1955 in Northern Ireland
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1955 in Northern Ireland
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[edit] Events
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Sport
[edit] Football
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- Winners: Linfield
[edit] Births
- 25 February - Davy Hyland, former Sinn Féin , now independent, MLA.
- 28 March - John Alderdice, Baron Alderdice, Alliance Party politician and Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly 1998-2004.
- 23 June - Ken Reid, television journalist.
- 1 August - Adrian Logan, television sports presenter and reporter.
- 27 September - Felix Healy, footballer and football manager.
- 30 September - Frankie Kennedy, traditional flute and tin whistle player and co-founder of Altan (d.1994).
[edit] Deaths
- 14 December - Paddy Mayne, international rugby union footballer and decorated soldier (b.1915).