Belfast part 2 by Dr. Dot (Graveyard ten years later) facebook.com/drdotislovinlife
Back in Belfast after 10 years (I've been MAD busy). As promised I revisited the Graveyard, looking for the original gang. Didn't see any of them BUT found a new gang instead. They are younger and more timid than the last one, but still very polite and sweet.
I particularly like the one lad who spoke to me first. He is very brave, calm, cool.
I LOVE Belfast.
Shankill Graveyard Sgt Brown Charge of the Light Brigade
Trooper Sergeant John Brown buried in Shankill Road Garden of Rest, Belfast was one of those brave men of the 17th Lancers who charged with the Light Brigade against the assembled Russian guns at the Battle of Balaclava in 1854 in the Crimean War.
'Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
“Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns!” he said.
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.'
Alfred Tennyson
'The Charge of the Light Brigade was a charge of British light cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in the Crimean War. Lord Raglan, overall commander of the British forces, had intended to send the Light Brigade to prevent the Russians from removing captured guns from overrun Turkish positions, a task well-suited to light cavalry.
However, there was miscommunication in the chain of command, and the Light Brigade was instead sent on a frontal assault against a different artillery battery, one well-prepared with excellent fields of defensive fire. They reached the battery under withering direct fire and scattered some of the gunners, but they were forced to retreat immediately. Thus, the assault ended with very high British casualties and no decisive gains.
The events were the subject of Alfred, Lord Tennyson's narrative poem The Charge of the Light Brigade (1854), published just six weeks after the event. Its lines emphasise the valour of the cavalry in bravely carrying out their orders, regardless of the obvious outcome. Blame for the miscommunication has remained controversial, as the original order itself was vague, and the officer who delivered the written orders with some verbal interpretation died in the first minute of the assault.'
Shankill Graveyard
Over 1500 years old, Shankill Graveyard where St Patrick may have founded his church. There’s a sculpture of Queen Victoria by John Cassidy in 1897. The oldest grave not destroyed in an earlier clean-up dates to 1685. Mass burials took place due to cholera and typhus epidemics. Ruins from a Watch House built by William Sayers and Israel Milliken.
Shankill Graveyard Tour SASH group
Alternatives- Shankill Area Social History (SASH) group on a guided tour of Shankill graveyard by local Historian Bobby Foster
Roselawn Cemetery, Belfast
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Clifton Street Cemetery and the Old Belfast Poor House
Introduction of the Clifton Street Cemetery by Joe Baker of the Glenravel Local Project (glenravel.com)
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I Get into the Old Cemetery at Knock Belfast 1644
I meet up with my learned chum Peter McCabe and we get a look round Knock old Cemetery. Unfortuantely this fascinating old cemetery is usually locked due to persistent vandalism and anti social behaviour.
About the cemetery
Knock Burial Ground is one of the most ancient sites in Belfast. The land itself is believed to date back to at least the 13th century, while the graveyard became public property in 1896.
Burials no longer take place at the site, which is enclosed by a high stone wall. It contains 18th century headstones inscribed with the names of local townlands such as Ballyhackamore, Ballymacarrett, Bloomfield, Castlereagh, Dunover, Gilnahirk, Knock, Mountpottinger and Tullycarnet.
Although these areas lie within Belfast today, they were once regarded as countryside and farmland.
The oldest gravestone in Knock Burial Ground dates from 1644. Other more recent headstones refer to those killed in World War I, for example, Privates J Corbett and Henry Best who were killed in action at Dunkirk on 28 May 1940.
History
Knock Burial Ground is located on top of a hill overlooking Belfast, which explains its name - the Gaelic word 'cnoc' means 'hill’ in English.
A church at Knock, known as Dundela, passed from the Anglo-Normans to the Clandeboye O’Neills in the 13th century. The taxation of 1306 shows that it was valued at 40 shillings at the time. A traveller, writing in the 16th century, later referred to a church dedicated to St Columba, sometimes called Knock Columkille, on the site.
By 1622, Knock Columkille was transformed for Anglican worship and used until 1637 when it was abandoned in favour of a new parish church, now known as Knockbreda, in the nearby townland of Breda. The money to build the church came from Lady Middleton who lived in Belvoir Park and was a member, by marriage, of the Hill family.
The 'union' between Knock and Breda was completed in 1657 during the time of Oliver Cromwell but it was almost 100 years before the church was completed in 1737. Although an engraving in the Dublin Penny Journal of 1834 shows two ruined gable walls within the cemetery's modern boundaries, there are no visible remains of Knock Columkille today.
