The amazing City Hall of Belfast, Northern Ireland
At the central Donegall Square are the Town Hall (ground breaking ceremony in 1898, opening in 1906, be visited as part of guided tours) and the Linen Hall Library, a public library that was founded in 1788. Here the interested parties to all armed struggle of the IRA and the peace process.
The famous Linen Hall Library Belfast
The Linen Hall Library is located at 17 Donegall Square North, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is the oldest library in Belfast and the last subscribing library in Northern Ireland.
Up until today I had never really noticed or ever ventured into this hidden gem of tranquility and contemplation found right in the heart of Belfast! The things often staring you in the face that you do not know or have not discovered about your own city! Amazing!
The Linen Hall Library is a truly unique institution. Founded in 1788, it is the oldest library in Belfast and the last subscribing library in Ireland.
It is renowned for its unparalleled Irish and Local Studies Collection, ranging from comprehensive holdings of Early Belfast and Ulster printed books to the 250,000 items in the Northern Ireland Political Collection, the definitive archive of the recent troubles.
The Library also boasts the Northern Ireland Theatre and Performing Arts Archive, a unique collection reflecting our rich cultural heritage. The Linen Hall has an illustrious profile as a centre of cultural and creative life and offers a varied programme of events ranging from monthly exhibitions to readings and lectures.
We provide: A full range of facilities at a city centre location
Unique Irish and Local Studies Collections
Extensive general lending collection, from bestsellers to classics
Free public reference use
Borrowing rights for members
Fast request service from helpful and expert staff
Access to daily newspapers, international magazines and journals
Extensive range of fine prints, publications and gifts for sale
Wide-ranging cultural programmes
Internet access
Coffee Shop
Saturday opening
Bernard MacLaverty on Belfast Public Library
Belfast Public Library and Central Reference Library is one of the set piece buildings of Royal Avenue. Bernard MacLaverty talks about its importance to the city and its writers.
NORTH IRELAND BELFAST Oct 2015
Walk around Belfast from Central Station, St Georges Market, Waterfront, May Street, City Hall, Linen Hall Library, St Peters cathedral, Ann Street, Peace Wall, Falls Leisure Centre, Shankill Leisure Centre, Central Library, Grand Opera House, Queens University, Several Museums, Botanic Garden and area. just ask and you will get a guide to any place in central Belfast. See more video nearby.
Belfast City Tour
I have highlighted the places of interest in and around Belfast city centre - including the City Hall, Central Library, Castle Court, Royal Avenue, Cornmarket and Victoria Square. Queens University and Botanic Gardens are situated in south Belfast (one mile from the city centre) Belfast Castle is located in North of the city. The Castle lies beneath the Cavehill and the garden is beautifully maintained during the spring and summer.
Ormeau Baths, the contemporary art gallery runs an exhibition for several weeks.
Belfast has beautiful architecture - just look at the buildings in Royal Avenue! The interior of central library reminds me of a Roman Temple. A building in the style of art deco is found close to the library.
Modern buildings have sprung up close to the Lagan River.
The political murals are a reminder of the city's troubled past and I have decided not to include them in this slide show. Instead I have chosen two that are not political
And speaking of politics. - Stormont parliament building is not open to the public but those on foot can stand at the steps which lead to the entrance of the building
Places to see in ( Lurgan - UK )
Places to see in ( Lurgan - UK )
Lurgan is a town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The town is near the southern shore of Lough Neagh and in the north-eastern corner of the county. Lurgan is about 18 miles (29 km) south-west of Belfast and is linked to the city by both the M1 motorway and the Belfast–Dublin railway line. It had a population of about 23,000 at the 2001 Census. It is within the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon district.
Lurgan is characteristic of many Plantation of Ulster settlements, with its straight, wide planned streets and rows of cottages. It is the site of a number of historic listed buildings including Brownlow House and the former town hall.
