Northern Ireland

Hello from Northern Ireland!

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Area: 14,139 square km

Capital City: Belfast

Major Cities: Armagh, Londonderry/ Derry, Lisburn, Newry

Population: 1,700,000

Currency: Pound Sterling

National Day: 17^th March, St. Patrick’s Day

Symbol: the shamrock

The scenery

Beautiful vast forests and picturesque lakes and waterways are to be seen and admired in Northern Ireland.

Glenariff Forest Park

Northern Ireland’s mountains may not be the highest but they’re certainly some of the most scenic.

Derry (Londonderry) is the only remaining completely walled city in Ireland and one of the finest examples of walled cities in Europe. The walls were built between 1613-1618 by the Irish as defenses for early

Bishop’s Gate

17^th century settlers from England and Scotland. Originally there were four gates to the Walled City.

Londonderry, the second biggest city in Northern Ireland

 

Belfast has been the capital of Northern Ireland since 1921, when the island of Ireland was partitioned. It became a substantial settlement in the 17^th century.

 

Belfast Castle

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