Ulster

Ulster places and history in images. I present this photo blog as a counter-balance to the plethora of Irish pages with a Nationalist viewpoint that tend to neglect the north (aside from the Troubles).

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a vintage depiction of the Irish Football Association badge / logo. (Northern Ireland). Established in 1880, the IFA is the fourth oldest football association in the world.

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Ulster Cafe, Dunkirk, 1942.

article from Belfast Telegraph, 17th Dec, 1942.

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The dome of Belfast City Hall with Harland & Wolff shipbuilding cranes in the background. December 2022. Photo by  Cine Drone - Aerial Media Productions.

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The Ulsterman... a 1979 fictional novel by Andrew Lane.

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In a St Patrick's day tweet, that didn't seem to go down too well, the Chicago Bears posted a fake photo of the the Chicago river dyed orange (team colours) rather than the traditional green on St. Patrick's day. The tweet saw a backlash from Irish Americans that led to the post being removed.

Maybe these people weren't aware that one third of the Irish Republic's flag is orange and that the earliest St. Patrick's day parades in America were organised by Irish Protestants of the orange tradition?

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Liam Neeson’s character sings ‘The Sash My Father Wore’ in a scene from the Coen Brothers Western movie The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. 

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Punk band The Ramones at Belfast City Hall. Circa 1978

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11th Night: Loyalist bonfire and fireworks in Northern Ireland, July, 2021.

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A fox on the misty Mourne mountains, Co. Down, Northern Ireland.

Photo by Ryan Simpson.

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Mural of Northern Ireland’s first Prime Minister James Craig. Location: Shankill Rd, Belfast.

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“The pen (for the moment) is mightier than the sword”. A vintage political cartoon featuring Edward Carson on the eve of Ulster Day (the signing of the Ulster Covenant).

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Ulster Day, 28th Sept, 1912.

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The Red Hand Inn, Glengormley, Co. Antrim, circa 1910.

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Annalong Harbour, County Down, Northern Ireland. Circa 1960's

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Northern Ireland Centenary Rose.

Bred by Dickson Roses, (founded 1836) to mark Northern Ireland’s centenary. The flower will be planted at Hillsborough Castle, Buckingham Palace and Downing Street.

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100 years ago a commercially produced 'Northern Ireland historic medal' went on sale in 1921 at Robinson and Cleavers department store, Belfast to commemorate birth of northern Ireland and the opening of the new parliament in Belfast.

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Australian artist Henry Clive painted a series called Global Glamour in the 1940’s which was a collection of international beauties in national dress. This one is "Northern Ireland" as featured on the front cover of American Weekly magazine, 1944.

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Today, May 3rd, 2021, marks the centenary of the creation of Northern Ireland. Happy Birthday, 100 years.