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Crumlin Road Gaol
Guided tours of Belfasts notorious Crumlin Road Gaol take you from the tunnel beneath Crumlin Rd, built in 1850 to convey prisoners from the courthouse across the street (and allegedly the origin of the judges phrase take him down), through the echoing halls and cramped cells of C-
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Mt Stewart House & Gardens
The magnificent 18th-century Mt Stewart is one of Northern Irelands grandest stately homes and renowned for its whimsical gardens. It was built for the Marquess of Londonderry and is decorated with lavish plasterwork, marble nudes and priceless artworks.Mt Stewart is 3km northwest
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Marble Arch Caves
To the south of Lower Lough Erne lies a limestone plateau, where Fermanaghs abundant rainwater has carved out a network of subterranean caverns. The largest of these are the Marble Arch Caves. The popular 1¼-hour tours feature spectacular chambers and underwater rivers. (The listed
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Peoples Gallery Murals
The 12 murals that decorate the gable ends of houses along Rossville St, near Free Derry Corner, are popularly referred to as the Peoples Gallery. They are the work of Tom Kelly, Will Kelly and Kevin Hasson, known as the Bogside Artists. The three men have spent most of their lives
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Cave Hill
The best way to get a feel for Belfasts natural setting is to view it from above. In the absence of a private aircraft, head for Cave Hill (368m) which looms over the northern fringes of the city. The view from its summit takes in the whole sprawl of the city, the docks and the cre
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Ulster Folk & Transport Museums
One of Northern Irelands finest, the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum is really two museums in one: the Ulster Folk Museum and the Ulster Transport Museum , which lie on either side of the A2 road to Bangor, about 14km northeast of central Belfast, just north of Holywood.Buses to
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Wellbrook Beetling Mill
Beetling, the final stage of linen-making, involves pounding the cloth with wooden hammers, or beetles, to give it a smooth sheen. This 18th-century mill still has its original machinery and stages loud demonstrations of the linen-making process led by guides in period costume. The
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St Patricks Roman Catholic Cathedral
Huge twin towers dominate the approach to Armaghs Roman Catholic Cathedral, built between 1838 and 1873 in Gothic Revival style. Inside it seems almost Byzantine, with every piece of wall and ceiling covered in brilliantly coloured mosaics. The sanctuary was modernised in 1981 and
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Tower Museum
Head straight to the 5th floor of this award-winning museum inside a replica 16th-century tower house for a view from the top. Then work your way down through the excellent Armada Shipwreck exhibition, and the Story of Derry , where well-thought-out exhibits and audiovisuals lead y
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Armagh Public Library
A first edition of Gullivers Travels, published in 1726 and annotated by Swift himself, is the most prized possession of the Armagh Public Library, founded in 1771 by Archbishop Robinson. Other treasures include Sir Walter Raleighs 1614 History of the World, the Claims of the Innoc
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St Patrick Centre
This magnificent glass-and-timber heritage centre houses a multimedia exhibition called Ego Patricius , charting the life and legacy of Irelands patron saint. Audio and video presentations tell St Patricks story, often in his own words (taken from his Confession, written in Latin a
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Enniskillen Castle
Enniskillen Castle, a former stronghold of the 16th-century Maguire chieftains, guards the western end of the towns central island, its twin-turreted Watergate looming over passing fleets of cabin cruisers. Within the walls youll find the Fermanagh County Museum , which has display
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Downhill Demesne
In 1774 the Bishop of Derry (fourth Earl of Bristol, Frederick Augustus Hervey), built a palatial home amid a 160-hectare demesne. The house burnt down in 1851, was rebuilt in 1876, and abandoned after WWII. The ruins now stand forlornly on a cliff-top, with beautiful landscaped ga
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Guildhall
Standing just outside the city walls, the neo-Gothic Guildhall was originally built in 1890, then rebuilt after a fire in 1908. Its fine stained-glass windows were presented by the London Livery companies, and its clock tower was modelled on Londons Big Ben. Inside, theres a histor
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SS Nomadic
Built in Belfast in 1911, the SS Nomadic is the last remaining vessel of the White Star Line. The little steamship ferried 1st- and 2nd-class passengers between Cherbourg Harbour and the ocean liners that were too big to dock at the French port. On 10 April 1912 it delivered 172 pa
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Carrick
This 20m-long, 1m-wide bridge of wire rope spans the chasm between the sea cliffs and the little island of Carrick-a-Rede, swaying 30m above the rock-strewn water. Crossing the bridge is perfectly safe, but frightening if you dont have a head for heights, especially if its breezy (
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St Columbs Cathedral
Built between 1628 and 1633 from the same grey-green schist as the city walls, this was the first post-Reformation church to be erected in Britain and Ireland, and is Derrys oldest surviving building.In the porch (under the spire, by the St Columbs Court entrance) you can see the o
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St Patricks Church of Ireland Cathedral
The citys Anglican cathedral occupies the site of St Patricks original stone church. The present cathedrals ground plan is 13th century but the building itself is a Gothic restoration dating from 1834 to 1840. A stone slab on the exterior wall of the north transept marks the burial
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Titanic Belfast
The head of the slipway where the Titanic was built is now occupied by the gleaming, angular edifice of Titanic Belfast, an unmissable multimedia extravaganza that charts the history of Belfast and the creation of the world’s most famous ocean liner. Cleverly designed exhibits enli
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Derrys City Walls
The best way to get a feel for Derrys layout and history is to walk the 1.5km circumference of the citys walls. Completed in 1619, Derrys city walls are 8m high and 9m thick, with a circumference of about 1.5km, and are the only city walls in Ireland to survive almost intact. The f
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