The Story of Belfast and Its Surroundings
Author: LOWRY, Mary.
London: Headley Brothers, no date (circa 1913). 191 pages. Illustrated. Hardback.
Originally written to give young people an historical background to Belfast and its surrounding area, the book gives a concise account of many aspects of the early development of the region, and contains many interesting anecdotes to whet the appetite for further research.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
| I. | THE EARLY DAYS |
| II. | THE CHURCH |
| III. | THE OLD CASTLE |
| IV. | ORIGIN OF STREET NAMES |
| V. | WATER AND LIGHT |
| VI. | EARLY TRAVELLING |
| VII. | POST OFFICE |
| VIII. | EDUCATION |
| IX. | HOSPITALS |
| X. | THE BELFAST CHARITABLE SOCIETY |
| XI. | SOME CURIOUS LAWS AND TAXES |
| XII. | QUAINT DOCUMENTS |
| XIII. | THE HARBOUR |
| XIV. | SOME OLD COUNTRY HOUSES |
| XV. | THUROT’S INVASION |
| XVI. | THE CAVE HILL |
| XVII. | INDUSTRIES |
| XVIII. | ROPEMAKING |
| XIX. | LINEN |
| XX. | SHIPBUILDING |
| XXI. | COTTON |
| XXII. | ARMAGH |
| XXIII. | DUNGANNON |
| XXIV. | ANTRIM |
| XXV. | SHANE’S CASTLE |
| XXVI. | CARRICKFERGUS |
| XXVII. | HOLYWOOD |
| XXVIII. | BANGOR |
| XXIX. | GREY ABBEY |
| XXX. | ARDGLASS |
| XXXI. | DOWNPATRICK |
| XXXII. | NEWRY |
| XXXIII. | CARLINGFORD |
| XXXIV. | ROSTREVOR |
| XXXV. | KILBRONEY |
| XXXVI. | NARROWWATER CASTLE |
| XXXVII. | CROWN MOUNT |
| XXXVIII. | CASTLE ROCHE |
| AN OLD POEM | |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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