Belfast

A montage of images from Belfast, including: Top: Skyline of Belfast; Middle left to right: Obel Tower, Albert Clock, BT tower from street view, Victoria Square; Bottom left to right: Belfast City Hall, and Waterfront Hall.

Belfast is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom and the second-largest in Ireland. Most of Belfast, including the city centre, is in County Antrim, but parts of East and South Belfast are in County Down. Belfast suffered greatly during the violence that accompanied the partition of Ireland, and especially during the more recent conflict known as the Troubles.

Quotes

• You have a neck. You have a neck. You have a neck. You come in here with your orders from Belfast to make allegations. You have a neck.
  • Eamon Gilmore Gilmore indignantly dismissing criticism of “sharp corrupt practice” by Health Minister James Reilly from Mary Lou McDonald in the Dáil. Irish Independent

External links

• Encyclopedic article on Belfast on Wikipedia
• Belfast travel guide from Wikivoyage

• Media related to Belfast on Wikimedia Commons