Places of interest in Belfast and the neighbouring counties
The Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge, one of Co. Antrim’s most popular tourist attractions, spans a gap of 66ft to the tiny island of Carrickarede.
Carnlough, Antrim Coast Road – The story of a small coastal village, Marchioness Francis Anne Vane, Garron Tower and Paddy the Pigeon.
St Malachy’s Oxford Street – A “tiny and delightful sample of Victorian Gothic”
Completed in 1685, Belfast’s Long Bridge spanned the River Lagan featuring 21 arches and with a length of 2,562 feet. This is its story.
The small County Antrim village of Armoy, now known worldwide for road racing, boasts an wealth of historical stories
Belfast must have been an interesting town in the 18th and 19th centuries with unique signs. Today, sign painting has become almost a lost art
The story of the Cookstown Ghost and the haunting of the grocery shop on Old Town Hill which attracted huge public interest in November 1874.
The story of ‘W A Ross & Co, The Royal Belfast Ginger Ale and Aerated Water Works of Belfast’ was famous world-wide In the 19th century.
Parkgate is a little village in County Antrim with a history that includes a famous celebrity, rebellion and an extremely unusual event.
As a historic commercial street leading from Belfast city centre to the Lagan, High Street can be viewed as the ‘birthplace’ of the town.
History sometimes omits the contribution of many worthy men and women. William Galt, one of these forgotten men, deserves to be acknowledged.
Newcastle is a lovely coastal town on Dundrum Bay in County Down popular for Its long sandy beach and Mourne mountains backdrop.
The small church of St Peter’s (‘The Rock’) has a ‘big’ history of Christian worship over hundreds of years, often in times of persecution.
For centuries Belfast lay on low-lying land between two rivers, the Farset & the Blackstaff. Taming the Blackstaff proved very difficult.
The story of the trial & execution of William Orr – a man committed to establishing a new Ireland where all men were treated equally
The grand house called Parkmount and its extensive demesne has long gone, its existence reflected only in current residential street names.
Crumlin Road Courthouse, a ‘really magnificent building’ with nearly 150 years’ of Belfast history now lies in ruins. This is its story
Killowen, County Down, on the shores of Carlingford Lough amidst the majestic Mourne Mountains has some memorable tales to tell
The story of Belfast’s ‘House of Industry’ and the struggle against extreme poverty in the early 19th century.
On Sunday 25th April 1708, the inhabitants of Belfast woke to the sight of Belfast Castle, their most prestigious building, a heap of smouldering ashes
Rostrevor, Co. Down, is a lively village known for its magnificent setting, a wealth of history & folklore and the friendliness of its people.