Guida Turistica a Belfast Irlanda Nord in italiano - Guida turistica in Italiano a Belfast e Irlanda del Nord
Description: The history, proceedings and publications of the Lecale Historical Society of County Down, Ireland.
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The Lecale and Downe Historical Society is based in Downpatrick, the County Town of Down in Northern Ireland. Downpatrick is situated in County Down some 20 miles south east of Belfast about 15 miles from the Mountains of Mourne whose distinctive profile 'sweeping down to the sea' are visible on the southern horizon. Click for location map . We meet regularly in the Down County Museum , one of the foremost local museums in Ireland. The site is illustrated throughout with images of Lecale. For information ab
The name Lecale is derived from the ancient gaelic "Leath Cathail" which means "Cathal's portion"; Cathal being a prince of Uladh about 700 A.D. An even earlier name "Magh-Inis" - the island plain - reflected the area's geography. Indeed some people in the area still use the name Isle-Lecale. Until about 200 years ago, when the first sea barriers were constructed and drainage began, the sea; Strangford Lough, the Irish Sea and Dundrum Bay, almost encircled the whole of the area.
On one of our low hills stands a giant statue of St Patrick, symbolically looking out from Lecale into the rest of Ireland. It commemorates the fact that this is the area where Ireland's patron saint both began and ended his mission. Today the land surrounding the market town of Downpatrick, with its ancient cathedral, is still largely rural. Many people commute to the city of Belfast to work, and within Lecale the principal occupations are centred on farming, fishing, tourism, and the service industries.
Guida Turistica a Belfast Irlanda Nord in italiano - Guida turistica in Italiano a Belfast e Irlanda del Nord