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Titanic

01 Wednesday Oct 2014

Posted by laurencereade in G

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Belfast, Dungannon Swifts, George Best Belfast Airport, Glentoran, Harland And Wolff, Northern Ireland, sinking of the Titanic, The Oval, Titanic

Saturday 27th September 2014 ko 15.00

IFA Premiership

GLENTORAN 1 (McAlorum 81)

DUNGANNON SWIFTS 0

Att 782

Entry £10

Programme £3

It’s impossible to visit Glentoran’s Oval Grounds home and not think of shipbuilding. You are in East Belfast and the Harland and Wolff shipyard is visible for miles around, with the towering presence of the giant yellow cranes named “Samson” and “Goliath” as focal points. The planes taking off from the nearby George Best Belfast Airport seem to climb more steeply than normal to avoid them all. Continue reading →

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