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The Malone Road (Irish: Bóthar Maigh Lón; 'The Plain of the Lambs' Road[1]) is a radial road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, leading from the university quarter southwards to the affluent suburbs of Malone and Upper Malone, each a separate electoral ward. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Queen's Quarter (also known as the University Quarter) is the southern-most of Quarter in Belfast, Northern Ireland and named after Queen's Along with the Lisburn Road, it is one of the two main routes that takes traffic from the M1 to the centre of Belfast. The Lisburn Road ( Irish: Bóthar Lios na gCearrbhach) is a main arterial road linking Belfast to Lisburn, in Northern Ireland. This page refers to the M1 in Northern Ireland For other uses see M1 The M1 is a Motorway in Northern Ireland. The road runs parallel to the Lisburn Road and is linked by over a dozen side streets, while at its northern end, the Stranmillis Road rejoins the Malone Road to form University Road, which in turn joins with the Lisburn Road to become Bradbury Place. Stranmillis ( Irish: An Srúthan Milís; ‘The Sweet Stream’ is an area in south Belfast, Northern Ireland Most of the road has a BT9 postcode. The BT postcode area, also known as the Belfast postcode area covers Northern Ireland and was the last part of the United Kingdom to be coded

The district contains two of Belfast's best known grammar schools. A grammar school is one of several different types of School in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries At the northern end of the road, number 1 Malone Road is Methodist College Belfast, while further south lies Victoria College, Belfast,[2] one of the UK's few remaining girl only grammar schools. History The school was founded in 1865 by the Methodist Church in Ireland for the education of children of Methodist ministers and opened three years later Victoria College Belfast is a voluntary non-denominational Grammar School in Cranmore Park Belfast, Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The district also hosts Queen's Elms Village, the main halls of residence for students from Queen's University Belfast, housing over 1,000 students. Queen's University Belfast is a university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Queen's University Belfast is a university in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

At the southern end of the Malone Road lies Malone House, a mansion in the late Georgian style. Georgian architecture is the name given in most English -speaking countries to the set of Architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840 The house is now maintained by Belfast City Council and available to rent for private functions. Belfast City Council is the City council for Belfast, Northern Ireland.

The residential streets leading off the Malone Road are known for their high property prices,[3] in particular, Malone Park, which is claimed to be the largest private avenue in the British Isles. The British Isles (Irish variously Na hOileáin Bhriotanacha, Oileáin Iarthair Eorpa, Éire agus an Bhreatain Mhór; Ellanyn Goaldagh Eileanan

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Sports

Off the Malone Road are many private sports clubs, the YMCA grounds at Bladon, Belfast Harlequins and Methody Sports ground at Deramore Park, The Royal Belfast Academical Institution playing fields at Osborne Park and Bladon, the Queen's University Belfast playing fields at Upper Malone, the Police Service of Northern Ireland Country Club at Newforge Lane and Instonians and Cooke RFC Playing fields at Shaw's Bridge. The Young Men's Christian Association (" YMCA " or " the Y " was founded on June 6, 1844 in London England by a young man Background of the club Belfast Harlequins was formed in 1999 with the merger of Collegians and North of Ireland Cricket Club and North of Ireland FC. History The school was founded in 1865 by the Methodist Church in Ireland for the education of children of Methodist ministers and opened three years later The Royal Belfast Academical Institution, commonly known as 'Inst The Police Service of Northern Ireland is the Police service that covers Northern Ireland. Malone RFC began life in Malone before moving to the Cregagh area of Belfast. Malone RFC' (Malone Rugby Football Club is a Rugby union club based in Belfast in Northern Ireland. Cregagh ( is the name of a district in south east Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Churches

There are several churches in Malone, including St Brigid's Catholic Church, Fisherwick Presbyterian, McCracken Memorial Presbyterian, Malone Presbyterian Church[4] and St John's Malone Church of Ireland

Flora and Fauna

The wild plants "weeds" are listed and discussed in the "Urban Flora" by Beesley and Wilde. They noted that he residents keep their gardens relatively weed-free. In the area Scrophularia nodosa (Common Figwort), Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) and Silene dioica (Red Campion) were noted in an old lane off the Malone Park. Scrophularia nodosa (also called figwort, woodland figwort, and common figwort) is a perennial Herbaceous Plant Digitalis purpurea ( Common Foxglove, Purple Foxglove or Lady's Glove) is a Flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae (formerly Red campion ( Silene dioica, syn Melandrium rubrum) is a Flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native throughout Epipactis helleborine (Broad-leaved Hellborine) was spreading up New Forge Lane and Allium triquetrum (Three-cornered Garlic) was recorded from Cranmore. Epipactis helleborine ( Broad-leaved Helleborine) is an Orchid. Allium is the Onion Genus, with about 1250 Species, making it one of the largest plant genera in the world [5]

References

  1. ^ Origin of Belfast Street Names
  2. ^ Victoria College
  3. ^ Times
  4. ^ Lamour, P. (1987). Belfast An Illustrated Architectural Guide. Friar's Bush Press. ISBN 0946872104
  5. ^ Besley, S. and Wilde, J. 1997 Urban Flora of Belfast. The Institute of Irish Studies, ISBN 0 85389 695 X The Queen's University of Belfast

Further illustrations

Illustrations of various Malone buildings may be found in Lamour, P. 1987. Belfast An Illustrated Architectural Guide. Friar's Bush Press. ISBN 0946872104.

External links

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