Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
Abhainn na Feirste
Slí na Gaeltachta
⎯⎯⎯
River Belfast
The Gaeltacht Way
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 13, 2019
1. Abhainn na Feirste / River Belfast Marker
Cé go bhfuil sí clúdaithe faoi choincréit anois agus gan a
bheith le feiceáil, is ag an láthair seo ar Shráid
Northumberland a chéadtrasnaíonn Abhainn na Feirste
Bóthar na bhFál. Ainmníodh an abhainn as an fhearsaid a
bhí ag béal na habhann san áit a dtéann sí isteach sa
Lagán. Baisteadh Béal Feirste ar an
lonnaíocht a d'fhás thart ar áth consanta ag cumar an dá
abhainn. Ba as an lonnaíocht ársa sin a d'eascair cathair
an lae inniu.
River first crosses the Falls Road. The river is named
from the sandbank (fearsaid) which was at the mouth (béal)
of the river where it joins the Lagan. The settlement
that grew up around a defended river ford at this
confluence of the two rivers was named Béal Feirste,
'mouth of the sandbank ford'. It was from this
ancient settlement that the present-day city grew.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 54° 35.979′ N, 5° 56.782′ W. Marker is in Belfast, Northern
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Regionally, this marker is in Northern Ireland’s Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon, and in Belfast. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, on the Island of Ireland, on the Celtic Fringe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Divis Street / Sráid Dhuibhise (within shouting distance of this marker); Fall Road Carnegie Library / Leabharlann Carnegie na bhFál (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Séamus Mac Roibín / Seamus Robinson (approx. half a kilometer away); Michael O'Dwyer, Paddy Loughran, and Pat McBride (approx. half a kilometer away); Bobby Sands MP (approx. half a kilometer away); Pat (Beág) McGeown (approx. half a kilometer away); Máire Drumm (approx.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 13, 2019
2. Abhainn na Feirste / River Belfast Marker
Also see . . . River Farset: Belfast’s Forgotten River. (Submitted on May 27, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 238 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 27, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
