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For the council, see Lisburn City Council. Lisburn City Council is a Local Council covering an area partly in County Antrim and partly in County Down in Northern Ireland.

Not to be confused with the Portuguese capital Lisbon

Lisburn
Irish: Lios na gCearrbhach

Image:LisburnCityCrest.jpg
Ex Igne Resurgam
"Out of the fire, I shall arise"
Lisburn (Northern Ireland)
Lisburn

Lisburn shown within Northern Ireland
Population 71,465 (2001 Census)
District Lisburn Borough
County County Antrim
County Down
Constituent country Northern Ireland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LISBURN
Postcode district BT27
BT28
Dialling code 028
Police Northern Ireland
Fire Northern Ireland
Ambulance Northern Ireland
European Parliament Northern Ireland
UK Parliament Lagan Valley
NI Assembly Lagan Valley
Website: http://www.lisburn.gov.uk
List of places: UK • Northern Ireland •

Coordinates: 54°30′43″N 6°01′52″W / 54.512, -6.031

Lisburn (Irish: Lios na gCearrbhach; meaning fort of the gamblers) is a predominantly unionist city in Northern Ireland, south-west of and adjoining Belfast. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. 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County Antrim ( Contae Aontroma or simply Aontroim in Irish) is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, and one of nine counties County Down, ( Ulster Scots: Coontie Doun. is one of the nine counties that form the province of Ulster and one of six counties that form Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. 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The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS is the Statutory fire and rescue service for Northern Ireland, United Kingdom The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS is the Ambulance service that serves the whole of Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Lagan Valley is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The Northern Ireland Assembly ( Irish: Tionól Thuaisceart Éireann, Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann Semmlie) is the devolved Lagan Valley is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. 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Anglicisation or anglicization (see -ise vs -ize) is a process of conversion of verbal or written elements of any other language into a more comprehensible English Formerly a borough, it was given city status in 2002 (along with Newry) as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee celebrations. Newry ( short form An tIúr, "The Yew" is the fourth largest city in Northern Ireland and eighth on the island of Ireland. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II A Golden Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 50th anniversary of a monarch's reign The city is split between County Antrim & County Down, the River Lagan forming the county boundary. County Antrim ( Contae Aontroma or simply Aontroim in Irish) is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, and one of nine counties County Down, ( Ulster Scots: Coontie Doun. is one of the nine counties that form the province of Ulster and one of six counties that form The River Lagan ( is a major river in Northern Ireland which runs 40 miles (60 km from the Slieve Croob mountain in County Down to Belfast Lisburn had a population of 71,465 people in the 2001 Census. A nationwide Census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 Although it has city status, the area covered consists of the town of Lisburn, surrounded by an extensive rural and semi-rural hinterland. The council area includes Hillsborough, Moira, Dromara, Glenavy, Dunmurry and Drumbo The administrative headquarters are in the town of Lisburn. Lisburn City Council is a Local Council covering an area partly in County Antrim and partly in County Down in Northern Ireland. Hillsborough ( Cromghlinn in Irish, Cromlyn in anglicized Gaelic) is an attractive Village in County Down, Northern Moira (in Irish: Maigh Rath, ie plain of the ring forts is a large Village in County Down, Northern Ireland, between Lisburn Dromara (in Irish: Droim mBearach, ie ridge of heifers is a small Village in County Down, Northern Ireland, 10km to the south west This article refers to the village in Northern Ireland For the town in New Zealand see Glenavy New Zealand Glenavy ( is a Village Dunmurry ( is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland situated between the cities of Belfast and Lisburn. For the musician who has gone by this name see John French. Drumbo (from the Irish Druim Bo, meaning the ridge of [1]

Lisburn is also known as the birthplace of the Irish linen industry, which was established in 1698 by Louis Crommelin and other Huguenots. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Linen is a Textile made from the Fibers of the Flax plant Linum usitatissimum. The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France (or French Calvinists) from the sixteenth to the eighteenth An exhibition about the Irish linen industry is now housed in the Irish Linen Centre, which can be found in the town’s old Market House in Market Square.

