Larne
Larne or Lairne (from Irish: Latharna, the name of a Gaelic territory) is a seaport and industrial market town, as well as a civil parish, on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a population of 18,323 people in the 2008 Estimate. As of 2011, there are about 32,000 residents in the greater Larne area. It has been used as a seaport for over 1,000 years, and is today a major passenger and freight roll-on roll-off port. Larne is twinned with Clover, South Carolina which has named one of its schools, Larne Elementary School, after Larne. Larne is administered by Larne Borough Council. Together with the neighbouring district of Carrickfergus and part of Newtownabbey, it forms the East Antrim constituency for elections to the Westminster Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly.
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One Day in the Past (Larne & Inver Primary School) a short film by Archie Reid
Pupils from Larne & Inver Primary School visit the Ulster Folk Museum, and experience what life was like in the Old Days
a video made by my History Teacher from Greenland Secondary School, Archie Reid
Castle Gardens Lisburn; A Refreshing Walk in the Garden
If visiting Lisburn City - the Castle Gardens is a nice place for a walk - one of the best things to do in Lisburn - perfect for a family or just to chill for a little while. There are a few other nice places to check out in Lisburn as well - do check out some of our links below.
Lisburn is known to be the third largest city in all of Northern Ireland and this brings us to the point of visiting and exploring its streets and some of the most important touristic attractions which one should head for once being in the city. One of those most visited places and which happens to be the most important is the Castle Gardens in Lisburn.
Lisburn Castle Gardens is the ideal place for those who want to have a relaxing and refreshing walk by nature or even those who just want to sit in a place steeped in history and bring their minds to rest for some time. There are some statues located in the garden that would immediately link you to the history of the place and will bring you to know more about it all.
Actually, Lisburn Castle Gardens is the most historically significant open space in Lisburn and it was also the place where Lisburn Castle was once situated; a 17th century manor house that was once built by the Conway family, the landlords of Lisburn. This garden was not a public place until the death of the last landlord of Lisburn, Sir Richard Wallace, and his wife, Lady Wallace, that their heir Sir Murray Scott gifted it to the people of Lisburn in 1903. The Manor House was actually destroyed during the great fire that took place in Lisburn in 1707.
The upper section of the garden dates back to the Victorian times and it actually carries many historical significant features that include the 1677 red sandstone gateway, the Wallace drinking fountain, and a memorable erected in 1891 that honors Lisburn's landlord Sir Richard Wallace.
There were some archaeological excavations that took place in Lisburn Castle Gardens during its renovation times and at this point there were different 17th century artifacts discovered that include a double flight staircase and a gazebo; some of these different artifacts are now placed and found in Lisburn Museum which is located in Lisburn city centre.
What you are going to see in Lisburn Castle Gardens is not the same as the old one which used to be found back in the 17th century of course, there are different renovations done to the place
by Lisburn city council that was even supported by Grant Aid from The Heritage Lottery Fund in 2008.
It always feels different to visit a garden that dates to years and years back and takes its part in the history of the whole city, but in addition to the history of the place, it is also considered important to enjoy the place as being one green area that you could walk through, sit in, and have some kind of refreshed air away from all the tension that you might be passing by in your daily life.
Lisbrun city is not far away from Belfast, so it won't be hard to go and visit it if you have some spare time which you are willing to spend somewhere else - it is only 8 miles southwest of Belfast - and there are actually different things to visit there in addition to walking down the streets of the city.
While exploring Lisburn Castle Gardens, we also had the chance to visit the famous Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum which would take you through the linen industry of the city and it also offers some workshops and free tours ( there is also the famous Christ Church Cathedral which was named St. Thomas Church before and which is also important when it comes to this city ( the Island Arts Centre is another place and option to consider ( and finally there's the famous Giant's Ring (
We have been to Lisburn before several times and in every single one of them we managed to explore something new about this beautiful city. We have been through a walk before that included passing by those different locations and we actually fell in love with it all; exploring the streets, passing by all these shops and boutiques, and at the same time knowing that one of Northern Ireland's biggest shopping destinations, the Bow Street Mall, is actually located in Lisburn and it has more than 70 shops (
If you are looking forward to explore a new city other than Belfast, you could head to Lisburn for being close, for once being part of the Belfast Metropolitan Area, and also for being situated on River Lagan forming the boundary between county Antrim and county Down.
