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1972 in Northern Ireland

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1972
in
Northern Ireland

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Events during the year 1972 in Northern Ireland.

Incumbents

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Events

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Arts and literature

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Sport

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Athletics

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Pentathlon: Mary Peters becomes the first Irish woman to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games.

Football

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Winners: Glentoran
Winners: Coleraine 2 – 1 Portadown

Motorcycling

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Snooker

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  • Alex Higgins wins the World Professional Snooker Championship.

Births

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hamill, Desmond (1985). Pig in the Middle: The Army in Northern Ireland, 1969–1984. London: Methuen. p. 95. ISBN 0413508005.
  2. ^ a b c "Larkspirit Irish History". Archived from the original on 2 May 2007.
  3. ^ Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 433–434. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
  4. ^ "1972: 'Bloody Sunday' report excuses Army". On This Day. BBC. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  5. ^ "1972: Official IRA declares ceasefire". On This Day. BBC. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  6. ^ "1972: Protestant march ends in battle". On This Day. BBC. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  7. ^ David McKittrick, Lost lives : the stories of the men, women and children who died as a result of the Northern Ireland troubles (Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1999), p. 228
  8. ^ CAIN: Chronology of the Conflict – 1972
  9. ^ "Claudy bomb: conspiracy allowed IRA priest to go free". BBC News Northern Ireland. 24 August 2010. Archived from the original on 25 August 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  10. ^ "A Chronology of the Conflict – 1979". Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN). Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  11. ^ a b Edwards, Aaron (2011). The Northern Ireland Troubles: Operation Banner 1969–2007. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. pp. 40–44, 88. ISBN 978-1-84908-525-0.