The Albert Memorial Clock is one of Belfast's best loved landmarks and is affectionately known as the city's very own 'leaning tower'. Standing 35 metres high and constructed mainly of sandstone, it was built on wooden piles on reclaimed, marshy . . . — — Map (db m135178) HM
Ag Sráid Sevastopol cuimhhítear ar Bobby Sands i
múrmhaislú a aithnítear ar fud an domhain. Ba scríbhneoir,
file, réabhlóidi agus díograiseoir Gaeilge é Sands. Fuair sé bás
5 Bealtaine 1981 tar éis 66 lá ar stailc ocrais. As ucht . . . — — Map (db m134465) HM
[Side A]
Erected by Public Subscription
As a memorial to the labours of
Francis Anderson Calder, Commander, R.N.
In the cause of humanity
And to whom is mainly to be attributed the erection,
between the years 1843 . . . — — Map (db m135202) HM
You are at the Lagan Lookout and the Lagan Weir. There are fascinating places to visit in all directions from here. Head past Bigfish towards Corporation Square in the heart of Belfast's Sailortown district. There are two particularly noteworthy . . . — — Map (db m135252) HM
When the Grand Opera House opened its doors on 23 December 1895, it was an instant success. Crowds flocked to see a great variety of entertainment, including opera, drama, pantomime, circus, and the latest London comedy or musical.
Since then it . . . — — Map (db m134036) HM
In the 19th century Howard Street was the site of a House Of Correction which bore the inscription “Within amend, without beware” over its front door. Today the street is dominated by the gothic architecture and corner tower of the . . . — — Map (db m133823) HM
William III encourages his troops, on the
morning of July 12th 1690
Let ambition fire thy mind
Laat ambitie brand un'verstand
Williamite Forces
Danish, English, Dutch, French Huguenots, Prussian,
Scots, . . . — — Map (db m134153) HM
This sculpture celebrates the female culture
and identity of Sandy Row
and the generational contribution women
have made to this community both in
the family and workplace.
Que Sera Sera
When I was just a little girl, . . . — — Map (db m134128) HM
Royal Belfast Academical Institution, or Inst., occupies an eight acre site in the centre of Belfast. The eminent English architect John Soane, who designed the new Bank of England in 1788, drew up plans for the school in 1809 and its foundation . . . — — Map (db m134432) HM
The officers and members of the Shankill Protestant Boys flute band strive to achieve the same respect that our 1st Battalion West Belfast Ulster Volunteers and Ulster Special Service Force "USSF" forefathers rightfully achieved in 1913, as they . . . — — Map (db m134764) HM
C.S. 'Jack' Lewis
Ulsterman, Writer, Scholar, Teacher, Christian
Born 1898, Reborn 1931
The Searcher, by sculptor Ross Wilson, represents the narrator of The Magician's Nephew, Digory Kirke. In this story he has a wardrobe made from an . . . — — Map (db m135550) HM
For almost 150 years, the Ulster Hall has brought spectacle and delight to the people of Belfast. It was built at a time when the city was attracting major artists and needed a bigger concert hall. The Ulster Hall Company was formed in 1859 to . . . — — Map (db m134240) HM
Symbols and Meanings
Backpack with Hearts
Contains forgotten words and meanings of the Ulster Scots tongue.
Heart 1
Represents the heart of the land and the soul of the place.
Heart 2
Represents the heart . . . — — Map (db m70763) HM
It was in Limavady that
the famous melody "Danny Boy"
was noted down by Jane Ross
from a tune played by a blind street
fiddler named Jimmy McCurry
Oh Dan-ny Boy, the pipes, the
pipes are calling from glen to glen
and . . . — — Map (db m70913) HM
A night at Talbot's theatre
Actor/manager Michael Atkins opened the city's first purpose-built theatre at the top of Artillery Street in 1774. It soon became the fashionable place to be seen especially at grand social occasions when the . . . — — Map (db m71080) HM
The city has always expressed its soul in verse.
Derry mine! My small oak grove
Little cell, my home, my love!
Attributed to St. Colmcille
The saint's story is told as St Columb in the Cathedral and as St Colmcille in Long Tower . . . — — Map (db m71005) HM
The roaring cannon
The city claims Europe's largest collection of cannon whose precise origins can be traced. These are the earliest surviving cannon. Some were shipped over for Sir Henry Docwra's campaign of 1600-3: others were sent to . . . — — Map (db m71131) HM
This was one of the four original 17th century gates to the city. It had a watch tower, battlements and a portcullis. The carvings on the outside of the present gate, built between 1803-5, celebrate the city's wealth. The cornucopia is a symbol of . . . — — Map (db m70927) HM
Living above the 'shop'
Many banks and offices started life as 18th and 19th century family houses. The building at the corner of Shipquay Street and Bank Place was both home and place of business for the manager of the Belfast Bank. On . . . — — Map (db m71140) HM
For two days in August, 1969 local people resisted attempts by the Royal Ulster Constabulary to break down the barricades which they had erected to defend their community. The Battle of the Bogside ended when the British government sent in the . . . — — Map (db m71168) HM WM
The Apprentice Boys
From the early 18th century clubs have celebrated the role of the 13 apprentices who locked the gates of the city in December, 1688 rather than admit the new Jacobite garrison. Local architect, John Guy Ferguson, . . . — — Map (db m70974) HM
The Former First Derry Primary School was established on the city walls as a Blue Coat School in 1773 and moved to this site in 1894. The (listed) building was purchased in 1996 and then renovated by the Verbal Arts Centre: it has been designed . . . — — Map (db m70998) HM
Annette McGavigan
Aged 14
Shot dead by the British Army
6 September 1971
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Here the innocence of a child's world contrasts vividly with the chaotic violence with which others have surrounded her. The mural commemorates . . . — — Map (db m71155) HM WM
Enamel colours have always been used to decorate pottery wares. Today they come processed but in early years of the Belleek Pottery they, along with most raw materials, were processed at the Pottery.
This particular grindstone was used to . . . — — Map (db m72561) HM