Historically the town was known as a major centre for the production of textiles (mainly linen) after the industrial revolution and it continued to be a major producer of textiles until that industry steadily declined in the 1990s and 2000s. The development of the 'new city' of Craigavon had a major impact on Lurgan in the 1960s when much industry was attracted to the area. The expansion of Craigavon's Rushmere Retail Park in the 2000s has affected the town's retail trade further.
Lurgan sits in a relatively flat part of Ireland by the south east shore of Lough Neagh. The two main formations in north Armagh are an area of estuarine clays by the shore of the lough, and a mass of basalt farther back. The earliest human settlements in the area were to the northwest of the present day town near the shore of the lough. When the land was handed to the Brownlow family, they initially settled near the lough at Annaloist, but later settled where the town was eventually built. The oldest part of the town, the main street, is built on a long ridge in the townland (baile fearainn) of Lurgan. A neighbouring hill is the site of Brownlow House, which overlooks Lurgan Park.
Lurgan has historically been an industrial town in which the linen industry predominated as a source of employment during the Industrial Revolution, and is said to have employed as many as 18,000 handloom weavers at the end of the 19th century, a figure significantly higher than the town's resident population at the time.
Lurgan town centre is distinctive for its wide main street, Market Street, one of the widest in Ireland, which is dominated at one end by Shankill Church in Church Place. A grey granite hexagonal temple-shaped war memorial sits at the entrance to Church Place, topped by a bronze-winged statue representing the spirit of Victorious Peace. A marble pillar at the centre displays the names of over 400 men from the town who lost their lives in the First World War.
At the junction of Market Street and Union Street is the former Lurgan Town Hall, a listed building erected in 1868. It was the first site of the town's library in 1891, was temporarily used as a police station in 1972 when it was handed to the Police Authority, and is today owned by the Mechanics' Institute and is available for conferences and community functions.
Lurgan railway station opened by the Ulster Railway on 18 November 1841, connecting the town to Belfast Great Victoria Street in the east and Portadown and Armagh in the west. The Great Northern Railway of Ireland provided further access to the west of Ulster which was then closed in the 1950s and 1960s from Portadown railway station. Presently Lurgan railway station is run by Northern Ireland Railways with direct trains to Belfast Great Victoria Street and as part of the Dublin-Belfast railway line. The Enterprise runs through Lurgan from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Central, and a change of train may be required at Portadown to travel to Newry or Dublin Connolly.
( Lurgan - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Lurgan . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Lurgan - UK
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Jackie Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis visit Belfast in 1970 - Daily Mail
In a new book, former Secret Service agent Clint Hill reveals that President John F Kennedy ordered him to make sure that his wife did not meet Aristotle Onassis on a trip to Greece in 1961. The President summoned Clint Hill to the Oval Office in front of his brother Bobby, who was Attorney General at the time, to give him the extraordinary warning. He told Hill to ‘not let Mrs Kennedy cross paths with Aristotle Onassis’, the Greek shipping magnate with a reputation for being a womanizer. The President was apparently paranoid that Onassis had designs on the First Lady - who she married after his assassination - and would try and sleep with her. They did end up having an affair. Hill was one of the agents running alongside the Presidential motorcade in Dallas.
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Belfast Shoppers' delight at flash mob dance for Children's MRI Scanner Appeal
Belfast shoppers were given a treat recently when over 120 Irish dancers from across Northern Ireland came together for a flash mob dance in Arthur Square, Belfast to raise awareness of the Children's MRI Scanner Appeal.
The appeal aims to raise £2m for a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) facility dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of sick and injured children in Northern Ireland.
This will be located at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, which is currently the only children's hospital in the UK and Ireland that does not have its own MRI Scanner.
Belfast traffic wardens are terrorist targets, lol
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Ireland and Northern Ireland Compared
Mr. Beat compares and contrasts the two countries on the island of Ireland. #ireland #northernireland #geography
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Ireland and Northern Ireland
Two bordering countries on the North Atlantic island of Ireland. Well, Northern Ireland is kind of a country. It’s also often called a province, or just a region. Regardless, IT is part of the United Kingdom. Ireland is not. Ireland, aka the Republic of Ireland, has officially been around since 1937 and has been at least a somewhat independent country since December 6, 1921 and the Anglo-Irish Treaty, which ended the Irish War of Independence.
