Places
Belfast’s “Big Fish” – the Salmon of Knowledge
The Arts Council of N.I. commissioned “The Salmon of Knowledge” (AKA ‘the Big Fish’) to celebrate the regeneration of the Lagan River.
Forgotten Folk
David Manson – Belfast’s Enlightened Schoolmaster
David Manson In 1755 David Manson set up a school in Clugstons Entry in central Belfast, promising to teach “by way of Amusement, English Grammar, Reading and Spelling at a moderate Expense” Belfast News Letter Manson was to prove a figure of note in terms on education in Northern Ireland Read more…