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Clonard MonastryIn 1613 a Royal Charter granted Sir Arthur Chichester the right to expand what is now Donegall Quay. This catalyst helped to turn a tiny village into a bustling trading port and so began the story of Belfast with her sights firmly set seaward. As the boats came and went so developed an expertise in boat building; with an entrepreneurial spirit it wasn’t long before boats became ships and the erstwhile town flourished becoming a merchant city in 1888. Discover  more about the fascinating and intriguing past of Belfast and Northern Ireland by exploring our options below.

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Holywoods most well known feature is the towns Maypole, the only surviving in Ireland. Early maps show a Maypole has stood on the site since the 1620`s and today is still the focus of the May Day Celebrations and Fair in the town.

Intersection of High Street and Shore Street,
HOLYWOOD, BT20 5ED
Tel: +44 (0) 28 9127 0069 Fax: +44 (0) 28 9127 4466 Email Website
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Pretty 17th-century 'Plantation' home with a significant costume collection. Celebrated collection of costumes, from the 18th century to 1930s in an outstanding new Costume Museum exhibition. Home to beautiful walled gardens, estate walks and a tea-room. 20 Springhill Road, Moneymore,
MAGHERAFELT, BT45 7NQ
Tel: +44 (0) 28 8674 8210 Fax: +44 (0) 28 8674 8210
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Schomberg House is the head quarters of The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland and exhibits include a collection of historic items which date back as early as the 1600s, changing exhibitions and gift shop stocking a wide range of products with an orange flavour. 368 Cregagh Road,
BELFAST, Antrim, BT6 9YE
Tel: +44 (0) 28 9070 1122 Email Website
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SS Nomadic is the last remaining White Star Line vessel and on the Core Collection of the National Register of Historic Vessels. Built at Harland and Wolff in 1911, she carried first and second class passengers out to the ill-fated Titanic from the French port of Cherbourg. In 2006 Nomadic was saved from the scrapyard by the Department for Social Development and returned to Belfast where she is undergoing restoration. The vessel is located at Hamilton Graving Dock, Queen’s Road within Belfast's Titanic Quarter and is due to open to the public autumn 2012.  For more details visit www.nomadicbelfast.com.

Hamilton Dock, Queen’s Road,
BELFAST
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Sentry Hill is a 19th century farmhouse in the Parish of Carnmoney, County Antrim. The house and its contents provide a rare insight into life in rural Ulster during the 19th and early 20th centuries. 40 Ballycraigy Road, NEWTOWNABBEY, BT36 8SX Tel: +44 (0) 28 9083 2363 Email Website
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The Cathedral seeks to maintain an Anglican and Irish ethos and identity in its daily worship, whilst providing a hospitable space for civic, community and inter-church services. A living partnership is maintained with St Peter's Roman Catholic Cathedral.

Church of Ireland, Donegall Street,
BELFAST, BT1 2HB
Tel: +44 (0) 28 9032 8332
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Built in 1862, the Ulster Hall has been entertaining the citizens of Belfast for almost 150 years. This grand institution has recently been transformed by a complete refit and redecoration.

Bedford Street,
BELFAST, BT2 7FF
Tel: +44 (0) 28 9033 4400 Fax: +44 (0) 28 9024 7199 Email Website
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Old Bushmills in Co Antrim is Ireland’s oldest working whiskey distillery. Come and watch whiskey making take place and enjoy a wee taster too.  Experience a guided tour of Ireland's only "grain to glass" distillery and discover some of our trade secrets learned over 400 years of distilling.

2 Distillery Road,
Bushmills, Co Antrim, BT57 8XH
Tel: 028 2773 1521 / 3272 Email Website
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Belfast City Hall is Belfast City Council's civic building. It is located in Donegall Square, in the heart of Belfast city centre. Designed by Alfred Brumwell Thomas and built in Portland stone, it first opened its doors on 1 August 1906.

Belfast City Hall, Donegall Square,
BELFAST, BT1 5GS
Tel: +44 (0) 28 9027 0456
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Interesting 18th-century mansion, famed for its mixture of architectural styles. Features one classical and one gothic façade. It has a dramatic setting overlooking Strangford Lough. Children can dress up and play with period toys in the Victorian Past Times Centre or learn about local wildlife at the Strangford Lough Wildlife Centre. Strangford,
DOWNPATRICK, Down, BT30 7LS
Tel: +44 (0) 28 4488 1204 Fax: +44 (0) 28 4488 1729 Email Website
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Belfast hosted an annual harpers’ festival, which attracted hundreds of musicians for 150 years until the middle of the 19th Century.