SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2010
By ADMINISTRATOR
Nursing Homes near Derry
Northern Ireland
Approximate Population: 83,699
Locals joke that Derry / Londonderry is a city that is so great they named it twice, displaying their trademark warmth and humour, acknowledging the turbulent history of the City whilst highlighting the vibrancy and modernity of the place today. An imposing city that sits majestically on the banks of the Foyle Estuary, Derry might be second to Belfast in terms of size but it certainly isn’t a runner up when it comes to attractions.
The best way to get a feel for the City is to stroll along the perfectly preserved 17th Century ramparts that look out across the characterful old City streets and down to the river. Derry is Britain’s only completely walled City and this walk provides a unique perspective of the City and surrounding countryside. Quaint Shipquay Street climbs steeply through the old town with narrow lanes running off it which host a popular craft village.
One building you can’t fail to spot within the City walls is the beautiful gothic Cathedral of Saintt Columb that dates back to 1633. Just outside the walls but equally impressive is the neo-gothic Guildhall, worth a trip if only to marvel at the incredible collection of stained glass windows that chronicle all events of note in Derry’s history. For a City that has had its fair share of troubles, including a 105-day siege (1688-1689) and the killings of Bloody Sunday in 1972, it tells its story well with a wealth of fine museums, the most comprehensive being The Tower Museum.
Nursing Homes near Derry Northern Ireland
SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2010
By ADMINISTRATOR
Nursing Homes near Belfast
Northern Ireland
Approximate Population: 276,459
Belfast has two universities. Queen’s University Belfast was founded in 1845 and is a member of the Russell Group, an association of 20 leading research-intensive universities in the UK.[129] It is one of the largest universities in the UK with 25,231 undergraduate and postgraduate students spread over 250 buildings, 120 of which are listed as being of architectural merit.[130] The University of Ulster, created in its current form in 1984, is a multi-centre university with a campus in the Cathedral Quarter of Belfast. The Belfast campus has a specific focus on Art and Design and Architecture, and is currently undergoing major redevelopment. The Jordanstown campus, just seven miles (11 km) from Belfast city centre concentrates on engineering, health and social science. The Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN) Web Service receives funding from both universities and is a rich source of information and source material on the Troubles as well as society and politics in Northern Ireland.
Belfast Metropolitan College is a large further education college with several campuses around the city. Formerly known as Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education, it specialises in vocational education. The college has over 53,000 students enrolled on full-time and part-time courses, making it one of the largest further education colleges in the UK.
The Belfast Education and Library Board was established in 1973 as the local authority responsible for education, youth and library services within the city. There are 184 primary, secondary and grammar schools in the city.
Nursing Homes near Belfast
Northern Ireland
AUGUST 31ST, 2010
By ADMINISTRATOR
Nursing Homes near Newry
Northern Ireland
Approximate Population: 27,433
The English version of the name of the city comes from the original Irish Iúr Chinn Trá (in older spelling, Iubhar Chinn Trábha), which translates as “the yew at the head of the strand”, which relates to an apocryphal story that Saint Patrick planted a yew tree there in the 5th century. In modern Irish, the full name of the town is rarely used; instead it is abbreviated to An tIúr.
The town was established in 1144 with the building of a monastery, although there is strong evidence of continual human habitation in the area from 8th century. The monastery only lasted until 1162, when it was burned to the ground, and later replaced by a cistercian monastery. This monastery itself was later converted to a collegiate church in 1543, before being surrendered to the crown in 1548.
Sir Pedro Winter, marshal of the Army in Ireland, took over the site around 1550, later building a castle there. The remains of the original Cistercian monastery were still standing when Bagenal acquired the land and it may well have been the abbot’s house that Bagenal proclaimed as his castle. The site was said to consist of a ‘church, steeple, and cemetery, chapter- house, dormitory and hall, two orchards and one garden, containing one acre, within the precincts of the college’. The remains of Bagenal’s Castle can be found today on Castle Street, near to the LIDL store, on what was once the site of McCann’s Bakery.
Nursing Homes near Newry Northern Ireland
AUGUST 21ST, 2010
By ADMINISTRATOR
Nursing Homes near Lisburn
Northern Ireland
Approximate Population: 71,465
The city of Lisburn is located south west of Belfast in the Lagan Valley. An important shopping centre with a wide range of sports, arts and leisure activities, Lisburn also retains strong links with the past. Visitors may take a guided tour or follow a heritage trail through the city’s Historic Quarter. The area comprising Market Square, Castle Street, Bridge Street and Bow Street was largely wiped out by a huge fire in 1707 but was rebuilt and has altered little down the years.
Lisburn Museum and the Irish Linen Centre, detailing one of Northern Ireland’s most important industries, are housed in the 17th Century Market House, while the gateway and gardens of Lisburn Castle, itself destroyed in the fire, also survive from the 1600s. Lisburn Cathedral, and various churches, date back to the 1700s.
The Historic Quarter contains many 19th Century buildings, including the landmark Castle Buildings and the railway station. Contemporary attractions in the city feature the modern shopping development of Lisburn Square, the high-quality swimming facilities at Lagan Valley LeisurePlex, and Island Arts Centre. Sports include golf, fishing and riding. Lisburn is home to the Down Royal Racecourse, and the Dundrod motorbike racing circuit isn’t far away.
Nursing Homes near Lisburn
Northern Ireland
JUNE 23RD, 2010
By ADMINISTRATOR
Nursing Homes near Armagh
Northern Ireland
Approximate Population: 14,590
The city of Armagh (from the Irish: Ard Mhacha meaning “The Height of Macha”) is an ancient religious site of worship of both Celtic paganism and Christianity, the oldest of the five cities in Northern Ireland, and the county town of County Armagh. Armagh was granted a Royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth II in 1994, and city status was officially re-conferred in 1995. Armagh is the least-populated city in both Northern Ireland and the island of Ireland. It had a population of 14,590 people in the 2001 Census.
Emain Macha (or Navan Fort) at the city’s edge, is believed to have been used as an ancient pagan ritual or ceremonial site. According to Irish mythology it was once the capital of Ulster, until it was abandoned during the 1st century CE. The site was named after the goddess Macha, and as the settlement grew on the hills nearby, it was also named after the goddess — Ard Macha means “The Height of Macha”.
Armagh has been an educational centre since the time of Saint Patrick, and thus it has been referred to as “the city of saints and scholars”. The educational tradition continued with the foundation of the Royal School in 1608 and the Armagh Observatory in 1790. This was part of the Archbishop’s plan to have a university founded in the city. This ambition was finally fulfilled, albeit briefly, in the 1990s when Queen’s University of Belfast opened an outreach centre in the former hospital building.
Nursing Homes near Armagh
Northern Ireland
