Belfast has four teams in rugby's All-Ireland League: Belfast Harlequins in Division 1B; and Instonians, Queen's University and Malone in Division 2A. [94][95] Finally, the Titanic Quarter covers 0.75 km2 (185 acres) of reclaimed land adjacent to Belfast Harbour, formerly known as Queen's Island. Industrialisation, and the inward migration[10] it brought, made Belfast Northern Ireland's biggest city. [110], Parks and gardens are an integral part of Belfast's heritage, and home to an abundance of local wildlife and popular places for a picnic, a stroll or a jog. The majority of Belfast is located in County Antrim, but some of South and East Belfast are located on County Down. Intermediate-level clubs are: Dundela, Newington Youth, Queen's University and Sport & Leisure Swifts, who compete in the NIFL Premier Intermediate League; Albert Foundry, Bloomfield, Colin Valley, Crumlin Star, Dunmurry Rec., Dunmurry Young Men, East Belfast, Grove United, Immaculata, Iveagh United, Malachians, Orangefield Old Boys, Rosario Youth Club, St Luke's, St Patrick's Young Men, Shankill United, Short Brothers and Sirocco Works of the Northern Amateur Football League and Brantwood and Donegal Celtic of the Ballymena & Provincial League. The city expanded to the natural barrier of the hills that surround it, overwhelming other settlements. Parts of Belfast are segregated by walls, commonly known as "peace lines", erected by the British Army after August 1969, and which still divide 14 districts in the inner city. [27] Conn O'Neill of the Clannaboy O'Neills owned vast lands in the area and was the last inhabitant of Grey Castle, one remaining link being the Conn's Water river flowing through east Belfast.[28]. The Lord Mayor's duties include presiding over meetings of the council, receiving distinguished visitors to the city, representing and promoting the city on the national and international stage.[53]. Appointment-based Monday: 9.30am–12.30pm, 1.30–4pm Wednesday: MSM clinic last Wednesday of each month 6–8pm Friday: 9.30am–12.30pm A branch of the O'Neills of Tyrone migrated to Clandeboye in the 14th century, and ruled it for a time. [227] In 2008, 7.1 million tourists visited the city. [93] Since the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, the nearby Lisburn Road has developed into the city's most exclusive shopping strip. [9], The valleys of the Bann and Lagan, with the intervening shores of Lough Neagh, form the fertile lowlands. [55], Short Brothers plc is a British aerospace company based in Belfast. globularis; Chara globularis var. and Tolypella nidifica var. 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Protestants are the majority in most of the county, whilst Catholics are concentrated in Belfast, particularly the west of the city, the northeast, and on the shore of Lough Neagh. [9] According to tradition Saint Patrick was a slave for seven years, near the hill of Slemish, until he escaped back to Great Britain. [193], In 2004–05, art and cultural events in Belfast were attended by 1.8 million people (400,000 more than the previous year). The provision of certain resources for these schools (for example, such as the provision of textbooks) is supported by the charitable organisation TACA. The Belfast Giants are a huge brand in Northern Ireland and their increasing stature in the game led to the Belfast Giants playing the Boston Bruins of the NHL on 2 October 2010 at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, losing the game 5–1. It is home to Botanic Gardens and the Ulster Museum, which was reopened in 2009 after major redevelopment. Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park, to the south of the city centre, attracts thousands of visitors each year to its International Rose Garden. Our marriage records cover: Virtually all civil marriage records for County Antrim and County Down Virtually all Roman Catholic registers of marriages for County Antrim and County Down prior to 1900 A large number of Church of Ireland and Presbyterian registers of marriages for mid, south and west County Down As an accredited IFHF (Irish […] In 1920–21, as the two parts of Ireland drew apart, up to 500 people were killed in disturbances in Belfast, the bloodiest period of strife in the city until the Troubles of the late 1960s onwards. Since the expansion of the European Union, numbers have been boosted by an influx of Eastern European immigrants. ex A. Braun; Nitella flexilis var. who were pre-Gaelic Celts and probably related to the Picts of Britain. Belfast is one of the constituent cities that makes up the Dublin-Belfast corridor region, which has a population of just under 3 million. The city is the headquarters of BBC Northern Ireland, ITV station UTV and commercial radio stations Q Radio and U105. In December 1971, 15 people, including two children, were killed when the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) bombed McGurk's Bar, the greatest loss of life in a single incident in Belfast. The industrial estate and docklands BT3. The Belfast City Council area in the 2011 census. The strong Presbyterian presence in the county is due largely to the county's historical links with lowland Scotland, which supplied many immigrants to Ireland. [155] Over the past 10 years employment has grown by 16.4%, compared with 9.2% for the UK as a whole. Statistics for 2009–2010 show 1,832 students attending the 12 Gaelscoileanna (Irish language primary schools) and 1 Gaelcholáiste (Irish language secondary school).[11]. 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County Down one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, It covers an area of 2,448 km 2 (945 sq mi) and has a population of 531,665. [104] The restaurant panels in the Crown Bar were originally made for Britannic, the sister ship of the Titanic,[102] built in Belfast. Belfast elected 7 Sinn Féin, 5 DUP, 2 SDLP, 3 Alliance Party, 1 UUP, 1 Green and 1 PBPA MLAs. 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[128], This made it the fifteenth-largest city in the United Kingdom, but the eleventh-largest conurbation. Stretching from the shores of Belfast Lough, out around Strangford Lough, and down into the magnificent Mourne Mountains. The population of County Antrim was 615,384 according to recent census information, making it the most populous county in Northern Ireland. [157] In March 2007, the average house in Belfast cost £91,819, with the average in south Belfast being £141,000. Islandmagee had, besides antiquarian remains, a notoriety as a home of witchcraft, and during the Irish Rebellion of 1641 was the scene of an act of reprisal (for the massacre of Protestants) against the Catholic population by the Scottish Covenanter soldiery of Carrickfergus.[9]. [234] As "Dissenters" from the established Church of Ireland communion, the Presbyterians were conscious of sharing, if only in part, the disabilities of Ireland's largely dispossessed Roman Catholic majority. Upper and Lower Glenarm was ruled by the O'Flynn/O'Lynn sept, considered part of the Glynns. [117] Rose Week in July each year features over 20,000 blooms. [205], The Northern Ireland national football team, ranked 23rd in August 2017 in the FIFA World Rankings,[206][needs update] plays its home matches at Windsor Park. [144] This represents a 1.60% increase since the 2001 Census. The zoo houses more than 1,200 animals of 140 species including Asian elephants, Barbary lions, Malayan sun bears (one of the few in the United Kingdom), two species of penguin, a family of western lowland gorillas, a troop of common chimpanzees, a pair of red pandas, a pair of Goodfellow's tree-kangaroos and Francois' langurs. Further enthused by the French Revolution, the Volunteers and townspeople rallied in support of Catholic emancipation and "a more equal representation of the people" in the Irish Parliament. Related to the Picts of Britain 1998 peace agreement, including the Waterfront Hall the! 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