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Horses have played an important role in local industry, agriculture and recreation
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Artist whose mixed media works incorporate texts and maps
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An overview of the contemporary economy of Northern Ireland
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Whiskey distillery founded in 1825.
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Castlereagh provides an annual programme of community arts events
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Northern Ireland football manager who qualified twice for the World Cup finals
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An open house Irish language resource centre...
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The TT Races took place on the Newtownards-Comber-Dundonald circuit from 1928 to 1936
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The Ghost was one of the greatest rugby players ever
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A short but bright career in road racing
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Stephen Roulston digs for derivations
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Poet John Montague was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1929.
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A snooker player with a quick, daring, attacking game
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Record-breaking Northern Irish striker
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Feared right back and coach of Arsene Wenger's Arsenal
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A dynamic fighting style led to the name 'the pocket rocket'
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Northern Ireland mourns the death of the legendary footballer
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Pat Hughes from Coalisland remembers Gaelic football when men were men
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Learn about various rambling routes on the hill overlooking Belfast
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The largest inland lough in the United Kingdom
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Blanchflower inspired a great side to new heights
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An overview of sporting clubs and events in north Belfast.
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A general overview of sport in south Belfast
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Ulster has produced a number of outstanding handballers
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Ireland's only winner of the European Open Golf Championship
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The 'jewel in the crown' of the Gaelic League
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A man with a deep passion and love for the game he has served so well
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Europe's oldest field game
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In the pantheon of the GAA greats
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Cumann CLG nua ag moladh na hoige
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The Gaelic Athletic Association was formed to promote Irish sports and culture
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The Gaelic Athletic Association was formed to promote Irish sports and culture
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Northern Ireland's legendary athlete and gold medal-winning Olympian
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A successful and outstanding manager
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The Vacuum V Belfast City Council
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Bobby Kerr was the first Irish sprinter to win an Olympic gold, writes Marion Maxwell
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Margaret Johnson - Northern Ireland's world beating outdoor bowls champion
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Francis Kennedy mourns the passing of a bona fide musical genius
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Rivals to Harland and Wolff known as the ’wee yard’. While Harland and Wolff has long dominated Northern Ireland’s cultural consciousness, other names that embodied Belfast’s shipbuilding industry have often been forgotten. While Harland and Wolff has long dominated Northern Ireland’s cultural consciousness, other names that embodied Belfast’s shipbuilding industry have often been forgotten.
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Founding members of the Social Democratic and Labour Party. One of the founding members of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, Fitt acted as party leader until 1979. One of the founding members of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, Fitt acted as party leader until 1979.
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Unionist politician and Orange Grand Master. Molyneaux was elected to the Westminster House of Commons for the Ulster Unionist Party in Antrim South. In contrast to his overall image as a hardliner, Molyneaux’s period as Westminster leader saw the party begin to distance itself from the Conservative Party, evidenced mainly by a less hostile attitude to the Labour Party.
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The epitome of revolutionary nationalism.
The epitome of revolutionary nationalism, John Mitchel has always been a controversial figure in Irish history. A charismatic figure, excellent journalist and talented self-propagandist, John Mitchel became the epitome of revolutionary nationalism.
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Self-educated founder and leader of the Independent Labour Party in Belfast. The self educated founder and leader of the Independent Labour Party in Belfast, William Walker (1871 – 1918) was a stalwart of Belfast’s speaker’s corner on the steps of the Custom House. The self educated founder and leader of the Independent Labour Party in Belfast, William Walker (1871 – 1918) was a stalwart of Belfast’s speaker’s corner on the steps of Custom House Square. His unique version of socialism and unionism became known as ‘Walkerism’.
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The last liner to be built in Belfast. The last liner to be built in Belfast, the Canberra was regarded as a very ’British institution’. The last liner to be built in Belfast, the Canberra was regarded as a very ’British institution’.
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Europe’s only surviving big gun armoured warship
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Last of Belfast’s Olympic class liners. The Britannic never operated as a luxury cruiser, becoming a hospital ship in 1914. Sailing through the narrow Kea channel in November 1916, the Britannic sunk with 30 fatalities. Whether it was torpedoed or ran into a mine is still debated today.
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A luxury liner and a naval transporter. The Olympic sunk a German U-boat in 1918, the only recorded instance of a merchant vessel sinking any type of warship during the first world war. The Olympic sunk a German U-boat in 1918, the only recorded instance of a merchant vessel sinking any type of warship during the first world war.
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Belfast’s first White Star ship and first modern liner. Harland and Wolff’s luxury liners broke with early shipbuilding precedent. The Oceanic II remains the company’s most elegant vessel ever. Harland and Wolff’s luxury liners broke with early shipbuilding precedent. The Oceanic II remains the company’s most elegant vessel ever.
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A relentless quest for the interrelations of man and woman in nature. Belfast-born Colin McGookin is a founder member of the Artists’ Collective of Northern Ireland and of Queen Street Studios, Belfast. Belfast-born Colin McGookin is a founder member of the Artists’ Collective of Northern Ireland and of Queen Street Studios, Belfast.
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Smyth and Gibson design pure Irish linen shirts for men and women
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Famed for her lightweight, versatile rainwear
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Accessories designer best known for her work in plastics and perspex
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