The extension of Belfast's boundary in 1896 brought Knock Burial Ground under the control of Belfast Corporation (now the council). All the plots had been allocated by this time and only the reopening of some graves was permitted. In 1905, a caretaker was employed to look after the graveyard.
Famous burials
William Nichol (1794-1840), a Belfast-born painter whose works were exhibited in the Ulster Museum, is buried in the cemetery. His brother Andrew, who was also a painter, is believed to be buried in London.
Provisional IRA bomb destroys a UDA pub on the Shankill Road, Belfast 6th June 1972
The IRA's Belfast brigade 1st battalion bombed the Woodvale Arms pub on the Shankill Road destroying the pub & damaging a number of other buildings. 18 people were injured in the bombing of the pub.
1st Shankill Somme Association 10th Annual Memorial Parade, 16th Feb 2019 Belfast
1st Shankill Somme Association 10th Annual Memorial Parade, 16th Feb 2019 Belfast
The 1st Shankill Somme Association held it's annual remembrance memorial parade on the Shankill Road on Saturday 16th February 2019. This year is also the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Remembrance Garden which is located next to the Shankill Graveyard on the Shankill Road, Belfast.
The Shankill Road Defenders Flute Band lead the parade up the Shankill Road to hold a service of remembrance to the men who died during the Great War of 1914-1918 and of the men who served in the 36th Ulster Division, many of whom came from the Greater Shankill Road. Other Somme Association from around Belfast took part and the even had an Association from the Govan Somme Association in Scotland over for the event. British Army war veterans took part too.
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Belfast iTours Shankill Introduction
Patrick Kielty's introduction to Shankill Belfast iTour
Tullynakill Old Church Graveyard Lisbane Co Down
Poster Flip inheck put me on to this old ruined church and graveyard set 2-3 miles south east of Comber. I could have picked a better day to visit. It was baltic!
There was a church on this site in 9th century. This old church (above) is dated 1639. The church bell is inscribed Roger Ford fecit anno 1733 . The vicar c. 1780 was Rev. Alexander McCreedy
The newer church was built in 1826 at a cost of £700 which was defrayed by the Board of First Fruits. It was capable of holding 200 people but the average attendance in 1836 was 25 people but was rapidly growing.The clergyman in 1830 was Rev. John Gwynne and in 1836 was Rev. Rev. Mr. Parks of Cherryvalley. The curate held public worship at Killaney townland on Sundays with an average attendance of 12 people & occasionally in Carrickneveagh schoolhouse. The vicar in 1858 until 1880 was Rev. Arthur Thomas Farrell.
The church is now closed. records from 1847, North of Ireland FHS has marriages 1848 -1935 ; graveyard attached, gravestone inscriptions available UHF Vol 1 & 3; oldest grave 1669; email me for a gravestone look-up
Milltown Cemetery - Steeped in The Troubles Conflict
This cemetery is located in the heart of West Belfast, in Ballymurphy, close to the Falls Road and the main Motorway into Belfast. It was opened in 1869 and over 200,000 people are now buried there - mostly Irish Catholics. In recent years it has become linked to the Republican movement due to the high number of republican volunteers who have been buried here including the Hunger Strikers Bobby Sands, Kieran Doherty, Joe McDonnell and Pat McGeown. In March 1988 it became the scene of a loyalist attack at a republican funeral where 3 mourners were killed.
Within this cemetery, there are three large sections of open space which are designated as poor ground, each of them is the size of a soccer football field. These poor grounds are not empty as some people think at the beginning when they first see it, but there are about 80,000 people buried in this poor grounds and many of them died of the flu pandemic (which was a deadly influenza pandemic that appeared back in 1918).
The history and even the story of this cemetery always refers to the place as a nationalist and Irish Republican site while in fact the majority of those buried in there are unknown Catholics. For some people, it might not be a place which they will be interested to visit and know more about its origins, while for others it could be one sport where they might go to in order to know more about those famous characters who might be buried there.
Along the history, this cemetery turned to be synonymous for some people with the Irish Republicanism and there are even some famous figures buried there who played their roles and parts in some of these events and strikes. One of the examples is the Irish Republican Army Volunteer, Bobby Sands, who died on hunger strike in 1981 and who is buried there, and there are different others names which could be stated down and who are all buried in Milltown Cemetery as well. Actually one of the most visited parts of the Milltown Cemetery is the New Republican Plot which includes the final resting place of 77 Irish Republican Army volunteers who Bobby Sands is one of them. For those who might not know, Bobby Sands's funeral was attended by over 100,000 people and it was seen all around the world and that could explain why his grave is still visited by lots of people annually until today.
