Belfast Streets – their history, sights and sounds.
Alma Street Battle of the Alma River, 20th September 1854, during the Crimean War. Aughrim Street Battle of Aughrim, fought in Galway on 12th July 1691. Balaclava Street Battle of Balaclava, part of the siege of Sevastopol, 25th October 1854. Boyne Street Battle of the Boyne fought on 1st July Read more…
Horse racing has always been popular in Ireland. Did you know that a number of our Belfast streets are named after horses?
Crooked Lane This was a narrow street with a distinct ‘kink’ in its layout. It runs from Castle Street to Berry Street. With the opening of St. Mary’s, the first Catholic Church in Belfast in 1784, the street became known as Chapel Lane. Gooseberry Corner Gooseberry Corner off Claremont Street Read more…