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📍Belfast Castle, built between 1862 & 1870, is a prominent 19th-century landmark situated on the slopes of Cave Hill Country Park, approximately 400 feet above sea level 🏰🇮🇪 📸 Fran Kennedy #Belfast #Ireland #History #Belfastcastle #Cavehill
Belfast's skyline was transformed this week as 950 drones lit up the night sky, recreating the silhouette of RMS Titanic in a breathtaking display 💚 In a powerful tribute to the city where she was built, the installation brought the legendary ship ‘back to Belfast’ #Belfast
2nd April 1912, #Titanic is ready for her sea trials. She leaves #Belfast to do her various tests at sea and returns to the port around 6 pm. She will receive her certificate from the Board of Trade before leaving for #Southampton. #TitanicTimeline #Titanic114 #Titanic2026 #OTD
#Otd 1999: The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler published! 27 years ago! Julia is English & Axel is German, but their story has become international! The Gruffalo walk @colinglenbelf between #Belfast & #Lisburn has 7 sculptures made by Belfast artist Andrew McIntyre
2nd April 1912, at 8.00 pm, #Titanic leaves #Belfast for #Southampton. A fire begins in the coal bunker between the boilers 5 & 6. #OTD #TitanicTimeline #TitanicAnniversary #RMSTitanic #Titanic114 #Titanic2026 #OnThisDay
Let's start the #Titanic Month. 1st April 1912, the sea trials of Titanic, in the #Belfast Lough, are canceled due to bad weather (strong winds and are postponed to the next day. #TitanicTimeline #RMSTitanic #Titanic114 #Titanic2026 #TitanicAnniversary #OTD #OnThisDay
2nd April 1912, after a few hours of testing in #Belfast Lough, #Titanic headed to the Irish Sea for further open waters testing. #RMSTitanic #TitanicAnniversary #Titanic114 #Titanic2026 #OnThisDay #OTD #TitanicTimeline
Deborah Brown (27 Sept 1927 #Belfast-8 April 2023 #Donegal, age 95). Sculptor/painter. Raised #Cushendun #Antrim; N.B. Johann goat sculpture there!👩🎓 @BelfastRoyalAc @BelfastSchArt @NCAD_Dublin, Paris, as well as informal private lessons. Exhibited widely! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_B…
1st April 1911, the date on which Olympic (#Titanic's sister) "inaugurated" #Belfast's Thompson Graving Dock by entering it for the 1st time. It was here that her fitting out would continue, with the installation of propellers, painting of the hull, etc.
3rd April 1912, #Titanic continued her delivery trip to Southampton (± 570 miles). She had left #Belfast, the day before, after her sea trials. In a few hours, she will arrive at her port, which she will leave in 1 week for her Maiden Voyage to New York. 📸 2: Ken Marschall
30th March 1912, Olympic (#Titanic's sister) completed another Atlantic crossing and docked in #Southampton. Captain Smith, for his part, will head for #Belfast to take command of Titanic and take over from Captain Haddock. 📸: Olympic taken in 1911
2nd April 1912, after successfully completing her sea trials and have received her certificate of seaworthiness (valid 12 months) from Francis Carruthers, #Titanic (Yard N°401) will leave #Belfast at 8 pm for #Southampton. #RMSTitanic #Titanic2026 #Titanic114 #TitanicAnniversary
Gerald Dawe (22 April 1952 #Belfast-29 May 2024 Dún Laoghaire). Poet e.g. with @TheGalleryPress. Lit critic.👨🎓 @UlsterUni @GalwayAlumni. Prof @TCDEnglish. Director @CentreOscar 1997-2015. Visiting Prof @BostonCollege @VillanovaU. 📚en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Da… rte.ie/radio/lyricfm/…
Paul Henry (11 April 1876 #Belfast-24 Aug 1958 #Bray) .👨🎨.👨🎓 @mcbformerpupils @oldinstonians @BelfastSchArt, Paris. 9 yrs Achill island, Mayo; depicted post-impressionism. Dublin designed popular railway posters! Last 13 years blind dib.ie/biography/henr… whytes.ie/artist/paul-he…
#Otd 1861: Harland & Wolff Heavy Industries founded! Edward Harland & Gustave Wilhelm Wolff entered into partnership in #Belfast. Would go on to produce some of most famous ships world has ever known including Titanic. Built more than 2,000 vessels, with up to 40,000 employees!
Alexander Mitchell (13 April 1780 #Dublin-25 June 1868 #Belfast). Family moved to #Belfast when child.👨🎓@BelfastRoyalAc. Engineer. Blind by 22. Inventor of screw-pile lighthouse! Methods used all over world! 📷Spit Bank Lighthouse, #Cobh #Cork 🪦Clifton St dib.ie/biography/mitc…
#Otd 2012: Titanic Memorial Garden, #Belfast City Hall opened. Centrepiece=1912 female personification of Death/Fate, holding laurel wreath over head of drowned sailor raised above waves by pair of mermaids. New 9 metre Plinth has names of 1,512 victims. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…
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