Holy Cross Church is a Catholic Church in the Ardoyne area of North Belfast. Designed by Walter G. Doolin and completed by his partner Rudolph Maximilian Butler after Doolin’s premature death aged 52. It was consecrated in 1902. Do you…
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HMS Caroline is a decommissioned C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy that saw combat service in the First World War and served as an administrative centre in the Second World War. Caroline was launched and commissioned in 1914. At…
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The Belfast Harbour Office has been the headquarters for the Harbour Commissioners for more than 150 years. B The building was designed by engineer George Smith and opened in 1854. An additional section was designed by celebrated Belfast architect William…
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McDonnell was born in Cushendall on 14 April 1763, son of Michael and Elizabeth (Stewart). Under his mother’s influence James and his brothers were brought up as Protestants although their father was a Catholic. James was educated in the Red…
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Located on the Titanic Walkway, the Great Light is one of the largest lighthouse optics of its kind ever built. The optic is around 130 years old, weighs 10 tonnes and measures 7 metres tall. The Great Light served two…
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