Additional Sidelights on Belfast History

CONTENTS.

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THE BUILDING OF BELFAST CASTLE 1
ARTHUR, 1ST EARL OF DONEGALL 15
THE CASTLE FIRE 37
THE AFTERMATH 45
OLD BRIDGES OF BELFAST 57
THE SECOND CONGREGATION 67
HISTORICAL NARRATIVE 85
STEWART BANKS 98
OLD BELFAST QUAYS 105
HARBOUR SEAL 112
BRIDGES OVER THE FARSET 113
THE RED HAND OF ULSTER 118
ENTRANCE OF WILLIAM III TO BELFAST 119
THE DONEGALL ARMS 129
THE MARKET HOUSE 133
DONEGALL PLACE 137
ADDENDUM: Historical Retrospect 145
LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS 167
INDEX 171

 

ILLUSTRATIONS.

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THE LONG BRIDGE Frontispiece
Facsimile PLANTATION COMMISSIONERS' REPORT 2
SIGNATURES OF THE PLANTATION COMMISSIONERS 2
From 1791 MAP 6
THE SQUIRE'S HILL 9
SIGNATURE OF HENRY LE SQUYRE 11
THE CHICHESTER MONUMENT, CARRICKFERGUS 12
ARTHUR, 1ST EARL OF DONEGALL (BY HOLLAR) 15
INSCRIPTION ON MAP OF ENNISHOWEN BY HOLLAR, 1661 17
CHAPEL OF EASE: CLASSICAL SCHOOL IN RERE 25
From 1685 MAP AND From 1715 MAP 25
MEMORIAL IN EGGESFORD CHURCH -- STATUE OF 1ST EARL 34
EGGESFORD CHURCH, N. DEVON 36
RIVER TAW, EGGESFORD 36
MEMORIAL IN ECCRSFORD CHURH 38
Facsimile LETTER OF ISAAC McCARTNEY, 1708 44
From CORPORATE RECORDS, 1708 46
"THE STORY OF THE INJURED LADY" (Title-page 1746) 52
VERSES upon the late Countess of DONEGALL 52
TABLET TO ARTHUR, 3RD EARL OF DONEGALL, CARRICKFERGUS 54
THE GREAT BRIDGE OF BELFAST, 1612-1935 57
WOODEN WATER PIPES, 21ST JUNE, 1935 59
THE GREAT BRIDGE AS IT APPEARS IN 1937 61
HIGHEST POINT TO WHICH ORDINARY TIDES FLOW 62
THE LONG BRIDGE 63
FRANCIS RITCHIE AND WILLIAM B. RITCHIE 66
From MACLANACHAN'S MAP, 1715 67
THE MANSE, ROSEMARY STREET 69
ROSEMARY STREET, 1870 69
PLAN ON LEASE OF 1767 70
COMMUNION SERVICE 71
TOMB OF WADDELL CUNNINGHAM 76
ALMS DISH, 1721 77
SIR SAMUEL FERGUSON 78
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE 78
BIRTH CERTIFICATE 79
From CORPORATE RECORDS, 1704 80
PARISH OF BELFAST 83
MS., SIR WILLIAM ELLISON-MACARTNEY 84
GENERAL GEORGE MACARTNEY 96
WILLIAM MACARTNEY, M.P., AND HIS WIFE 97
STEWART BANKS 98
PRESENTATION SILVER CUP 102
CHICHESTER QUAY AND HIGH STREET, 1831 104
From MAP OF 1840 108
From MAP OF 1715 109
GEORGIAN DOOR, MARLBOROUGH STREET, AS IT APPEARS IN 1937 111
SEAL OF BELFAST BALLAST OFFICE 112
QUEEN'S SQUARE, BELFAST, 28TH JULY, 1937 117
From PHILLIPS' MAP, 1685 120
Title-page of A JOURNAL, ETC., BY MULLENAUX, 1690 121
CAPTAIN R LEATHES 124
BELFAST DELFT 126
CRANMORE 127
MAP OF 1693 128
CASTLE PLACE, BELFAST, 1843 129
CASTLE PLACE, 1937 131
THE MARKET HOUSE, 1780 133
PLAN ON LEASE, 1784, AS SURVEYED IN 1783 136
PHILLIPS' MAP, 1685 138
PLAN OF BELFAST ABOUT 1680: K.51 (39) 139
LINEN HALL, BELFAST, 1785-1896 140
From ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1858 144
EXCHANGE AND ASSEMBLY ROOM 145
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS: EXCHANGE BUILDINGS: AND BELFAST BANK IN 1841 146
THE BELFAST BANK, 1846 147
PLAN ON LEASE, 1840 162
STEWART BANKS, IN VOLUNTEER UNIFORM 163
POSTAGE RATES (TO AND FROM EDINBURGH), 1808 164
Facsimile ROYAL NAVY CERTIFICATE, 1808 165
DONEGALL COAT OF ARMS, 1661 166
OLD SEAL OF BELFAST (1640-1842) 166
CHART OF BELFAST LOUGH, 1693 facing 166

 

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