Belfast and the province of Ulster in the 20th century / by Robert M. Young.

  • Robert Magill Young
Date:
1909
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Credit: Belfast and the province of Ulster in the 20th century / by Robert M. Young. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The present church building dates from 1833. The spire was added twenty-nine years ago. A fine pipe organ was installed in 1908, the gift of the late Samuel Crosbie, Minister: The Rev. J. Waddell. Cavan is the county town and was once a Parliamentary Borough. It is situated on the leading road from Dublin to Enniskillen, being 55 miles from Dublin and 66 from Belfast. Among the public buildings are a Roman Catholic Cathedral, an Episcopal Church, a Presbyterian Church, a Methodist Church, a College, a Convent and a Classical School which received its charter from Charles E It was rebuilt in 1879 at an expense of £9000 on an eminence over looking one of the main roads leading into the town. The Courthouse, which was erected at an expense of £.11,000, is graceful in appearance and convenient in its arrangements. A Monastry of Dominican Friars, founded by O’Reilly, chieftain of Brenii}', existed in Cavan at one time and became the place of sepulture of the celebrated Irish General, Owne O'Neil, who died in 1649. The Monastery and the antiquities were swept away during the many wars and rebellions. In 1690 the principal part of the town was burned by the Enniskilleners under General Wolseley. Coleraine, the second most important town in co. Londonderry, is 61 miles N.N.E. of Belfast and 33 east of Londonderry City. It is the converging point of the Londonderry and ' Coleraine section of the Northern Counties Railway with the Portrush branch of the same line, and being close to a number of popular seaside resorts a great deal of traffic passes through it especially during the summer months. The Derry Central Railway, which has its terminus at Coleraine, connects the town with Garvagh, Kilrea and Magherafelt. Coleraine is a prosperous and progressive town. It has a shirt and collar factory, a foundry, distilleries, and a weaving factory. Situated on a tidal river, steamers can come up and discharge in the town. In the centre of the Diamond a Town Hall was built in 1743 and in 1853 it was super¬ seded by the present Town Hall at a cost of £5000. The affairs of the town have been managed in a wise and enterprising spirit by the local authorities and the seven or eight thousand inhabitants live under the most favourable conditions. Photo by] Town Hall, Coleraine. [•/■ Mack. The Academical Institution, Coleraine. Principal, T. G. Houston, M.A.
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