The capital cities and biggest cities in both, Dublin and Belfast, are along the east coast of the island, and just a two hour trip apart by car. But Dublin is more than twice as big as Belfast. (D-1.3 million, B- 700,000) And the Republic of Ireland as a whole has 2 and a half times more people than Northern Ireland. In terms of land area, Ireland is about five times bigger. Northern Ireland has less than 3% of the United Kingdom’s population.
Around 1/3 of Ireland residents live in or near Dublin, and just over 1/3 of Northern Ireland residents live in or near Belfast . Both are more rural than most of the rest of Europe.
Both have little islands around them. Aw, how cute.
Both are green. Very green. Due to the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf Stream, both get A LOT OF FREAKING RAIN. Well, mostly in the western portions. It’s also cloudiest out west. Ireland does get more precipitation overall.
Cheba Street Art, Library Street Belfast
I'm in Library street just off Royal avenue and I've come across a wonderful example of Cheba Art. I had included this footage in with another video but i decided this guy's outstanding work warrented a video all to himself.
Cheba (°1983, Bristol, United Kingdom)
Cheba began painting the streets of Bristol in the early 2000's. Shortly after picking up a spray can, he quickly became addicted to painting the city's landscape and has been a long-standing figure in his hometown of Bristol's thriving street art culture.
Cheba has gone on to showcase his work across the World alongside illustrious figures from the world of street art including the 'Crimes of Passion' show at the Royal west Academy of Arts and more recently The House of Commons. His work has also featured in a plethora of publications including 'Graffiti World', 'The Art of Rebellion', 'Children of the Can' and 'Banksy's Bristol' to name a few.
Cheba's recent work is heavily inspired by Space, specifically the Hubble Telescope photos. His works depict parts of the cosmos like nebulas and star clusters but because the subject is so otherworldly and unfamiliar it blurs the line between the representational and the abstract. Cheba combines the graffiti staple of spray paint with more traditional medias such as oil, acrylic and ink and in recent years experimenting with resin. Painting on layer after layer with various mediums creating nebula like formations sometimes based on real nebulas. Using multiple layers of resin, to create thick paintings that appear almost sculptural, they need to be seen in the flesh to capture the depth of each piece which can be seen differently depending on the angle the work is viewed.
Cheba has donated many works but mostnotably he was selected for two charitable fundraising public art exhibitions, Gromits Unleashed and Wow Gorillas, alongside household names such as Sir Quentin Blake, Peter Brookes & Peter Blake. At auction Cheba's sculptures raised £28,000 and £10,000 respectively, among the highest selling at both auctions.
Belfast, Northern Ireland - Travel Around The World | Top best places to visit in Belfast
Top best places to visit in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Belfast is the capital and the largest city of Northern Ireland.
Belfast is a center for arts, higher education, law, and economy. It’s nickname “Old Smoke” comes from the Victorian era when it became the island’s primary industrial city.
The center of the town focus around the City Hall which is the centerpiece of the city and the orientation point.
The City Hall, a fine example of turn of the century architecture, houses council chambers and administrative offices.
Nearby you can find a lot of interesting landmarks, such as:
The Grand Opera House, a magnificent theater and auditorium.
The Royal Courts of Justice, a great example of Neoclassical architecture.
The Central Library, one of the first major public libraries in Ireland.
The Albert Memorial Clock, a clock tower erected in memory of Prince Albert.
And the Customs House, arguably the city’s finest public building.
Possibly the biggest attraction of the city, the Titanic Belfast, is a museum on the site of the former shipyard where the Titanic was built.
Belfast is a home for some important churches:
St Anne’s Cathedral is famous for its beautiful mosaics.