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Belfast, Northern Ireland: Episode 11
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Jim O'Driscoll SC was a remarkable collector of original Irish art. He bought many of his paintings off the easel from artists with whom he was friendly. He was often invited into their homes and studios. Based in Cork, he established excellent relationships with many notable artists like Tony O'Malley in the area.
Last footage from Laurel & Hardy ever! In 1956!
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Italian Style: Opening Night at the V&A, London
At the opening dinner and private view of the Victoria and Albert Museum's The Glamour of Italian Fashion 1945 - 2014 (on view at the Portland Art Museum through May 3, 2015, as Italian Style: Fashion Since 1945), the V&A chatted with Fausto Puglisi, Angela Missoni, Tom Ford, Bianca Jaggar, Elizabeth Hurley and others about how Italian fashion became the force that it is, and which look best encapsulates almost 70 years of Italian style.
Belfast | Wikipedia audio article
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Belfast
00:02:08 1 Name
00:03:30 2 History
00:03:51 2.1 Origins
00:04:54 2.2 Growth
00:06:55 2.3 The Troubles
00:08:33 2.4 21st century
00:08:59 3 Governance
00:09:36 3.1 Local government
00:11:45 3.2 Northern Ireland Assembly and Westminster
00:12:53 4 Geography
00:15:29 4.1 Climate
00:18:52 4.2 Areas and districts
00:22:43 5 Cityscape
00:22:52 5.1 Architecture
00:25:48 5.2 Parks and gardens
00:29:17 6 Demography
00:33:02 7 Economy
00:36:35 7.1 Industrial growth
00:38:55 8 Infrastructure
00:39:56 8.1 Utilities
00:41:18 8.2 Health care
00:42:29 8.3 Transport
00:47:18 9 Culture
00:52:13 9.1 Media
00:54:11 9.2 Sports
00:57:49 10 Notable people
00:57:58 11 Education
01:00:36 12 Tourism
01:02:12 13 Twin towns – sister cities
01:02:43 14 See also
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Belfast (Irish: Béal Feirste) is a city in the United Kingdom and the capital city of Northern Ireland, on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast of Ireland. It is the largest city in Northern Ireland and second largest on the island of Ireland. It had a population of 333,871 in 2015.By the early 1800s Belfast was a major port. It played a key role in the Industrial Revolution, becoming the biggest linen producer in the world, earning it the nickname Linenopolis. By the time it was granted city status in 1888, it was a major centre of Irish linen production, tobacco-processing and rope-making. Shipbuilding was also a key industry; the Harland and Wolff shipyard, where the RMS Titanic was built, was the world's biggest shipyard. It also has a major aerospace and missiles industry. Industrialisation and the inward migration it brought made Belfast Ireland's biggest city and it became the capital of Northern Ireland following the Partition of Ireland in 1922. Its status as a global industrial centre ended in the decades after the Second World War.
Belfast suffered greatly in the Troubles, and in the 1970s and 1980s was one of the world's most dangerous cities. However, the city is now considered to be one of the safest within the United Kingdom. Throughout the 21st century, the city has seen a sustained period of calm, free from the intense political violence of former years and has benefitted from substantial economic and commercial growth. Belfast remains a centre for industry, as well as the arts, higher education, business, and law, and is the economic engine of Northern Ireland. Belfast is still a major port, with commercial and industrial docks dominating the Belfast Lough shoreline, including the Harland and Wolff shipyard. It is served by two airports: George Best Belfast City Airport, and Belfast International Airport 15 miles (24 km) west of the city. It is listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) as a Gamma minus global city.
