History of Belfast

Battle between the Ulaid and Cruithin

Jan 1, 666

Clan McLea - the Highland Livingstones Originally named Beal Feirsde by the ‘Celtic-speaking Irish or Erinn’, the area of Belfast was ruled by the Ulaid in the early Christian era. The Ulaid were ‘a warrior caste of the Erinn’. The first mention of Beal Feirsde was recorded in the Annals of Tighernach, whereby in 666 AD, a battle was fought between the Ulaid and Cruithin, who were ‘a people closely connected with the Picts of northern Britain’ (Bardon, 1982: 3-4)

History of Belfast

Period: Jan 1, 666 to Dec 31, 1864

Segregation in Belfast

Election Riots

Jul 12, 1835

First Election Riots between the Pound and Sandy Row