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- The Ford of Belfast existed as early as 665 AD, when a battle was recorded as being fought at the site.
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The Ford of Belfast existed as early as 665 AD, [5] when a battle was recorded as being fought at the site. [6] St. George's Church of Ireland is built on the site of an ancient chapel that was used by pilgrims who were crossing the rivers.
1177 – The village of Belfast comes under the ownership of John de Courcy after acquiring land in Ulster with the Norman victory at the Battle of Downpatrick. [5] De Courcy would order castles to be built in Belfast and nearby Carrickfergus. [6] 1306 – First mention of the chapel on the Ford of Belfast in the papal taxation rolls [7]
Jun 6, 2019 · The first factory outside North America was opened by Henry Ford in Trafford Park, Manchester, in 1911, to build the Model T, and the company soon became the UK’s largest car-maker.
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Apr 12, 2021 · The Anglo-Norman settlement at Belfast is known in official documents as ‘Le Ford’. The site was reinforced by a ring of small garrisons or mottes, which were placed in the hands of loyal officers.
Aug 31, 2024 · The Ford of Belfast existed as early as 665, when a battle was fought at the site. The current Church of Ireland church at this location (St. George's) is built on the site of an ancient chapel used by pilgrims crossing the water. The earliest mention of the Chapel of the Ford is in the papal taxation rolls of 1306.
The first time that the name Belfast, or more properly, Beal-feirste, occurs in the Annals of the Four Masters, is in the year of Christ 1476; but long previous to that date the same locality seems to have been known as " the Ford :" thus, in the year 667, occurs the mention of an engage
this have afforded a particle of proof as to " the true position of the Ford of Belfast ?" That instead of its being a mere artificial obstruction in the channel or river, constructed of loose stones or timber, it was a great natural ford, Fersad, bar, or hard sand-bank, formed in the Lagan river, by the High
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