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This article is intended to show a timeline of the history of Belfast, Northern Ireland, up to the present day. Pre-Historic. Ice Age – peoples from Alba (modern Scotland) cross the frozen Irish Sea and began populating Ireland via Ulster. These inhabitants would later be supplanted or assimilated by the Gaels. [1]
This page includes a Northern Ireland timeline, its most important dates, and an overview of the Irish influence on world civilization.
Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland, and throughout its modern history has been a major commercial and industrial centre. In the late 20th century manufacturing industries that had existed for several centuries declined, particularly shipbuilding.
1914-02-26 HMHS Britannic, sister to the Titanic, is launched at Harland & Wolff, Belfast. 1948-03-13 Ireland beats Wales, 6-3 at Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast to clinch the Five Nations Rugby Championship and first Grand Slam. 1955-03-24 British Army patrols withdraw from Belfast after 20 years.
Irish unionists had been agitating successfully against Home Rule since the 1880s, and on 28 September 1912, their leader, Edward Carson, introduced the Ulster Covenant in Belfast, pledging to exclude Ulster from home rule. The Covenant was signed by 450,000 men.
22 lut 2024 · Belfast’s history is as rich and textured as the famous Irish linen once woven in its mills. Your journey through its timeline offers a glimpse into how a cluster of settlements at the mouth of the River Lagan burgeoned into the vibrant city you know today.
During the Irish War of Independence, the city was wracked by conflict. It began in 1920 with rioting in the shipyards. In July 1921, the infamous 'Belfast Bloody Sunday' took place, in which there was fierce fighting. After the war, Belfast became the capital city of Northern Ireland.