This is one of the places to be mentioned about Belfast for the mixture of tragedy, history and conflict that it tends to carry within. Milltown Cemetery is the only graveyard in Northern Ireland that witnessed some of the largest funeral processions in all of Ireland and is also the final resting place of more than 200,000 souls.
Thinking about a graveyard might bring lots of tragic memories to any person living out there but the thing with Milltown Cemetery is that it passed through some tragic events itself such as the death of three people and the injury of more than 60 back in 1988 by a rival paramilitary member who was armed with guns and grenade and that was during a funeral which these victims were attending - so there are also those tragic stories that this cemetery passed by as well.
The cemetery is not only home for the Irish dead but you will find lots of bodies buried in this place from different times and who might not be even Irish, such as the British and Irish soldiers who are buried in the place from both World Wars.
This might not be one of the several items that should be placed on the list of places to visit in Belfast, Northern Ireland, but it would definitely serve those who are interested in the stories related to wars and the general political life and who might be interested to hear some of the death stories related to those famous figures found out there and even realize that they are buried in this cemetery which they are standing at - so you could still make it part of your list of touristic places if you have some time and if you are interested in such stories.
There are some suggestions which we could provide for all those who have intentions of visiting Belfast and we could provide you all with a good list of the best places. Among this long list, we would suggest visiting Ulster Museum in Belfast ( Belfast City Hall ( Sandy Row ( Royal Avenue ( the Giant's Ring ( and of course visiting the centre of the city with the most famous attractions there which you will definitely have on the list.
Sad and tough reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.
This is one of Belfast's attractions for the different stories that one will get to know there and for the tragic times it passed through once upon a time.
Some of the best locations around Ireland / Northern Ireland and further afield. A travel blog/vlog of the hidden treasures that are on our doorstep.
ITN NEWS FLASH - Belfast 1988 Corporals Killed at IRA FUNERAL
News Flash on afternoon of Saturday March 19th, ITV
NORTHERN IRELAND: TOURISTS RETURNING TO BELFAST
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Three decades of sectarian violence in Belfast had traditionally served to keep the tourists away.
But now it seems the legacy of those very troubles may in fact be Northern Ireland's main attraction.
Tour guides are catering to tourist demands to see the sites that for so long dominated television news.
And some residents are even turning their homes into bed & breakfasts to cash in on the new tourist boom.
Shankhill Road - Belfast's Protestant area and domain of the Ulster Loyalist paramilitaries.
For nearly three decades, sectarian killings and violence deterred even the most adventurous tourist.
But since the ceasefire, the number of visitors venturing to Northern Ireland has increased.
Many seem to be keen to witness the scenes where much of the trouble that kept them away for so long took place.
Northern Ireland is renowned for its spectacular coastline, but some tourists are looking for something that only Belfast can offer.
George Grimley is one bus driver who operates tours to bring tourists to some of the city's infamous hot spots.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
Well, Belfast unfortunately, having the history that it has, you'll find a lot of the tourists want to go into the areas that they've seen on their televisions over the years. So our aim is to bring the tourists into that area and give an unbiased view of both sides.
SUPER CAPTION: George Grimley, bus driver and tour operator
The twice-weekly bus tours of the Catholic and Protestant areas have become a must-see and are even recommended in travel guide books.
The tourists seem to enjoy the drive through some of Belfast's notorious areas.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
To actually drive down there and see the way these people live, it's just crazy living behind barbed wire and bricks.
SUPER CAPTION: David Edwards, Australian tourist
VOXPOP: (English)
It's just chilling to think of all the people who have died here because of this conflict.
SUPER CAPTION: Jean Stewart, tourist from Denver, Colorado, U-S
Taxi drivers have also been cashing in, offering more individualised tours.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
You can tell it's a Protestant area. You'll see all the pavements are painted red, white and blue.
SUPER CAPTION: Michael Johnston, taxi driver and tour guide
The murals around Belfast are becoming something of an art form.
Even so, the tours are not for the faint hearted since the sites mark the scenes of atrocities still very real to local residents.
On the site of this wallpaper shop in the Shankhill Road stood a fish shop which was bombed by the I-R-A in 1993.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
That was one of the worst bomb attacks on the Shankhill Road, a lot of women and kids were killed. An I-R-A man left the bomb on the floor.
SUPER CAPTION: Michael Johnston, taxi driver and tour guide
The Catholic-Republican area is only a stone's throw from the Shankhill Road.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
These are the famous peace gates between the Falls and the Shankhill and they separate both sides from rioting and fighting.