The city is a popular shopping centre, with a wide range of retail outlets both in the Lisburn town centre and in the out-of-town Sprucefield and Sprucefield Park centres. Sprucefield is a major out-of-town retail park at Blaris on the outskirts of Lisburn and ten miles from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Also in the town centre is the Irish linen centre and Lisburn Museum, which is free to enter and contains displays about the history of the linen industry (which was a key industry in the history of Ulster). Ulster ( Ulaidh ˈkwɪɟɪ ˈʌlˠu / ˈʌlˠi is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in addition to Connacht, Munster and Leinster [2]

Lisburn is one of the four constituent cities that makes up the Dublin-Belfast corridor region which has a population of just under 3 million. The Dublin-Belfast corridor is a term used to loosely describe a geographical area that encompasses the cities of Dublin and Belfast and the area between

Contents

Administration

Lisburn is home to many important political, civil and military bodies with associated infrastructure. Including Thiepval Barracks, the headquarters of the British Army in Northern Ireland and the headquarters of the Northern Ireland Fire Brigade are also located in the town. Thiepval Barracks in Lisburn, County Antrim, is the headquarters of the British Army in Northern Ireland and its 38th (Irish Brigade The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS is the Statutory fire and rescue service for Northern Ireland, United Kingdom In elections for the Westminster Parliament the city falls mainly into the Lagan Valley constituency but partly into West Belfast. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories For other constituencies of the same name see Belfast West. Belfast West is a Parliamentary Constituency in the UK House

History

Lisburn was originally known as Lisnagarvey (an Anglicisation of Lios na gCearrbhach). Anglicisation or anglicization (see -ise vs -ize) is a process of conversion of verbal or written elements of any other language into a more comprehensible English

Negotiations preceding the American War of Independence between Ben Franklin and Lord Hillsborough took place at Hillsborough. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Benjamin Franklin ( April 17 1790 was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. Wills Hill 1st Marquess of Downshire, PC ( 30 May 1718 – 7 October 1793) was a British politician of the Georgian era Hillsborough ( Cromghlinn in Irish, Cromlyn in anglicized Gaelic) is an attractive Village in County Down, Northern

Lisburn's original site was located on what is now known as Hill Street Estate, on a hill above the River Lagan. The River Lagan ( is a major river in Northern Ireland which runs 40 miles (60 km from the Slieve Croob mountain in County Down to Belfast There was also a fort located at the north side of what is now known as Wallace Park. In 1611 James I granted Sir Fulke Conway the lands of Killultagh in south west County Antrim. James I may refer to James I Count of La Marche (1319-1362 Count of Ponthieu James I of Aragon (1208–1276 Count of Barcelona During the 1620s the original streets of Lisburn as we know it today were laid out, Market Square, Bridge Street, Castle Street and Bow Street. Sir Fulke Conway brought over many English and Welsh settlers during the Ulster Plantation. The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English The Welsh people ( Welsh: Cymro ("Welshman" Cymraes ("Welsh woman" Cymry ("Welshmen/women" Cymry The Plantation of Ulster (Irish Plandáil Uladh) was a planned process of Colonisation which took place in the northern Irish province of Ulster He built a manor house on what is now Castle Gardens and in 1623 he built a church on the site of the current cathedral. A manor house or fortified manor-house is a Country house, which has historically formed the administrative centre of a manor (see Manorialism This article is about the history and organisation of the cathedral The Manor House was destroyed in the accidental fire of 1707 and was never rebuilt, a plaque in the Linen Museum marks the inferno. A manor house or fortified manor-house is a Country house, which has historically formed the administrative centre of a manor (see Manorialism After the fire, Lisnagarvey was renamed Lisburn. Lisnagarvey (Irish Lios na gCearrbhach is a small Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near Lisburn.

