Ireland Page 8

IRELAND
JUNE, 2001
PAGE 8


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BELFAST, IRELAND,
GENEALOGY RESEARCH AT PRONI,
and
NORTHERN TRAIN-BUS TRIP TO GIANT'S CAUSEWAY


Northern Ireland




CHURCH
Belfast, Ireland


Courtesy of: Darrell S. Richey




TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Belfast, Ireland


Courtesy of: Darrell S. Richey




GRAND OPERA HOUSE
Near Jury's Inn, where we stayed while in Belfast.
Belfast, Ireland


Courtesy of: David E. Hancock


Courtesy of: Darrell S. Richey




PUBLIC RECORDS OFFICE OF NORTHERN IRELAND
(aka PRONI)
Courtesy of: David E. Hancock


We all boarded a train at Belfast that would take us to the
Public Records Office of Northern Ireland
to research our SHIELDS ancestors.

Click on hyperlinks to learn more about researching at PRONI.


Research Cards to enter the research facility



Courtesy of: Audrey (Shields) Hancock




RESTING THOSE LEGS


Courtesy of: David E. Hancock

When legs hurt from walking, Audrey sits.




Jury's Inn


Downtown Belfast, Northern Ireland

While in Belfast, we stayed here.



BELFAST TRAIN STATION


On a chilly Tuesday morning, June 12, 2001, we arose early to catch a train to Potrush, Northern Ireland.

Courtesy of: Darrell S. Richey

Audrey and Karen




POTRUSH, NORTHERN IRELAND

We arrived at Potrush, Northern Ireland.
We ate breakfast at this Uncle Saam's Restaurant.
Karen had a "bacon bap."



Courtesy of: Darrell S. Richey

We ate breakfast here before boarding a bus at Potrush for sightseeing at The Giant's Causeway.



DUNLUCE CASTLE
Courtesy of: Darrell S. Richey

DUNLUCE CASTLE
from a distance
Northern Ireland

Photos taken from the bus ride between Potrush and The Giant's Causeway


Courtesy of: Darrell S. Richey

Originally, the Dunluce Castle was a 13th Century Norman fortress, which was located on the northern coast of Northern Ireland halfway between Portrush and the Giant's Causeway. It was perched on top of an outcropping cliff that juted abruptly into the Atlantic Ocean. It was captured in the 16th Century by the local MacDonnell Clan Chiefs. In 1639 faulty construction caused the kitchens (with cooks who were preparing a feast for a party) to fall into the ocean during a storm. Today the castle sits in ruin in its original location and is one of the most photographed castles.




SEE PAGE 9:

PHOTOS of THE GIANT'S CAUSEWAY





Finishing our tour of Northern Ireland, we made our way back toward Dublin from where we were to leave. The night was spent at this B & B, and we left the next morning from Drogeda Bus Station.

Courtesy of: Darrell S. Richey

Tullyesker Country House
Monasterboice Dundalk Road
(Northern Ireland Road)
Drogheda, County Louth
Phone: +353 41 9830430
Phone: +353 41 9832624
Hosts: Cepta & Eobhain [pronounced Effa] McDonnell


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