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Belfast City Hall

Trivia about belfast

  • By the river Lagan on the island of Ireland, it was chartered in 1613 & settled by Presbyterians & later Huguenots
  • A Catholic woman & a Protestant man fall in love in "Remembrance", set in this Northern Ireland capital
  • Since 1969 this Northern Ireland port city of 300,000 has been the site of violent religious conflict
  • Kenneth Branagh was born in this capital of Northern Ireland in 1960
  • Like London, this capital of Northern Ireland was damaged by WWII German bombs
  • Nashville's sisters include Caen, France & this capital of Northern Ireland
  • In 1999 a Protestant parade was ordered to bypass the Catholic areas along Ormeau Road in this city
  • Lough Neagh, about 20 miles west of this Northern Ireland capital, is the largest lake in the British Isles
  • The Ulster Museum in this capital city dates back to 1890
  • Queen's University, 1 of the 2 universities in Northern Ireland, is in this capital city

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