The Irish name, Cúige Uladh, means the “Province of the Ulaidh”, with the term cúige formerly referring to one of the 5 provinces. The Ulaidh were a group of tribes who dwelt in this northern region of Ireland.
These are some of the most significant landmarks, buildings and monuments in the province of Ulster
Belfast's poor house and its finest Georgian building Clifton House was built in 1774 by The Belfast Charitable Society and was used until the late 1880′s as Belfast’s Poor House. It is now [...]
Belfast's Leaning Tower of Pisa The Albert Memorial Clock stands 141-feet high and is sometimes described as Belfast’s leaning tower of Pisa. Its tilt is blamed on the fact that it was constructed [...]
A Victorian architectural masterpiece This site was once home to the White Linen Hall, an important international Linen Exchange. The plans for a new city hall were drawn up in 1888 when Belfast [...]
Once the largest cranes in the World Samson and Goliath are the famous landmark gantry cranes that dominate the Belfast skyline. They were built by the German engineering firm Krupp located on Queen's [...]
Belfast's beauty on the hill Belfast Castle is set in a truly spectacular location on the slopes of Cavehill Country Park at 400 feet above sea level. It has beautiful gardens and spectacular [...]
One of the finest church interiors in Ireland This area was originally part of a small wooded island surrounded by marshy land which later became known as 'the Bogside. St Colmcille founded his first [...]
Ireland's biggest clock This impressive piece of Victorian architecture is Derry's Guildhall. It was built in 1887 and its eclectic style is described as ‘neo-Gothic with Tudor overtones’. It has the 2nd largest clock [...]
The first Cathedral to be built in the British Isles after The Reformation St Columb's Cathedral was built in 1633 at the highest point in Derry City on the site of a former Cistercian [...]
Ancestral home to the O'Cahans Dungiven Castle was the ancestral home of the O'Cahans who ruled this area for hundreds of years. In 1607 Sir Donnell O’Cahan was implicated in treason and had his [...]
One of Ireland's most unusual castles Harry Avery's Castle dominates the valley of the River Derg and overlooks Newtownstewart in County Tyrone. It is named after Henry Aimbreidh O'Neill who was a 14th-century [...]
Northern Ireland's iconic memorial to a much-loved landlord Scrabo Tower is one of Northern Ireland’s most iconic landmarks and stands majestically 125 feet high on a hill 540 feet above sea level. This [...]
One of the finest parliament buildings in the World This impressive structure is the Parliament Building for Northern Ireland, better known as Stormont. In 1920, when 'The Government of Ireland Act' was established [...]
The only portal tomb in Northern Ireland to be re-erected This dolmen can be found in an area in south Armagh is known as 'The Ring of Gullion' and has recently been designated [...]
Once the shirt making capital of the World The Star Factory was built in 1899 for The Messrs. Bayer Company. Between 1880 and the 1920s Derry was the principal seat of the shirt industry [...]
St Mura's Parish Church, Fahan. County Donegal 1820 St Mura's Parish Church takes its name from a local saint, Mura, who was a relative of St.Columba. Mura is regarded as the patron saint of [...]
Northern Ireland's highest pub The Ponderosa Pub is located on the Glenshane Pass between Derry and Belfast. It was established around c.1900 but started its life as a little farmhouse on the Derry to [...]
The oldest church ruins in Derry St Brecan was an early missionary bishop who was possibly the son of a king from Munster. He established a church on the Aran Islands before moving [...]
The house that was never completed This eccentric and intriguing house is located in one of the most scenic areas of Northern Ireland. It was the creation of Newton Penprase who named it 'Bendhu' [...]