Lisburn is one of the constituent cities that makes up the Dublin-Belfast corridor region which has a population of just under 3 million. The Dublin-Belfast corridor is a term used to loosely describe a geographical area that encompasses the cities of Dublin and Belfast and the area between

The Troubles

For more information see The Troubles in Lisburn, which includes a list of incidents in Lisburn during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities. The Troubles in Lisburn recounts incidents during and the effects of The Troubles in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

People

Sir Richard Wallace made quite an impact on Lisburn. Sir Richard Wallace 1st Baronet ( June 21, 1818 &ndash July 20, 1890) was an English Art collector His bequests include the Wallace Park and Wallace High School. The Wallace Park in Lisburn, Northern Ireland was bequethed to the people of Lisburn by Sir Richard Wallace. Wallace is a name for several high schools in the English-speaking world including Wallace High School (Idaho, Wallace Idaho Wallace In 1872 he donated drinking fountains, known as Wallace fountains, two of which can still be seen near the cricket pitch in Wallace Park, another in front of Lisburn Linen Museum in Bow Street and another in Castle Gardens. Wallace fountains are public drinking fountains that appear in the form of small cast-iron sculptures scattered throughout the city of Paris, France. Wallace was created baronet in 1871 and was Member of Parliament for Lisburn from 1873 to 1885. A baronet (traditional abbreviation Bart, modern abbreviation Bt) or the rare female equivalent a baronetess (abbreviation Btss) is the holder A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Lisburn was a former United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland returning one MP Super-middleweight boxer Brian Magee is from Lisburn.

Demographics

Lisburn Urban Area is within Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area (BMUA)and is classified as a Large Town by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 18,000 and 75,000 people). On census day (29 April 2001) there were 71,465 people living in Lisburn. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Of these:

Public Representatives

Lisburn encompasses the Lagan Valley constituency, as well as a small portion of the West Belfast seat

Education

  • Central Primary School
  • Tonagh Primary School
  • Largymore Primary School
  • St. Aloysius Primary School
  • Killowen Primary School
  • Ballymacash Primary School
  • Brownlee Primary School
  • Forthill Primary School
  • Harmony Hill Primary School
  • St. Joseph's Primary School
  • St. Colman's Primary School
  • Old Warren Primary School
  • Knockmore Primary School
  • Pond Park Primary School
  • Friends School
  • Lisnagarvey High School
  • Wallace High School
  • Forthill College
  • Laurelhill Community College
  • St. Friends' School Lisburn is a Quaker voluntary Grammar school in the city of Lisburn, Northern Ireland founded in 1774 Lisnagarvey High School is now a mixed secondary school located in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Wallace High School is a co-educational Voluntary Grammar school situated in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. Patrick's High School
  • Lisburn Institute (further education college)

Churches

Transport

Communications

Main article: Lisburn telephone exchange code

The local area code, like the rest of Northern Ireland is 028. The Lisburn telephone exchange code refers to the former 01846 area code which until the 2000 Big Number Change, served Lisburn, Aghalee Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of However all local 8-digit subscriber numbers commence with 92xx-xxxx. Before the Big Number Change in 2000, the STD code for Lisburn and its surrounding area was 01846. The Big Number Change was an update of telephone dialling codes in the UK in response to the rapid late 1990s growth of telecommunications and impending exhaustion of numbers Subscriber trunk dialling ( STD, also known as subscriber toll dialling) is a term for the UK Telephone system allowing subscribers to dial trunk

Sport

References

  1. ^ Office of Public Sector Information
  2. ^ Culture Northern Ireland
  3. ^ NI neighbourhood Information Service
  4. ^ Lisburn station. Club History Basketball has been played in Lisburn since the late 1960’s in 1995 the Lisburn Scorpions were created from the remnants from an old team known as the Falcons Lisburn Cricket Club is a Cricket club in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The Lisburn Racquets Club is a sports club in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved on 2007-08-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital
  5. ^ Translink

See also

External links

This is a list page for Towns in Northern Ireland. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, a town is any settlement which has received a charter This is a list page for Villages in Northern Ireland. The NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA defines a town as having a population of 4500 or more Market Houses are a notable feature of many Northern Ireland towns with varying styles of architecture size and ornamentation making for a most interesting feature of the streetscape The Lisburn telephone exchange code refers to the former 01846 area code which until the 2000 Big Number Change, served Lisburn, Aghalee

Dictionary

Lisburn

-proper noun

  1. A market town straddling the county border between Antrim and Down.
  2. A city and administrative region in Northern Ireland.
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