

Events

8 February – A Belfast court sentences Fianna Fáil leader Éamon de Valera to one month in jail for illegally entering County Armagh.
22 May – Northern Ireland general election for the Parliament of Northern Ireland, the first held following abolition of proportional representation and the redrawing of electoral boundaries to create single-seat territorial constituencies. The Ulster Unionist Party retains a substantial majority.
30 May – United Kingdom general election.
23 July – Construction of the first 1000 ft (300 m)-long ocean liner, RMMV Oceanic, for the White Star Line, begun by Harland and Wolff in Belfast in 1928, is cancelled.
Six banks in Northern Ireland begin to issue banknotes in sterling.

Sport

Football

International

2 February Wales 2 - 2 Northern Ireland (in Wrexham)^[1]

23 February Northern Ireland 3 - 7 Scotland^[1]

19 October Northern Ireland 0 - 3 England^[1]

Irish League

Winners: Belfast Celtic

Irish Cup

Winners: Ballymena United 2 - 1 Belfast Celtic

Derry City joins the Irish League.

Births

9 January – Brian Friel, playwright (died 2015).
29 June – Desmond Fennell, contrarian writer (died 2021).
8 July – A. T. Q. Stewart, historian (died 2010).
16 July – Tommy Dickson, footballer (died 2007).
25 August – Clifford Forsythe, Ulster Unionist MP for South Antrim (died 2000).
11 September – Patrick Mayhew, 10th Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (died 2016).
23 October – Robert Coulter, Ulster Unionist Party MLA (died 2018).

Deaths

15 January – Priscilla Studd, Protestant Christian missionary, died in Spain (born 1864).
29 April – Otto Jaffe, twice elected as Irish Unionist Party Lord Mayor of Belfast (born 1846).

See also

Notes and References

Book: Hayes, Dean. 2006 . Northern Ireland International Football Facts . Appletree Press . Belfast . 1. 0-86281-874-5.