1944 in Northern Ireland

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Incumbents

13 March - The British Government probibits all travel between Great Britain and Ireland.
20 May - Aircraft carrier HMS Warrior (R31) is launched at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast to British Admiralty order.
22 August - Men from Tyrone and Fermanagh form an Anti-Partition League in Dublin.
16 November - Aircraft carrier HMCS Magnificent (CVL 21) is launched at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast to British Admiralty order.

Robert Greacen's poetry Northern Harvest and One Recent Evening is published.
Forrest Reid's novel Young Tom is published.
John Luke paints The Road to the West.

Winners: Belfast Celtic

Winners: Belfast Celtic 3 - 1 Linfield

5 January - Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond, businessman (killed in helicopter accident in England 2014).
27 January - Mairead Corrigan, peace activist and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
20 March - Alan Harper, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland (2007 - ).
28 March - Nell McCafferty, journalist, writer and playwright.
28 May - Patricia Quinn, actress.
3 June - Thomas Burns, Bishop of the Forces.
8 June - David Craig, footballer.
24 July - Jim Armstrong, guitarist.
15 October - David Trimble, former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
28 October - Gerry Anderson, radio and television broadcaster (died 2014).
Ian Adamson - Ulster Unionist Lord Mayor of Belfast.
Colin McClelland, journalist.
Ruth Patterson, first woman to be ordained to the ministry of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland.

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