1957 in Northern Ireland
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1957 in Northern Ireland
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[edit] Events
- January 1 - Seán South and Fergal O'Hanlon are killed in an IRA attack on an RUC barracks in Brookeborough, County Fermanagh. The two men become part of republican folklore.
- March 3 - Eamon de Valera tells a crowd in Cork that a United Ireland can be achieved with time and the support of the people.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Sport
[edit] Football
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- Winners: Glenavon
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- Winners: Glenavon 2 - 0 Derry City
[edit] Births
- 17 March - Mal Donaghy, footballer.
- 27 April - Jim Wells, Democratic Unionist Party MLA.
- 9 May - Billy Hamilton, footballer.
- 23 May - Jimmy McShane (aka Baltimora), dancer and singer (d.1995).
- 4 August - Henry Cluney, guitarist.
[edit] Deaths
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