Belfast | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:33 1 Name
00:04:02 2 History
00:04:24 2.1 Origins
00:05:34 2.2 Growth
00:07:53 2.3 The Troubles
00:09:40 2.4 21st century
00:10:40 3 Governance
00:11:20 3.1 Local government
00:13:41 3.2 Northern Ireland Assembly and Westminster
00:14:55 4 Geography
00:17:45 4.1 Climate
00:21:29 4.2 Areas and districts
00:25:50 5 Cityscape
00:25:59 5.1 Architecture
00:29:30 5.2 Parks and gardens
00:33:20 6 Demography
00:37:24 7 Economy
00:41:16 7.1 Industrial growth
00:43:49 8 Infrastructure
00:44:55 8.1 Utilities
00:46:24 8.2 Health care
00:47:41 8.3 Transport
00:53:34 9 Culture
00:58:56 9.1 Media
01:01:05 9.2 Sports
01:05:05 10 Notable people
01:05:15 11 Education
01:08:06 12 Tourism
01:10:46 13 Twin towns – sister cities
01:11:20 14 See also
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Belfast (; from Irish: Béal Feirste, meaning mouth of the Farset) is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast of Ireland. It is the largest city in Northern Ireland and second-largest on the island of Ireland, after Dublin. It had a population of 333,871 as of 2015.By the early 19th century, Belfast became a major port. It played a key role in the Industrial Revolution, becoming the biggest linen-producer in the world, earning it the nickname Linenopolis. By the time it was granted city status in 1888, it was a major centre of Irish linen production, tobacco-processing and rope-making. Shipbuilding was also a key industry; the Harland and Wolff shipyard, which built the RMS Titanic, was the world's biggest shipyard. Belfast as of 2019 has a major aerospace and missiles industry. Industrialisation and the inward migration it brought made Belfast Ireland's biggest city and it became the capital of Northern Ireland following the Partition of Ireland in 1922. Its status as a global industrial centre ended in the decades after the Second World War of 1939–1945.
Belfast suffered greatly in the Troubles: in the 1970s and 1980s it was one of the world's most dangerous cities. However, a survey conducted by a finance company and published in 2016 rated the city as one of the safest within the United Kingdom. Throughout the 21st century, the city has seen a sustained period of calm, free from the intense political violence of former years, and has benefitted from substantial economic and commercial growth. Belfast remains a centre for industry, as well as for the arts, higher education, business, and law, and is the economic engine of Northern Ireland. Belfast is still a major port, with commercial and industrial docks, including the Harland and Wolff shipyard, dominating the Belfast Lough shoreline. It is served by two airports: George Best Belfast City Airport and Belfast International Airport 15 miles (24 km) west of the city. The Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) listed Belfast as a Gamma global city in 2018.
National anthem of Northern Ireland | Wikipedia audio article
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National anthem of Northern Ireland
00:04:02 1 History
00:07:43 1.1 Partition of Ireland
00:11:32 1.2 Northern Ireland
00:13:49 1.2.1 The Troubles
00:17:15 1.2.2 Peace process
00:21:02 2 Politics
00:21:11 2.1 Background
00:25:03 2.2 Governance
00:28:27 2.3 spanDescriptions
00:31:54 2.4 Alternative names
00:33:40 2.4.1 Unionist
00:34:53 2.4.2 Nationalist
00:36:01 2.4.3 Other
00:36:38 3 Geography and climate
00:39:42 3.1 Counties
00:41:43 4 Economy
00:43:06 5 Transport
00:45:13 6 Demographics
00:46:30 6.1 Religion
00:47:21 6.2 Citizenship and identity
00:50:57 6.3 Languages
00:52:22 6.3.1 English
00:52:59 6.3.2 Irish
00:55:07 6.3.3 Ulster Scots
00:56:07 6.3.4 Sign languages
00:57:10 7 Culture
00:59:05 7.1 Symbols
01:02:03 8 Sport
01:02:29 8.1 Field sports
01:02:38 8.1.1 Association football
01:03:59 8.1.2 Rugby union
01:04:41 8.1.3 Cricket
01:05:26 8.1.4 Gaelic games
01:06:23 8.2 Golf
01:07:59 8.3 Snooker
01:08:33 8.4 Motor sports
01:09:02 8.5 Rugby league
01:09:39 8.6 Professional wrestling
01:10:09 9 Education
01:11:05 10 Wildlife
01:11:35 11 Media and communications
01:14:09 12 See also
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
