The original settlement of Belfast was a small village, [3] based around the marshy ford where the River Lagan intersects with the River Farset (the location of High Street and Victoria Street …

Ice Age – peoples from Alba (modern Scotland) cross the frozen Irish Sea and began populating Ireland via Ulster. These inhabitants would later be supplanted or assimilated by the Gaels. [1] …

Mar 23, 2009 · A history of the town of Belfast : from the earliest times to the close of the eighteenth century ; with maps and illustrations. Fold-out maps and pedigree are damaged …

In the spring of 1770 Belfast was settled by Scots–Irish families from Londonderry, New Hampshire. Legend has it that the name Belfast, after the Northern Ireland city, was chosen by …

Belfast developed during the Plantation of Ulster under Sir Arthur Chichester who became Lord Deputy of Ireland in 1605, King James 1st of England granted him Belfast and surrounding …

But we will commence this narrative from the time in 1765, when John Mitchell, of Londonderry, New Hampshire, first visited Penobscot Bay and observed what is now Belfast, Maine, from …

Mar 14, 2021 · The city of Belfast began in the early 17th century. The name Belfast is a corruption of the Gaelic words Beal Feirste meaning mouth of the sandy ford. The town of …

This book looks beyond that world to reveal an earlier Belfast where the foundations for its later industrial prowess were laid. It charts the town's remarkable growth from site to city, from...

Suitable for those interested in the history of Belfast, from earliest settlement to the development of the modern city, this book covers topics such as local topography; the history of...

May 28, 2017 · The Belfast Timeline is a major local history research aid compiled by the Glenravel Local History Project. It’s purpose is to record events in the town/city from the …