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Read some information about Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland and answer the questions.
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1) What is Belfast Metropolitan Area?
2) What does ‘the river mouth’ mean?
3) Who is a Giant whose ring is situated near Belfast?
4) Why is Belfast called as ‘Linenopolis’?
5) Where do most of the tourists go in Belfast?
6) Is it possible to travel to jungle not even leaving Belfast? In what way?
7) Can you state that most number of the people on Titanic board were Irish?
Belfast was given city status by Queen Victoria in 1888.
The population is 276, 459, while 579, 554 people live in the wider Belfast Metropolitan Area.
' Belfast ', is the anglicised version of the Irish Bé al Feirste = " the sandy ford at the river mouth ".
The site of Belfast has been occupied since the Bronze Age. The Giant's Ring, a 5000 year old henge, is located near the city, and the remains of Iron Age hill forts can still be seen in the surrounding hills.
Belfast blossomed as a commercial and industrial centre in the 18th and 19th centuries and became Ireland's pre-eminent industrial city.
Industries thrived, including linen, rope-making, tobacco, heavy engineering and shipbuilding, and at the end of the nineteenth century, Belfast briefly overtook Dublin as the largest and most industrialised city in Ireland.
Belfast has over 40 public parks. The most popular park is Botanic Gardens in the Queen's Quarter.
Other attractions in the park
• the Tropical Ravine, a humid jungle glen,
• rose gardens
• public events ranging from live opera broadcasts to pop concerts.
Belfast is an ideal location for the shipbuilding industry that once made it famous.
• the famous Titanic was built in Belfast in 1912.
The city is served by two airports: The George Best Belfast City Airport adjacent to Belfast Lough and Belfast International Airport which is near Lough Neagh.
Queen's University of Belfast is the main university in the city.
The University of Ulster also maintains a campus in the city, which concentrates on fine art and design.
IRISH BLESSING:
May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow and may trouble avoid you whenever you go!
| St.Patrick’s Day St.Patrick came to Ireland, A country trimmed with green. It has the shamrocks and the pipes – Those leprechauns you’ve seen. Those leprechauns will trip you – You’ll fall flat on your face. They’ll tickle your nose and sour the milk, Then find a hiding place! | Leprechaun Search Oh, have you seen a leprechaun? A leprechaun? A leprechaun? Oh have you seen a leprechaun Who comes from Ireland? Among the shamrock he may hide He may hide, he may hide Among the shamrock he may hide So catch him if you can. | The Shamrock The shamrock is a little plant. Its leaf if three green hearts. We wear it on St.Patrick’s Day But that’s not where it starts. It comes from dear old Ireland, And we want you all to know, That Ireland if the only place Where the real, wild shamrocks grow! |