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Ballymacarrett Junction
Ballymacarrett Junction was a railway switching point on the Belfast and County Down Railway in the Ballymacarrett area of Eastern Belfast, in modern-day Northern Ireland. It was located near the present-day Titanic Quarter railway station. History The first track, built around 1848, ran from Belfast Queen's Quay to Holywood. On 6 May 1850, the area became a junction, curving Southeast to Dundonald to become part of the main line of the BCDR. In 1871, another spur came in from the South to the West end of the junction, constituting the Belfast Central Railway connection. The junction continued with this basic configuration for nearly 80 years. On 13 May, while the junction was under construction, an accident occurred, killing two passengers. On 10 January 1945, an accident took place on the Bangor line, about East of the junction resulting in 22 fatalities and 27 injuries. The accident is blamed on a combination of excess speed and poor visibility. On 22 April 1950, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballymacarrett
Ballymacarrett or Ballymacarret () is the name of both a townland and electoral ward in Belfast. The townland is in County Down and the electoral ward is part of the Titanic district electoral area of Belfast City Council. The ward was created in 1973 with most of the population coming from the former Pottinger ward. The ward was slightly enlarged in 1985, taking in part of the Island ward. The ward consists of two distinct districts : Ballymacarrett itself, which is almost entirely Protestant, and the Short Strand which is almost entirely Catholic, with the two separated by a peaceline. Consequently, in the 2001 census, the Roman Catholic community background figure was 51%. Set in the shadows of the Harland and Wolff cranes Samson & Goliath, large numbers of local men worked in the shipyard during its heyday. The area is also well known for 'Ulster's Freedom Corner', a series of loyalist murals. History The Troubles In some ways the ward has been a microcosm of the North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1848 In Ireland
Events from the year 1848 in Ireland. Events *Ongoing – Great Famine: Potato blight returns and outbreaks of cholera are reported. *Early – publication of the first complete parallel-text edition of Annals of the Four Masters begins in Dublin as ''Annála Ríoghachta Éireann: Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters, from the earliest period to the year 1616. Edited from MSS in the Library of the Royal Irish Academy and of Trinity College Dublin with a translation and copious notes'' by John O'Donovan. *February – John Mitchel publishes ''The United Irishman'', a weekly Irish nationalist newspaper. It is suppressed and Mitchel arrested and convicted under the Treason Felony Act 1848 on 26 May and sentenced to transportation to Australia. *7 March – Thomas Francis Meagher flies the Irish Tricolour in Waterford, the first recorded usage of the flag which is now the national flag of the Republic of Ireland. *25 April – Andrew Graham discovers asteroid 9 Metis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th Century In Belfast
19 (nineteen) is the natural number following 18 and preceding 20. It is a prime number. Mathematics 19 is the eighth prime number, and forms a sexy prime with 13, a twin prime with 17, and a cousin prime with 23. It is the third full reptend prime, the fifth central trinomial coefficient, and the seventh Mersenne prime exponent. It is also the second Keith number, and more specifically the first Keith prime. * 19 is the maximum number of fourth powers needed to sum up to any natural number, and in the context of Waring's problem, 19 is the fourth value of g(k). * The sum of the squares of the first 19 primes is divisible by 19. *19 is the sixth Heegner number. 67 and 163, respectively the 19th and 38th prime numbers, are the two largest Heegner numbers, of nine total. * 19 is the third centered triangular number as well as the third centered hexagonal number. : The 19th triangular number is 190, equivalently the sum of the first 19 non-zero integers, that is al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transport In Belfast
Transportation systems in the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland include road, air, rail, and sea. It is still a relatively car dependent city however it is also served by a comprehensive rail and bus network. Belfast also ran electric trams prior to 1954. The city has two major airports and the Port of Belfast is the busiest ferry port on the island of Ireland. History In the Victorian city of Belfast, transport consisted of horse-drawn carts on cobbled streets. Some of these streets in the Cathedral Quarter are still cobbled. As the city expanded rapidly during the Industrial Revolution, the need grew for public transport to carry workers in and out of the city. The Belfast Street Tramways Company replaced carts with horse-drawn trams and the Cavehill and Whitewell Tramway company ran a steam tramway from the outlying villages of Whitewell and Glengormley into Belfast. Belfast Zoo was created in 1934 from Bellevue Gardens, a playground and pleasure gardens at the end of the Cav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transport In County Down
Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations. Transport enables human trade, which is essential for the development of civilizations. Transport infrastructure consists of both fixed installations, including roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals, and pipelines, and terminals such as airports, railway stations, bus stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots (including fueling docks and fuel stations), and seaports. Terminals may be used both for interchange of passengers and cargo and for maintenance. Means of transport are any of the different kinds of transport facilities used to carry people or cargo. They may include vehicles, riding animals, and pack animals. Vehicles may in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 In Northern Ireland
