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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In 2021, to celebrate the 10 years of filming of HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones in Northern Ireland, Tourism Ireland created six giant, stained glass windows depicting some of the most iconic scenes from the series. These windows – known…
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Friar’s Bush Cemetery is a burial site used since Medieval times up until 1869 when it was closed and the new Milltown Cemetery in West Belfast was used. It has traditionally been a Catholic cemetery and many leading Catholic citizens…
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The Europa Hotel is a four-star hotel in Great Victoria Street, Belfast. It is known as the “most bombed hotel in the world” after having suffered 36 bomb attacks during the Troubles. It opened in July 1971 and was built…
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On the 2017 commemoration of International Women’s Day, the Ulster History Circle unveiled a blue plaque for Emma Duffin at her former University Square home in south Belfast. Duffin was best known for her work as a nurse and was…
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