Clonard Monastery is a Roman Catholic church and a place of pilgrimage.
There are also many parks where everybody can relax, like Botanic Gardens.
Just next to this park is the Queen’s University, a public research academy.
A little outside the city are:
The Clifton House, a Grade A listed building originally built as a poor house.
The impressive Parliament Buildings with the surrounding park.
And, set 400 feet above sea level, the Belfast Castle.
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1. Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. The monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who has reigned since 1952. In 2011, its population was 1,810,863, constituting about 30% of the island's total population and about 3% of the UK's population.
2. Northern Ireland was created in 1921, when Ireland was partitioned between Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland by the Government of Ireland Act 1920. Unlike Southern Ireland, which would become the Irish Free State in 1922, the majority of Northern Ireland's population were unionists, who wanted to remain within the United Kingdom. Most of these were the Protestant descendants of colonists from Great Britain. However, a significant minority, mostly Catholics, were nationalists who wanted a united Ireland independent of British rule. Today, the former generally see themselves as British and the latter generally see themselves as Irish, while a distinct Northern Irish or Ulster identity is claimed both by a large minority of Catholics and Protestants and by many of those who are non-aligned.
3. In the late 1960s, conflict between state forces and chiefly Protestant unionists on the one hand, and chiefly Catholic nationalists on the other, erupted into three decades of violence known as the Troubles, which claimed over 3,500 lives and caused over 50,000 casualties. The 1998 Good Friday Agreement was a major step in the peace process, including the decommissioning of weapons, although sectarianism and religious segregation still remain major social problems, and sporadic violence has continued.
4. Belfast is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, and the second largest on the island of Ireland. On average, it rains 157 days a year in Belfast, that’s less than Scotland. By the early 1800s the former town was home to a major port. Belfast played a key role in the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century. Industrialisation and the inward migration it brought made Belfast Ireland's biggest city at the time. It became the capital of Northern Ireland following the Partition of Ireland in 1922.
5. Harland and Wolff, which built the RMS Titanic, was the world's biggest and most productive shipyard.
6. The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption. It is located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland.
7. In 1965, Professor James Francis Pantridge and Dr John Geddis, both working at the Royal Victoria Hospital, modified the hospital’s defibrillator using two car batteries to create the world’s first portable defibrillator. Pantridge recognized that many heart attack victims would be dead by the time an ambulance arrived. His invention, stationed in various locations, has saved thousands of lives throughout the world.
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UK supreme court hears challenge to N Ireland abortion laws
A legal battle is under way in the UK's highest court over Northern Ireland's strict abortion laws.
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Planes At Belfast City Airport & Trains At Sydenham Station 20th April 2019 HD
Here is my Easter present to you all. This is a near 45 mins long transport video of Planes Taxi-ing, Taking Off and Landing at Belfast George Best City Airport and Trains at Sydenham Station. This is probably the first proper aviation video I have done since 2014 as Sydenham Bridge gives a nice view of the planes as you will see in the video. I also filmed some local buses in the area that were passing on the big road under the bridge of various sorts.
The trains that I filmed in this video are passenger trains of the CAF built Class 3000 and Class 4000 diesel multiple units. They sound similar to the Class 172's in the mainland UK and I believe they are powered by the MTU diesel engines and have ZF transmission but i have no idea of the type. Thanks goes to the nice driver that did the horn although I was busy wafting an annoying wasp away from me as those things can pack a nasty sting given the chance.
The details of the planes are as follows. The Flybe small planes look like the Bombardier Dash 8's, the Aer Lingus and the British Airways planes are the Airbus type (not sure the exact number) and the KLM plane that packs some nice noise is an Embraer 175 that was heading to Amsterdam. I didn't see any Boeing planes there unless it was the British Airways one? I am not a knowledgable person when it comes to all types, especially as there are new aircrafts coming out that I need to learn about.
I will do shorter versions of this total video of just the trains and just the planes in separate videos later although this one is the full video of all the clips combined that I filmed.
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