Events during the year 1994 in Northern Ireland. Incumbents * Secretary of State - Patrick Mayhew Events *2 June - 1994 Scotland RAF Chinook crash: A Royal Air Force Chinook helicopter carrying almost all the United Kingdom's senior Northern Ireland intelligence experts, crashes on the Mull of Kintyre, Scotland, killing all 25 passengers and 4 crew members. *18 June - Loughinisland massacre: Members of the loyalist Ulster Volunteer Force attack a crowded bar at Loughinisland in County Down with assault rifles, killing six. *31 August - The Provisional Irish Republican Army announces a complete cessation of military operations. *6 September - Taoiseach Albert Reynolds, John Hume and Gerry Adams hold an historic meeting at Government Buildings in Dublin. All three pledge their commitment to the democratic idea. *13 October - Loyalist paramilitary groups announce a ceasefire six weeks after the IRA. *Armagh is restored to city status in the United Kingdom. *Lagan Weir in Belfast is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 In Northern Ireland
Events during the year 1977 in Northern Ireland. Incumbents *Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Secretary of State - Roy Mason Events *The overt British Army lead in security policy is scaled back in favour of police primacy during the year. *29 May - A massive peace rally takes place in Belfast organized by Betty Williams (nobel laureate), Betty Williams, Mairead Corrigan, Mairéad Corrigan and Ciarán McKeown. *May - Shankill Butchers are arrested. *10 August - Elizabeth II visits Northern Ireland as part of her Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II, Silver Jubilee celebrations under tight security. *September - Rev. Ian Paisley launches the Save Ulster from Sodomy campaign to oppose the decriminalisation of homosexuality. *10 October - The Peace Movement founders, Mairéad Corrigan and Betty Williams (nobel laureate), Betty Williams win the Nobel Prize for Peace. Arts and literature Sport Football *Irish Football League, Irish League ::Winners: Glentoran F.C., Glentoran *Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 In Northern Ireland
Events during the year 1976 in Northern Ireland. Incumbents * Secretary of State - Merlyn Rees (until 10 September), Roy Mason (from 10 September) Events *5 January - Kingsmill massacre: ten Protestant men killed in South Armagh, Northern Ireland, by members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), using the cover name "South Armagh Republican Action Force". *1 March - Merlyn Rees ends Special Category Status for those sentenced for crimes relating to the civil violence in Northern Ireland. *4 March - The Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention is formally dissolved in Northern Ireland resulting in direct rule of Northern Ireland from London via the British parliament. *12 March - Lenny Murphy, leader of the Shankill Butchers, is arrested, but his gang continue to murder. *17 March - Hillcrest Bar bombing: 4 catholics are killed and a further 50 injured in Hillcrest, Dungannon, Tyrone, Northern Ireland when a car bomb by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) goes off outside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950 In Northern Ireland
Events during the year 1950 in Northern Ireland. Incumbents * Governor - Earl Granville * Prime Minister - Basil Brooke Events *12 March – Llandow air disaster: 83 people die when a plane carrying Welsh rugby fans home from Belfast crashes in South Wales. *12 May – Nationalist Senators and MPs in Northern Ireland ask the government of the Republic to give Northern-elected representatives seats in the Dáil and Seanad. *3 July – Ulster Transport Authority closes the Ballycastle Railway and the Ballymena and Larne Railway. Arts and literature * September - Poet Philip Larkin takes up a 5-year post as sub-librarian at Queen's University Belfast. Sport This was the only year where Ireland didn't participate at the Commonwealth Games. (British Empire Games) Football * Irish League ::Winners: Linfield *Irish Cup ::Winners: Linfield 2 - 1 Distillery Golf *British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship is held at Royal County Down Golf Club (winner: Vicomtesse de St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1871 In Ireland
Events from the year 1871 in Ireland. Events *1 January – Church of Ireland disestablished. St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, becomes the National Cathedral. *15 April – Ormeau Park is opened to the public by Belfast City Council. *16 June – The Westmeath Act is enacted allowing arrest and detention without trial. * J. P. Mahaffy appointed to the Chair of Ancient History at Trinity College, Dublin at the age of 32. Arts and literature Sport Hare coursing * Waterloo Cup won by Master McGrath for the third time. Births *8 January – James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (died 1940). *14 January – A. M. Sullivan, lawyer (died 1959). *16 January – Valentine McEntee, 1st Baron McEntee, Labour MP in the United Kingdom (died 1953). *19 January – Frederick Barton Maurice, soldier, military correspondent, writer and academic, founded the British Legion in 1920 (died 1951). *13 February – Joseph Devlin, Nationalist politician an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1850 In Ireland
Events from the year 1850 in Ireland. Events * Ongoing – Great Famine subsides. * 31 March – the paddle steamer , bound from Cork to London, sinks in the English Channel with the loss of all 250 on board. * October – Central Criminal Lunatic Asylum for Ireland opened in Dundrum, Dublin, the first secure hospital in Europe. * 19 November – the barque ''Edmond'' sinks off Kilkee with the loss of 98 of the 216 aboard. * Improved navigation of River Shannon throughout from Killaloe to Lough Key is completed. * The Encumbered Estates Commissioners sell off remaining Donegall estate properties in Belfast to the tenants. * Crumlin Road Courthouse in Belfast is completed. Arts and literature * Brian Mac Giolla Meidhre's poem ''Cúirt An Mheán Oíche'' is first published from the oral tradition in an edition by the scholar John O'Daly. *Tara Brooch (c.700 AD) found near Laytown, County Meath. Sport *27 February – Abd El Kader wins the Aintree Grand National in England, havin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