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Northern Ireland (Irish: Tuaisceart Éireann [ˈt̪ˠuəʃcəɾˠt̪ˠ ˈeːɾʲən̪ˠ] (listen); Ulster-Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland, variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares a border to the south and west with the Republic of Ireland. 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. Established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 as part of the Good Friday Agreement, the Northern Ireland Assembly holds responsibility for a range of devolved policy matters, while other areas are reserved for the British government. Northern Ireland co-operates with the Republic of Ireland in some areas, and the Agreement granted the Republic the ability to put forward views and proposals with determined efforts to resolve disagreements between the two governments.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.For most of the 20th century, when it came into existence, Northern Ireland was marked by discrimination and hostility between these two sides in what First Minister of Northern Ireland, David Trimble, called a cold house for Catholics. 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.Northern Ireland has historically been the most industrialised region of Ireland. After declining as a result of the political and social turmoil of the Troubles, its economy has grown significantly since the late 1990s. The initial growth came from the peace dividend and the links which increased trade with the Republic of Ireland, contin ...
Interactive Puddle at Freeport Fleetwood
Childhood nostalgia has arrived at Freeport Fleetwood in the form of an interactive puddle - the first of its kind to come to the UK. The
two interactive puddles are designed by Australian artist Anna Crane and will be live until the end of August, providing a full month of entertainment.
The bespoke sensory artwork was created using a complex team of mixed design disciplines to create the illusion of water. The puddle will use motion sensors to activate interactive sounds and smells, creating an association with memories from childhood for adult visitors.
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Northern Ireland (Irish: Tuaisceart Éireann [ˈt̪ˠuəʃcəɾˠt̪ˠ ˈeːɾʲən̪ˠ] ( listen); Ulster-Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland, variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares a border to the south and west with the Republic of Ireland. 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. Established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 as part of the Good Friday Agreement, the Northern Ireland Assembly holds responsibility for a range of devolved policy matters, while other areas are reserved for the British government. Northern Ireland co-operates with the Republic of Ireland in some areas, and the Agreement granted the Republic the ability to put forward views and proposals with determined efforts to resolve disagreements between the two governments.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.For most of the 20th century, when it came into existence, Northern Ireland was marked by discrimination and hostility between these two sides in what First Minister of Northern Ireland, David Trimble, called a cold house for Catholics. 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.Northern Ireland has historically been the most industrialised region of Ireland. After declining as a result of the political and social turmoil of the Troubles, its economy has grown significantly since the late 1990s. The initial growth came from the peace dividend and the links which increased trade with the Republic of Ireland, continuing with a significant increase in tourism, investment and business from around the world. Unemployment in Northern Ireland peaked at 17.2% in 1986, dropping to 6.1% for June–August 2014 and down by 1.2 percentage points over the year, similar to the UK figure of 6.2%. 58.2% of those unemployed had been unemployed for over a year.
Prominent artists and sportspeople from Northern Ireland include Van Morrison, Rory McIlroy, Joey Dunlop, Wayne McCullough and George Best. Some people from Northern Ireland prefer to identify as Irish (e.g., poet Seamus Heaney and actor Liam Neeson) while others prefer to identify as British (e.g. actor Kenneth Branagh). Cultural links between Northern Ireland, the rest of Ireland, and the rest of the UK are complex, with Northern Ireland sharing both the culture of Ireland and the culture of the United Kingdom. In many sports, the island of Ireland fields a single team, a notable exception being association football. Northern Ireland competes separately at the Commonwealth Games, and people from Northern Ireland may compete for either Great Britain or Ireland at the Olympic Games.