10 Best Places to Live in Northern Ireland
What are the best cities to live in Northern Ireland? We don’t often hear about Northern Ireland as much as we do the three other provinces because it’s the least discussed. If the 4 nations making the kingdom are ranked in order of popularity, we could go like England, Scotland, and, Wales. That’s why many people don’t have an idea of what living in Northern Ireland, the fourth province of the UK is. This time, we want to discuss the 10 best places to live in Northern Ireland.
This will prove that the part of Ireland that remained in the UK since 1921 is not faring badly at all. Please enjoy the discussion about the best places to live in Northern Ireland.
10. Newtownards
Newtownards is a town, townland, and civil parish in County Down. It’s not far from Strangford Lough, another one of the best places to live in Northern Ireland that would be discussed later. Newtownards is at the northernmost tip of Strangford Lough. It is also 10 miles east of Belfast on the Ards Peninsula.
When Newtownards hit the headline on July 17, 2021, it was about the townland of Ballywatticock toward Mount Stewart, where temperature peaked 31.2 °C at 15:40. Besides that, it has a very low crime rate. The town has a lot of beautiful spots that can add colors to the quality of life. Places such as Movilla Abbey, Somme Heritage Center, and Mount Stewart attract people to this town. The town’s residents are also entertained by sporting activities such as rugby, cricket, football, and motor racing. It is one of the best places to live in Northern Ireland.
9. Fermanagh
Ireland's Lakeland County of Fermanagh is the next of the 10 best places to live in Northern Ireland. It’s one of the six counties of the region, bordering the Republic. The county is renowned for its boating and fishing. Once a legendary dry plain, Fermanagh was believed to have magic well at its center with widely held tales of two lovers. Of course, the story around it makes the county. The lakes of Lough Erne stretching through 50 miles over the county were believed to result from bubbles from the water.
If you live in Fermanagh, you’ll be living in the roots of some famous people, including writer Rudyard Kipling and former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and Ulysses Grant. Enniskillen, which we shall talk about later, is the county town of Fermanagh. You don’t generally hear about crime here and the cozy place has enough amenities.
8. Ballycastle
Let’s next consider Ballycastle, a small seaside town in County Antrim. Deriving its name from the Irish expression “Baile an Chaistil,” the “town of the castle” is on the north-easternmost coastal tip of the region of the United Kingdom. Its harbor plays host to the ferry to Rathlin Island quite visible from the coast.
Anyone living in Northern Ireland and desires a harbor town to live near the coast should consider living in Ballycastle. If you’ve ever heard anything about the best places to live in Northern Ireland, you’ll realize that Ballycastle is frequently mentioned in such lists. According to The Sunday Times, this seaside town is one of five places in Northern Ireland considered the best places to live in Britain. The publication crowns it as actually the best place to live in the province. It receives accolades for offering a better quality of life to the majority of the residents in areas of education, health, crime control, and house prices.
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10 Best Towns to Live in Northern Ireland
You know this channel is never biased in the coverage of cities, towns, and villages in the United Kingdom. Consistent with that, we shift our attention to Northern Ireland in this video. This time we want to talk about the 10 best towns to live in Northern Ireland. Before we begin, we have to be quick in saying that towns in this region of the UK are generally cooler than those you would find near London, Manchester, Edinburgh, or Glasgow. However, it would be unfair to believe that they are less sophisticated. After all, towns in Northern Ireland are expected to be influenced by the cities nearby. We now invite you to pay more than usual attention to this video.
10. Portstewart
We feel so good beginning this in Portstewart. This is a small town in County Londonderry with a population of 8,003. It is a seaside resort beside Portrush. Portstewart has a good-looking harbor and scenic coastal paths that form an Atlantic promenade that leads to a two-mile beach popular with holidaymakers all year round, not just during summer. Victorian middle-class families are in love with this town as a holiday destination. It has a long, crescent-shaped seafront promenade that is sheltered by rocky headlands. Portstewart is a reasonably prosperous town. You can thus live there and make good fortunes. Most of it is contained in the Strand electoral ward which is counted as one of the most affluent areas in the region.