SUPER CAPTION: Michael Johnston, taxi driver and tour guide
Milltown Cemetery gained notoriety when it was the scene of a deadly shooting in 1988.
Loyalist paramilitary Michael Stone attacked and killed three mourners attending the funerals of three I-R-A members shot by the British military in Gibraltar.
Within the cemetery are plots dedicated to fallen Republicans, including those killed in Gibraltar.
There is also a plaque commemorating the death of Bobby Sands and other inmates of the Maze Prison who died while on hunger strike protesting for political rights.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
SUPER CAPTION: Michael Johnston, taxi driver and tour guide
SOUNDBITE: (English)
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Clifton House & Clifton Street Cemetery, Belfast
A tour of Clifton House and the neighboring Clifton Street Cemetery. Clifton House opened its doors to the poor in the 1770 s and was run by the Belfast Charitable Society
Shankill Road Row On Row Night I
To Remember Is To Honour.
The Greater Shankill Area Remembers & Honours Our Brave Soldiers, both those that died & those who lived wounded, physically & mentally, who fought so we may remain free.
Lest We Forget.
Clifton Street Cemetery and the Old Belfast Poor House
Introduction of the Clifton Street Cemetery by Joe Baker of the Glenravel Local Project () Cemetery Website Uploaded and Managed by TheNewlodge.com.
This cemetery is located right in the centre of Belfast. It was opened in 1779. It is packed with Poor House graves and these are found, somewhat surprisingly alongside the graves of the rich.
Opened as a new burying ground for Belfast citizens, this graveyard also raised money for the Poor House by the sale of plots.
Outside MILLTOWN CEMETERY on the Falls Road
If you live outside N. Ireland you might it very find strange that a person living in Belfast for the best part of 40 years could count on one hand the number of times he/she has been on the Falls Road, one of our cities main arteries and suburban areas. However this abnormality is quite 'normal' here.
Why is this?
Because I was brought up a Protestant, as my parents were Protestant and because our schools are segregated on the basis of supposed parental religious affiliation. So I went to a 'Protestant' or State school while Catholic children went to Catholic run schools. We were divided up at 4years +! This is clearly educationally daft/illogical and socially divisive.
So for the best part of 50 years, (We had Catholic families in the same street so we became friends back then ) but after primary school age I had no connection with people of a Catholic background!
I find this very sad because it actually means that we live as two separate communities/societies and this is a situation that can be very easily manipulated to bring about fear and prejudice and injury when one side decides, (usually through alcohol ), to attack the other! (I believe that this separation of schooling had a big impact on encouraging our dreadful Troubles of the 60s 70s 80s and early 90s. )
So here I am a 'Protestant' venturing on to the Falls Road and into Milltown Cemetery, for the very first time, with it's graveyard full of IRA volunteers, staunch nationalists and many others.
I feel like the only Prod in the village! lol
Most 'good Orange Prods,' would not be caught dead in a place like this! lol but then I'm neither good nor Orange, nor do I see myself as a Protestant -and I don't really believe that Jesus will either, at 'them Pearly Gates'!
A bit of info on the cemetrey itself all 'researched ' from Wikapedia the fount of all knowledge! lol and a few wee bits from me added in.
Opened in 1870 Milltown Cemetery is a large cemetery in west Belfast. It holds around 200,000 graves in around 55 acres. It lies within the townland of Ballymurphy, between Falls Road and the M1 motorway. This is predominantly a Catholic burial place but there are Protestant graves there too.
The people who lie buried in these graves reads like a who's who of the Troubles. There is of course the Republican Plot, and then there is Bobby Sands, Mairead Farrell, Dolores Price, John McMichael, Giuseppe Conlon, but there are others too like Frank Carson and a number of particularly Polish and other airmen killed in the 2nd World War! Victims of the notorious 1941 Belfast Blitz lie buried in a mass grave here.
there is a wealth of history behind the cemetery gates. There are many fine examples of Victorian funerary architecture. I found these quite different than what is found in 'Protestant' graveyards. They are quite Gothic and ornate in style.
It is no surprise with all this history and visual interest that Milltown Cemetery hosts a number of popular walking tours of the cemetery. Come and see it for yourself. I found it fascinating.
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Racist women in Belfast Part 2
Just your average cunt part 2
I just want to point out that not everyone in Belfast are cunts, we are a nice bunch, just some people ruin it for everyone :/
SYND 12 4 73 BRITISH TROOPS COME UNDER FIRE IN BELFAST
(12 Apr 1973) British troops come under fire from IRA in Falls Road area of Belfast
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