Lisburn Lios na gCearrbhach
Ex Igne Resurgam "I will arise out of the fire"
Location
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54°30′43″N 6°01′52″W / 54.512, -6.031
Statistics
Province:	Ulster
County:	County Antrim & County Down
District:	Lisburn
UK Parliament:	Lagan Valley
European Parliament:	Northern Ireland
Dialling Code:	+44 28
Post Town:	Lisburn
Postal District(s):	BT27, BT28
Population (2001)	71,465
Website: www.lisburn.gov.uk

Lisburn (Irish: Lios na gCearrbhach; meaning fort of the gamblers) is a city in Northern Ireland, south-west of and adjoining Belfast. An anglicised version of the Irish name, Lisnagarvey, is used in the title of schools and sporting clubs in the area. Formerly a borough, it was given city status in 2002 (along with Newry) as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee celebrations. The city is split between County Antrim & County Down, the River Lagan forming the county boundary. Lisburn had a population of 71,465 people in the 2001 Census. 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.^[1] Lisburn City Council is a Local Council partly in County Antrim and partly in County Down in Northern Ireland. ... 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Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Downpatrick Area: 2,448 km² Population (est. ... 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 where it enters Belfast Lough, an inlet of the Irish Sea. ... UK Census 2001 logo A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001. ... Lisburn City Council is a Local Council partly in County Antrim and partly in County Down in Northern Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County: District: Lisburn UK Parliament: Lagan Valley European Parliament: Northern Ireland Dialling Code: 028, +44 28 Post Town: Hillsborough Postal District(s): BT26 Area:  ? km² Population (2001) 3,400 Hillsborough (Cromghlinn in Irish, Cromlyn in anglicized Gaelic) is a pretty and historical large Georgian village in County... Moira (in Irish: Maigh Rath, ie plain of the wheels) is a large village in County Down, Northern Ireland, between Lisburn and Lurgan. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Ulster County: District: Lisburn City Area: 1 sq. ... Glenavy is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 17 kilometres north west of Lisburn on the banks of the Glenavy River. ... Dunmurry (County Antrim, Northern Ireland) is a village situated between the cities of Belfast and Lisburn. ... For the musician who has gone by this name, see John French. ...

Lisburn is also known as the birthplace of the Irish linen industry, which was established in 1698 by Louis Crommelin and other Huguenots. 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. Torn linen cloth, recovered from the Dead Sea Linen is a material made from the fibers of the flax plant. ... From the 16th to the 18th century the name Huguenot was applied to a member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France, historically known as the French Calvinists. ...

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. 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).^[2] Shopping Centre located on the outskirts of Lisburn (Northern Ireland). ... This article is about the nine-county Irish province. ...

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. In elections for the Westminster Parliament the city falls mainly into the Lagan Valley constituency but partly into West Belfast. Thiepval Barracks in Lisburn, County Antrim, is the headquarters of the British Army in Northern Ireland and its Belfast Regional Command. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Location of NIFB districts The Northern Ireland Fire Brigade (NIFB) are the official fire fighters for Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... Lagan Valley is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Creation 1922 MP Gerry Adams Party Sinn Féin Type House of Commons Districts Belfast, Lisburn EP constituency Northern Ireland Belfast West is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ...

History

Negotiations preceding the American War of Independence between Ben Franklin and Lord Hillsborough took place at Hillsborough. The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen of her North American colonies. ... Portrait of Benjamin Franklin Dr. Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706–April 17, 1790) was an American journalist, publisher, author, philanthropist, abolitionist, public servant, scientist, librarian, diplomat, and inventor. ... Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire (30 May 1718 - 7 October 1793), was a British politician of the Georgian era. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County: District: Lisburn UK Parliament: Lagan Valley European Parliament: Northern Ireland Dialling Code: 028, +44 28 Post Town: Hillsborough Postal District(s): BT26 Area:  ? km² Population (2001) 3,400 Hillsborough (Cromghlinn in Irish, Cromlyn in anglicized Gaelic) is a pretty and historical large Georgian village in County...

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. His bequests include the Wallace Park and Wallace High School. 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 was created baronet in 1871 and was Member of Parliament for Lisburn from 1873 to 1885. Richard Wallace Sir Richard Wallace, 1st Baronet (June 21, 1818 – July 20, 1890) was an English art collector. ... The Wallace Park in Lisburn, Northern Ireland was bequethed to the people of Lisburn by Sir Richard Wallace. ... The Wallace High School is a co-educational voluntary grammar school in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, founded in 1880 by a bequest from the estate of Sir Richard Wallace. ... Year 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Wallace fountains are public drinking fountains that appear in the form of small cast-iron sculptures scattered throughout the city of Paris, mainly along the most-frequented sidewalks. ... For the brush-footed butterfly species, see Euthalia nais. ... 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. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801. ...

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. