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Coleraine F.C. Managers
Coleraine ( ; from ga, Cúil Rathain , 'nook of the ferns'Flanaghan, Deirdre & Laurence; ''Irish Place Names'', page 194. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a town and civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is northwest of Belfast and east of Derry, both of which are linked by major roads and railway connections. It is part of Causeway Coast and Glens district. Description Coleraine had a population of 24,634 people in the 2011 Census. The North Coast (Coleraine and Limavady) area has the highest property prices in Northern Ireland, higher even than those of affluent South Belfast. Coleraine during the day is busy but relatively quiet at night. Much of the nightlife in the area centres on the nearby seaside resort towns of Portrush and Portstewart, with the three towns forming a combined visitor area known as “The Triangle”. Coleraine is home to one of the largest Polish communities in Northern Ireland. Coleraine is at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coleraine Town Hall
Coleraine Town Hall is a municipal structure in The Diamond in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Coleraine Borough Council, is a Grade B1 listed building. History The current building was commissioned to replace an earlier market house which was financed by The Honourable The Irish Society and completed in 1743. In the 1840s, after the market house became dilapidated, civic leaders decided to construct a new town hall on the same site. The foundation stone for the new building was laid on 21 July 1857. It was designed by Thomas Turner in the Italianate style and built in ashlar stone by McLaughlin & Harvey at a cost of £4,147, with the majority of the funds again coming from The Honourable The Irish Society. Its completion coincided with the 1859 Ulster revival: "nearly one hundred persons agonised in mind through conviction of sin, and entirely prostrate in body, were borne into the building to obtain shelter" on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