9. Castlewellan
Castlewellan is a small town in County Down. The town in the southeast of Northern Ireland is close to the Irish Sea and beside Castlewellan Lake and Slievenaslat Mountain. It is also 11 miles southwest of Downpatrick. The town was originally designed for the Annesley Family by a French architect. As one of the 10 best towns to live in Northern Ireland, it has a wide main street running through two main squares lined with chestnut trees. One of the beautiful features of this town is Drumena Cashel, a small stone-built farmstead enclosure situated two miles southwest of Castlewellan, off the A25 road to Rathfriland. Castlewellan Forest Park and Castlewellan Lake also deserve to be mentioned in this town. Though the Castlewellan Castle is not generally open to everyone, the sight of this Scottish baronial beautiful and tranquil castle of 1856 is enough to add flavor to each day of life in the town.
8. Larne
Larne is a town with a population of 18,755 on the east coast of County Antrim. This town is a major passenger and freight roll-on roll-off port administered by Mid- and East Antrim Borough Council. It is also a civil parish in the historic barony of Glenarm Upper. Larne rose from the lowest spot during the course of The Troubles to become one of the best places to live. The significant paramilitary presence in the town has ensured the safety of residents. The Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and Ulster Defense Association (UDA) are helping to ensure that it sustains the peace for which it is presently known.
7. Newtownards
Also in County Down is Newtownards, a town lying at the most northern tip of Strangford Lough. Located on the Ards Peninsula, it’s just 10 miles east of Belfast in the civil parish of Newtownards. The town with a population of 28,050 is beautified by the 100-foot Scarbo Tower overlooking it and built as a memorial to Charles Stewart, the third Marquess of Londonderry in 1857. It also has Movilla Abbey, Somme Heritage Center toward the north which is a unique attraction of international significance telling the historical reality of the Great War including its effects on the community at home.
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Places to see in ( Magherafelt - UK )
Places to see in ( Magherafelt - UK )
Magherafelt is a small town and civil parish in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is the biggest town in the south of the county and is the social, economic and political hub of the area. It is part of Mid-Ulster District.
Magherafelt has been documented as a town since 1425. Following the Plantation of Ulster, a central diamond has formed the heart of the town. During The Troubles in the late 20th century, 11 people were killed in or near Magherafelt in connection with the troubles.
Magherafelt railway station opened on 10 November 1856, shut for passenger traffic on 28 August 1950 and shut altogether on 1 October 1959. Magherafelt has several sporting teams, including Magherafelt Reds, O'Donovan Rossa Magherafelt GAC, the Rainey Old Boys Rugby Club and Magherafelt Sky Blues F.C.. There is also the Mid Ulster Athletic Club,Spires CC Cycling Club. the Mid Ulster Swimming Club and the Magherafelt District Motorclub.
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Places to see in ( Cookstown - UK )
Places to see in ( Cookstown - UK )
Cookstown is a town and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is one of the main towns in the area of Mid-Ulster. It was founded around 1620 when the townlands in the area were leased by an English ecclesiastical lawyer, Dr. Alan Cooke, from the Archbishop of Armagh, who had been granted the lands after the Flight of the Earls during the Plantation of Ulster. It was one of the main centres of the linen industry West of the River Bann, and until 1956, the processes of flax spinning, weaving, bleaching and beetling were carried out in the town. Cookstown's famous main street (laid out from c1735–c1800), is 1.25 miles (2.01 km) long and 135 feet (41.15 m) wide, one of the longest, and widest in Ireland.
Cookstown's main street hosts an open-air market each Saturday.
