Great Days Out Around Northern Ireland
Ever wondered where to start exploring the gorgeous rolling green hills of Northern Ireland, or its enigmatic coastline, perhaps the bustling cities Belfast and Derry~Londonderry are calling out your name?
Well, Tourism Ireland’s brand new video is brimming with easy to reach trip ideas to get you around Northern Ireland. The only tricky thing will be choosing which trip to take... and how many!
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1. The urban city of Belfast is renowned for its charming atmosphere and friendly people, but its maritime heritage can bring you on a fascinating journey into the city’s shipbuilding past. Head to the city’s Titanic Quarter, the location for Titanic Belfast: Expect gantry rides, an underwater cinema show and stunning cabin recreations. No wonder it has been named the World's Leading Tourist Attraction at the World Travel Awards.
2. The prestigious travel bible Lonely Planet voted Belfast and the Causeway Coast Best in Travel 2018. Deemed to be one of the world’s most “geographically diverse regions”, the Causeway Coast is home to amazing sights, including the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge, Mussenden Temple, as well as the jewel in its crown: the legend-laden Giant’s Causeway.
3. HBO’s hit tv series Game of Thrones® brought the natural beauty of Northern Ireland to the small screen. Impressed with the landscapes? Well, did you know the show was filmed at multiple Northern Ireland locations, including the Dark Hedges in County Antrim and Castle Ward in County Down. Grab your broadsword and enjoy.
4. Suitably nicknamed ‘Stairway to Heaven’, the boardwalk around the Cuilcagh Mountains in the Marble Arch Global Geopark is actually part of the Cuilcagh Legnabrocky Trail. The boardwalk is 1.6 km in length and is located at the end of a 5.8km limestone gravel track. The Cuilcagh Legnabrocky Trail is a linear route which will appeal to walkers with some experience walking in the hills. According to NIExplorer: “Cuilcagh, from the Irish meaning ‘chalky peak’, is Fermanagh’s highest mountain and sits right on the border of County Fermanagh in the north and County Cavan in the south of Ireland. Legnabrocky is the rural townland just to the north of the mountain’s summit and is where this walking trail begins.” Discover more of it with NI Explorer’s wonderful video.
5. With the Irish Sea tracing around the course perimeter and the Mourne Mountains as a striking backdrop, Golf Digest has listed Royal County Down Golf Club as number one in its ranking of the World’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses outside the US.
6. Don’t just sweep in to Derry~Londonderry on a flying visit, stroll the walls – they’ve been standing tall for some 400 years, after all! Take a tour and meet the locals, enjoy tastes galore in the Walled City Brewery, and follow your ear to traditional music sessions across town. Northern Ireland’s Walled City is spectacular in every way, but for one week during the year, it turns ‘spook-tacular’ as it transforms into what USA Today has said is the world’s best spot to celebrate Halloween!
7. Ireland’s patron saint, Saint Patrick, can be remembered fondly in Counties Down and Armagh. Said to have begun his mission to spread Christianity in County Down, Saint Patrick went on to found his main church in County Armagh in 445AD.
8. The wild and wonderful Mourne Mountains are a nature lover’s paradise. An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, it has numerous trails for walking, hiking and mountain biking as its peaks sweep down to the sea. But did you know they were also inspiration for one of the world’s best-loved authors: “I have seen landscapes which, under a particular light, made me feel that at any moment a giant might raise his head over the next ridge,” wrote CS Lewis, the Belfast-born author of the Chronicles of Narnia.
9. Rediscover the stories of your ancestors at the intriguing Ulster American Folk Park. This unique experience is home to authentic thatched cottages, a full scale emigrant ship and American Frontier log cabins.
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Ulster Fleadh 2018; Traditional Irish Music, Songs and Dance
Travelling all around Ireland and Northern Ireland means getting introduced to their traditional things, such as the food and the music. Fleadh is a tradition Irish music, songs and dance that is transformed into competitions and festivals.
The Fleadh Cheoil is an Irish competition that is run by Comhaltas Ceoltoiri, which is a non-profit group. Fleadh is one thing that Irish people give much of their attention to, especially when it comes to this competition which goes through different stages; in Ireland, there are county and provincial competitions leading to the All-Ireland Fleadh.
There's a long history behind the traditional Irish Fleadh which started back in Mullingar, 1951. Following this year, the number of competitors increased that qualifying stages had to be arranged at county and provincial levels. Since that time, the Fleadh became a yearly event that is held not only in Ireland, but also all over Britain.
There were some goals behind starting the Fleadh back in time, which was to establish standards in the Irish traditional music through competition. The Fleadh started and was known mainly as a competition, but it was then famous as concerts, céilíthe (which is a traditional Irish gathering), parades and sessions.
The largest Fleadh that ever took place was in 2013 in Derry and which attracted 430,000 people, and this Fleadh was considered notable because it was the first All-Ireland Fleadh to be staged in Northern Ireland.
Ulster Fleadh 2018 was taking place from 23rd to the 29th of July in Castlewellan. There were different people taking their parts and roles in this event and one of them for example was Newry, Mourne and Down Youth Trad Orchestra, who played in St. Malachy's church in the town of Castlewellan.
We have managed to attend different performances this year throughout Castlewellan, we have attended the ceili with the Neily O'Connor band, we have went to St. Malachy's church to attend those school competitions held there, there were also some celebrations at Mullholand's Bar, we went to Mooney Bros' Lounge, we checked in Savages Bar, we also attended musical performances at The Townhouse, we went to the Old Tom Bar, we visited King's Inn, we went to The Fountain Bar, we attended the Fleadh Parade, we have witnessed the marching band competitions, we loved to see the children's activities, and we enjoyed everything related to this competition and music festival held every single year in Northern Ireland.
For the non-Irish visitors who are coming to Northern Ireland during the time of the year in which Fleadh is held, we believe they should make a plan to check these performances and traditions related to the traditional Irish music, songs and dance because they will get to know more about the Irish world and know more about their traditional music and songs.
There are different touristic attractions and places to be visited in Ulster, Northern Ireland, and these include Ulster Folk Museum ( Ulster Museum with its long history ( and Ulster Transport Museum (
It is always interesting to mix your trip to a new city or country between walking down the streets, eating their traditional food, listening to their traditional music and songs, attending their traditional events and festivals, visiting their museums and other historical destinations and attractions, and doing every other things that might be related to the country as a whole, because this will help in delivering the whole picture about the country to you.
Fleadh is held at specific times during the year and this means that your trip might not be held during those same dates, so you might not get the chance to see any of these performances we are talking about, but you could watch this videos (or other ones) to get to know more about this event that is still celebrating the traditional Irish music, songs and dance.
The aim of this event is to keep people in contact with this traditional music and also keep the kids well informed and well aware of their traditional music and get to know more about it and be part of it all. This was actually the main reason behind the creation of Fleadh and making it all about the traditional music, songs and dancing.
Have you ever attended the Fleadh in Ireland or Northern Ireland before? What did you enjoy the most from these different performances and competitions done there? Share your stories with us!
You will also find some famous musicians, singers and dancers who are attending this event and who might be even the ones opening and starting the whole thing, so you will also get the chance to listen to some famous performers who you might have listened to or heard about before.
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