Previously, ads from tourist board of Northern Ireland for promoting Belfast featured a bumble bee. This bee signifies the truly buzzing nightlife of Belfast. During summer, a good atmosphere flows across the city. However, its nightlife really gets going in between the month of October and May. With high influx of students in this season, all bars are found full almost on a regular basis. In the past five years, count...
read moreHistory, Irish, European, British, and American art, archaeology, and natural science exhibits are some of the most popular displays at this museum. Some of these exhibits include the Early Ireland gallery (items from 10,000-1,500 B.C.) and Treasures from the Spanish Armada.
read moreTo start with, the Belfast Castle is located at the slopes of the Cavehill, which overlooks the Belfast Lough. This castle serves to be an important landmark in the history of Belfast as it was used in the Second World War as a war control room. Currently, it’s being utilized for innumerable other purposes like the restaurants and weddings avenues. The Belfast City hall proves out to be another artistic feature of...
read moreThe linen trade was one of the factors that led to Belfast’s success as a merchant town in the 1700’s. Linen products were exported to Great Britain, that in turn imported goods to the area. Despite economic success, there were political problems at this time. Protestants were discriminated against in the Irish penal laws. Two mainly-Protestant groups, the Irish Volunteers and the Society of the United...
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