The annual Cookstown 100 National Road Race is a motor biking event attended by many motorbiking enthusiasts. It is the opening race of the road racing calendar in Ireland and is usually held in April. Ardboe High Cross and Abbey (Seanchrois Ard Bó agus Ministir Naomh Colmán), one of the best examples of a 9th/10th century High cross in Ireland, is 10 miles from Cookstown. 22 panels illustrate stories from the Old Testament and the New Testament of the Bible.
Other ancient sites nearby include Beaghmore stone circles and Tullyhogue Fort (beside the village of Tullyhogue), the inauguration site of the chiefs of Tyrone (Tir Eogain), the O'Neills. Destroyed in 1602, the fort was salvaged to some degree in 1964, when the site was cleared and presented. Though none of the original buildings remain, the unusual layout (raised inner mounds, but no outer defensive ditch) is still clearly visible. Tullaghogue is now owned and maintained by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (N.I.E.A.). The Donaghrisk walled cemetery to the southwest of (and clearly visible from) the fort is the resting place of the O'Hagans, the chief justices of Tyrone (and as such, they presided over the inauguration ceremonies of the O'Neills).
Lissan House lies on the outskirts of Cookstown. It is a huge structure of little architectural beauty but enormous historical significance and was, until the death of its last inhabitant, Hazel Radclyffe Dolling (daughter of the 13th Baronet of Lissan, Sir Robert George Alexander Staples), Killymoon Castle is about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) south east of Cookstown. This imposing structure is regarded as Cookstown's finest piece of architectural heritage.
Drum Manor, approximately 5 miles from the town. Alexander Richardson, a burgess from Edinburgh, Scotland, bought the estate of Craigbalk in 1617 and built Drum Manor, which was also known Manor Richardson. St Luran's Church of Ireland Church on Church Street is thought to have been originally constructed in 1822 by John Nash and certainly plans for the church exist in his hand.
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Dungannon | County Tyrone | Northern Ireland | Things to Do in Northern Ireland | Visit NI
Dungannon | County Tyrone | Northern Ireland | Things to Do in Northern Ireland | Visit NI
In this video, we explore everything Dungannon has to offer.
Dungannon can be found in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland and it has something for everyone from beautiful parks and shopping to fabulous historic sights like The Argory.
If you are looking for things to do in Northern Ireland, we highly recommend adding Dungannon to your list.
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Welcome to the 12th episode of my Ireland Road Trip series (An Indian in Ireland )
In this video, we are exploring Northern Ireland in 2 days. We will be going to all the places you need to see in Northern Ireland and doing all the things to do when in Northern Ireland.
In this video we will be visiting following places
1. Mussenden Temple
2. Gaint's Causeway
3. Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge
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5. The town of Ballycastle
6. The Town of Ballygalley
7. Drive Across the Coastal Causeway Route.
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Greenvale Hotel, Cookstown, United Kingdom
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Lock Keepers Cottage
Toome has been an important meeting place and crossing point for centuries, with a long tradition of hospitality to visitors and travellers. That tradition continues today at the Lock Keeper’s Cottage Tea Room and Waterways Heritage Centre. Set in breath-taking surroundings alongside the lock on the famous Toome Canal, the Lock Keeper’s Cottage is an oasis of calm where you can sit down and relax with friends over a cup of tea or coffee and enjoy some delicious homemade scones or cakes.
Of course, maybe you have just completed the beautiful canal walk and are ready for something more substantial. In that case you’ll find a rich and varied menu featuring local garden produce straight from the nearby allotment, and perhaps some wonderful Lough Neagh Eel or Pollan, plucked fresh from the lough.
The poet Seamus Heaney was born nearby and he loved this place. In his poem, At Toomebridge, he describes it thus:
Where the flat water
Came pouring over the weir out of Lough Neagh
As if it had reached an edge of the flat earth
And fallen shining to the continuous
Present of the Bann.
