Welcome to The Northern Ireland Guide. This lens is a companion to the blog of the same name, and is set to display all things that have been tagged Northern Ireland in Flickr and Technorati.
I'll also shortly be adding a links bar for resources that I discover on my travels about the internet.
Enjoy! And if you've been to Northern Ireland recently, share your stories in the comments section!
The Northern Ireland Guide
The Northern Ireland Guide is a soon-to-be-published blog about all the good things in the province. We'll be looking at culture, history, entertainment and much much more.
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byNorthern Ireland Pictures
Pictures tagged "Northern Ireland" in Flickr - you never know what you'll get!
Old bridge #1
Old bridge #2
The seal
Bloody bridge
Northern Irish Culture & History
See below for links to websites that deal with the history and culture of Northern Ireland and Ulster.
- Hamilton Montgomery 1606
- The Hamilton & Montgomery Settlement of 1606: The Dawn of the Ulster-Scots
Not plantation, not conquest, not invasion. Settlement.
In terms of Irish history, the period from 1603 - 1610 is perhaps the most influential, as it includes the Union of the Crowns in 1603, the Flight of the Earls in 1607 and the Plantation of (the west of) Ulster in 1610. Many claim that this era has defined Ireland's history right up to the present day. - Dunluce Castle, County Antrim
- Like something out of a Tolkien fantasy, the ruins of Dunluce Castle have a desolate, awe-inspiring grandeur as they rise dramatically from a precipitous basaltic rock standing over a hundred-feet sheer above the wild and chill northern sea.
Co. Antrim Links
Information about events, attractions and history of Co. Antrim
- Antrim Round Tower
- St Comgall of Bangor is said to have founded a monastery at Antrim. St Finntan of Antrim (d. 613) and St Flann of Antrim (d. 728) were abbots of Bangor at the time of their deaths. When Bangor was plundered in 824 St Comgalls relics were taken to Antrim. The
- The Antrim Round Tower
- The Round Tower is one of only two of its kind in Northern Ireland and stands among lush lawns and trees. It tapers...
- Down Memory Lane with old photos of Antrim folk and others
- Pictures from Antrim and Crumlin in thw early 20th Century .
