Northern Ireland is the smallest part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland that is located in the north-east of the island of Ireland. The part consists of 6 counties and is famous for it’s textiles and ships. The
a series of hills, including Cavehill. Belfast is located at
the western end of Belfast Lough and at the mouth of the River Lagan making it an ideal location for the shipbuilding industry that once made it famous. The climate of Belfast is significantly milder than some other locations in the world at a similar latitude, due to the warming influence of the Gulf Stream.
city of Belfast had a population of 286,000. Historically,
Belfast has been a centre for the Irish linen industry. Industry is concentrated in the districts of large ports. The Titanic was built by the most famous Belfast’s shipbuilding company Harland and Wolff.
Belfast
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Town hall on the Donegal street; Linen Hall Library; The
Great Opera House; The Palm House at the Botanic Gardens; The Ulster
museum; St. Anne’s Cathedral.
Places of Interest of Belfast
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Londonderry The second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-largest city
on the island of Ireland; The old walled city lies on the
west bank of the River Foyle, which is spanned by two road bridges and one footbridge. The city now covers both banks; In 2013, Derry became the inaugural UK City of Culture, having been awarded the title in July 2010.
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Londonderry Derry is the only remaining completely intact walled
city in Ireland and one of the finest examples
of a walled city in Europe; On census day (27 March 2011) there were 105,066 people living in Derry Urban Area. In the last 15 years there has been a drive to increase inward investment in the city, more recently concentrating on digital industries.
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Landmarks of Londonderry St. Eugene's Cathedral; St. Columba's Cathedral; Derry Central
Library; The Playhouse; The Museum of Free Derry.
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Dungannon
The third-largest town in County Tyrone; The population
was 15,889 at the 2011 Census; For centuries, it was the
'capital' of the O'Neill dynasty, who dominated most of Ulster ; Dungannon has won Ulster in Bloom's Best Kept Town Award five times.
Visit: Dungannon Park; St Patrick's Roman Catholic church; Dungannon Film Club; Parkanaur
Forest Park.
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Antrim A town and civil parish in County Antrim in the northeast of Northern
Ireland, on the banks of the Six Mile Water, half
a mile northeast of Lough Neagh; As with the rest of Ireland, Antrim experiences a maritime climate with cool summers and mild winters; It had a population of 20,001 people in the 2001 Census.
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Landmarks of Antrim Shane's Castle and Antrim Castle; Antrim Masonic hall; Antrim round