Look & learn
The Lock Keeper’s Cottage has plenty to stimulate the mind, as well as satisfy the stomach. Engaging and informative displays in the Interpretive Centre help to ‘Unlock the Lough’ with fascinating insights to Lough Neagh’s people, flora and fauna. Themes explored include its role as a Transport Hub, Nature & Legends, Trains & Planes, the Lough Shore & Locks, Working Waterways & Fishing and the Geology of Lough Neagh.
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Situated beside an idyllic two-kilometre Canal Walk to the mouth of Lough Neagh, and overlooking the River Bann, The Lock Keeper’s Cottage is an ideal base for all types of hobbyists, from near and far. The wonderful biodiversity of this area makes it a ‘must-see’ destination for wildlife enthusiasts and if canoeing is your passion, you can join the many others who set off from the jetty, returning later for great food and warm hospitality. In winter, visitors love to gather around the wood burning stove to chat, exchange stories and admire the displays of local art and craftwork.
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The tea room is open 10:00 to 16:00 daily and as well as light refreshments, a full menu is available upon prior request. The cottage can also be booked for meetings, conferences, functions & group activities. Groups of up to 40 can be comfortably accommodated, with a full menu upon prior request. Weekend and evening events are a speciality and the cottage’s stunning setting makes it a popular venue for wedding photographs. Parts of the worldwide phenomenon “Games of Thrones” was filmed here, so why not complete your visit with a photograph taken where Tyrion Lannister travelled through!
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Orange Order Parade Coventry 10 June 2017
4 years after the last parade here, Orangemen & women from across the East & West Midlands joined their brethren from Coventry LOL584 for the Midlands Provincial Grand Orange Lodge Annual Boyne Parade & Service . It began at the War Memorial Park where wreaths were laid at the Cenotaph to honour Britain's war dead, made its way to the Coventry (Protestant) Martyr's Memorial [ 10 people burned at the stake for their faith ] where another wreath was laid and then onto the area outside the Council house for speeches. It then resumed and made its way through part of the city centre before finishing near the Cook Street gate. The bands taking part were Corby Purple Star and Corby Loyalist. The march passed off peacefully.
The Coventry Orange lodge officially began in the early 1950s. In 1951, an Anti-Partition (of Ireland) League march took place in the City on St Patrick's Day. Orangemen in the City held a small procession to mark the anniversary Battle of Boyne in the same year - possibly in response to the APL march - with a short walk to St Columba's church led by the Keresley Silver Band. A service was held at the church. The Coventry Lodge had not been formed at this point but this would change in 1952 when a couple of Ulstermen in the city supported by people originally from Scotland (folk from from Lanarkshire - Motherwell & Wishaw in particular) established the first lodge. A women's lodge The Sisters of Coventry was also formed and there seems to have been more than one men's lodge active until the 1970s. In Northern Ireland, the Coventry Orange Committee was set up to help support the growth of Orange lodges in the English Midlands. For the first official parade held in Coventry, on 5 July 1952, hundreds of Orangemen and women from Coventry and other places including Manchester, Corby, Liverpool, Luton, Bedford & Motherwell took part along with brethren from various lodges from Belfast in Northern Ireland who got the Belfast-Heysham ferry and arrived on the day in the City. These were accompanied by bands including the famous Faulat Girl Pipers band who played Brian Boru style pipes. This was repeated for the next few parades in the 1950s. A Coventry Ulster Association was also set up and it was not uncommon for the serving Prime Minister of Northern Ireland to attend their annual dinner. It is hard to know how many Protestants from Northern Ireland (and indeed the Republic) made Coventry their home post WW2 - they have largely gone under the radar while migration from the Republic and the stories of those (Catholic Irish) who made Coventry their home is well documented.
Anti Partition League marches continued at various points in the 1950s but most of the arguments between the Orange and the Green factions in the City were confined to the letters page of the local newspaper.
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Self Guided STREET ART Tour | Belfast- Northern Ireland
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About 10 miles north of Belfast and beyond Carrickfergus Castle is the small town of Whitehead. You can walk along the coastal path to the lighthouse.
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