Andy, Thank you for sharing your pictures. I had hoped to see Belfast next year, but it seems the trip will be held off for a few more years. Your pictures are the next best thing to being there. Thanks, Wanda Whitby, Ontario, Canada -----Original Message----- From: Mary Adams Arroyo [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: September 11, 2005 2:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [BELFAST] Re: Belfast Photos online Wow! Great shots! Really enjoyed your photos. Thanks for sharing. Mary in CT. USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Airriess" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 11:20 PM Subject: Belfast Photos online > Listers, > > My wife and I were in Belfast this summer as part of our vacation to the > old country. > > I've made a wee web site with the photos we took on the trip. They > include some images not typically seen. For example, I made an 8-image > panorama from a hillside on the NW of town. Another is of the parking lot > where a family home once stood. Many of the photos are family-specific, > and they also include some pictures of the WONDERFUL people that made the > trip so special. Some did not want their pictures shown for privacy sake. > There are Belfast pictures, as well as pictures of some of the surrounding > places like the Giant's Causeway, Downpatrick, and one of our favorite > towns, Armagh. Some of London and environs are on the site too. > > There are some of our favorite places we didn't get pictures of, like > Clonard, but we'll have to save them for another trip I suppose. > > Instructions for viewing the images are on the screen. I hope you like > them and that they give you a sense of the town, if you are unfortunate > enough not to visit and enjoy the tremendous hospitality the locals > provide. > > Please offer your comments and suggestions. I know what I like, but as I > expand the site I want to make sure everyone finds it easy to use. I'll > be adding some photos in the near future, but didn't want to wait putting > up the site any longer. If you have a broadband connection, you are in > good shape. If you have a dialup connection, I suggest some supplementary > reading material. > > http://www.airriess.net/assets/2005Vacationindex.htm > > Andy Airriess > > ______________________________ > ==== IRL-BELFAST-CITY Mailing List ==== The 'Subject' line of your e-mail will be the first thing others see, so make it stand out and relevant to your post. ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

Beautiful pics. Brought back memories of my trip last spring. I so want to go back to Belfast. I didn't have enough time. I hope to go next year, if not, the year after. I'm starting to save for it. I saw that there were troubles last night. Rather sad. Mom and I had both picked on the underlying tension in the city when there in May, and we were "felt out" in conversations with the lovely people as to where our sympathies lay. (I have both Protestant and Catholic ancestry, and deftly avoided the subject altogether.) But the problems last night reminded me that the tension is never far from the surface. :( I just wish PRONI or the Church of Ireland would let the LDS film more. I worry about record loss due to strife if it refires. Irish research is so difficult from outside of Ireland (I'll refrain from my comments on the very overpriced "Heritage Centres") due to the LAST major record loss. I wonder, is it not wanting to allow access other than there, or does it come down to money issues? Plus it saddens me to see problems in the city that I grew to love in a short time. It was rather depressing to read about the rioting last night. I met so very many friendly people there. For that alone, I can't wait to go back. Bonz -----Original Message----- From: Wanda Lomer [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 6:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [BELFAST] Re: Belfast Photos online Andy, Thank you for sharing your pictures. I had hoped to see Belfast next year, but it seems the trip will be held off for a few more years. Your pictures are the next best thing to being there. Thanks, Wanda Whitby, Ontario, Canada

It was very interesting being there when we were. I did too note some "problems." Bricks in the road one morning following an assault on a police vehicle for example. When we stopped at the bonfire being built our "tour guide", a Catholic, told me, a Catholic whose NI rellies were dyed-in-the-wool Orange, my Catholic wife, and our "other faith" friend, that we should be going from our location because we were "attracting attention." Interesting. Had an interesting conversation with a gent from Dublin yesterday who said that the Protestants should make a deal now while they can. The rapidly growing young Catholic population will guarantee a significant minority population for the Protestants, and if they don't strike the best deal they can now, and the Catholics stick to it, sectarian problems are bound to ensue again, but with a Catholic majority. Police stations there are like jails here, all fortified and all. For those wishing a historical perspective on the issue, I'd recommend "The Holy War in Belfast" by Andrew Boyd. I found it most interesting. http://cgi.ebay.com/Holy-War-In-Belfast-Northern-Ireland-History_W0QQitemZ4574983215QQcategoryZ378QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Don't everybody go bidding at once now. If anyone can recommen other books on the subject, I'd be interested to compile a list. Andy Airriess