Belfast History History Belfast was founded

Belfast

History

History Belfast was founded in 1609, when King James began the settlement of Ulster by English and Scottish settlers. Sir Arthur Chichester got possession of the land in Ulster, including Belfast Castle, which in 1611 was rebuilt. Around this castle, and appeared a small town. At the beginning of XVII century the population of Belfast was somewhere in 1000. Wool, leather, grain, oil and salt beef were exported to England, Scotland France. In 1800 population was 20, 000 people. Was based newspaper, bank and theatre. In 1888, from Queen Victoria received official city status. Were built hospitals, university, church. Belfast became the capital of Northern Ireland in 1921. During the Second World War, Belfast was bombed by German aircraft. Now Belfast - is well-paced city, which attracts more and more tourists. http: //geosfera. info/evropa/velikobritaniya/330 -gorod-belfast-stolica-severnoj- irlandii. html

Sights and attraction

Sights and attraction Building Grand Opera several times subjected to bombing, was refurbished and is now one of the main attractions of the city. Belfast Castle "Of Antrim Road" - built in 1870 on the site of the former buildings of the castle (12. ) Situated on the slope Cave Hill and overlooking the Belfast Bay. Royal Bridge - one of the main bridges over the River Lagan is a beautiful monument with decorative lights. City Hall in Donegall Square - this pattern of mixed architectural styles. Linen Hall Library in the main store treasures of Irish literature. "The way the Giants" - a unique natural monument, which is included in the list of World Heritage Fund. Along the coast of Antrim for over two miles towering 40, 000 hexagonal basalt columns, created by cooling lava. The age of these columns - about 55 million years. http: //ru. hotels. com/de 555063 -la/belfast-soedinennoe-korolevstvo-vse- dostoprimechatelnosti/

National holidays and weekends

National holidays and weekends • New Year (New Year’s Day) - on January, 1 st; • Day of St. Patrick (St. Patrick’s Day) - on March, 17 th, this day is the most important national holiday of Ireland; • Sacred Friday (Good Friday) - last Friday before Easter (it not the state holiday, but this day the majority of the Irish banks and the companies doesn't work) • Easter Monday (Easter Monday) - the first Monday after Easter; • the May Holiday (May Holiday) - the first Monday of May; • the June Holiday (June Bank Holiday) - the first Monday of June; • the August Holiday (August Bank Holiday) - the first Monday of August; • the October Holiday (October Bank Holiday) - last Monday October; • Christmas (Christmas Day) - on December, 25 th; • Day St. Stefana (St. Stephen’s Day) - on December, 26 th. http: //country. turmir. com/holidays_49. html

Famous people

Famous people Oscar Wilde (1854 -10 -16 - 1900 -11 -30 ) Wilde is celebrated as a children's writer, novelist, playwright and story writer. He published two collections of fairy tales: ‘The Happy Prince and Other Stories’ (1888) and ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ (1890). James Joyce (1882 -02 -02 - 1941 -01 -13 ) Although not prolific, Joyce is regarded as one of the most important streamof-consciousness novelist and influential writers of the 20 th Century. Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745 ) Jonathan Swift, the principal prose satirist of the English language, fruitful poet and essayist, political pamphleteer and dean of St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin (1713 – 1745) Arthur Guinness (1725 -08 -24 - 1803 -23 -01 ) Arthur Guinness was a superior Irish brewer and a crafty businessman. He is known as the founder of the empire that bears his name: Guinness. However, it is not well known that he was also a humanitarian. William Butler Yeats (13 -07 -1865 - 28 -01 -1939 ) Yeats's long and prosperous career was crowned in 1923 by the Nobel Prize “for his always inspired poetry, which in a highly artistic form gives expression to the spirit of a whole nation. ” Amongst his most famous works are ‘Easter 1916’, ‘The Second Coming’ and ‘Sailing to Byzantium’.

Famous people Francis Bacon (1909 - 1992 ) This Dublin-born painter explored the subjects of misery and loneliness. His paintings are filled with unimaginably disfigured bodies and fantastically deformed faces. George Bernard Shaw (1856 -26 -07 - 1950 -10 -02 ) Shaw was a man of many passions. He was a chief figure in 20 th-Century theatre, a literary critic, socialist spokesman and one of the most popular public speakers of his time. He is, however, primarily famous for authoring over 50 plays. Colin Farrell (1976 -05 -31 - ) Colin Farrell was born in Castleknock, Dublin and has achieved the status of a rising Hollywood star. Despite his current status, Farrell was the son of Irish football player, Eamon Farrell, and young Farrell first showed talent, not as an actor, but as a goalkeeper for Castleknock Celtic. http: //www. europe-cities. com/en/658/ireland/history/famous-people/

Music and sport

Music and sport Hockey is a major participatory sport in Belfast, for both men and women . Football The Northern Ireland national football team, currently ranked 33 rd in the FIFA World Rankings and 1 st in the FIFA rankings per capita, play their home matches in Windsor Park. Cricket Belfast boasts Ireland's premier cricket venue at Stormont, Belfast. The Ireland cricket team plays many of its home games at this venue, which, in 2006, also hosted the first ever one-day international(ODI) between Ireland England. In 2007, Ireland, India and South Africa played a triangular series of one-day internationals at Stormont, and in 2008 the qualifying tournament for the ICC World Twenty 20 was held there.

Music and sport Music has always been the fuel that drives Belfast forward. And this drive has produced a synergy that created talent such as Van Morrison, James Galway, the harpist Derek Bell, Snow Patrol, Barry Douglas, Ash and many more. Classical This is the home of the world renowned and highly respected Ulster Orchestra whose diversity of style and quality of performance is legendary. Traditional Back in the 50’s and 60’s Francis Mc. Peake played Uilleann Pipe with such legendary names as Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Pete Seeger. Rock No matter what style of music you talk about the recurring name is Van Morrison, so great has been his influence both in his native Belfast and on the international music scene. As rock developed through the 60’s Belfast was not isolated, it was a hotbed of emerging talent and not just ‘Van the Man’ but also such greats as Eric Bell and Gary Moore, who both featured with the band Thin Lizzy. http: //www. gotobelfast. com/explore_belfast/musical_belfast. aspx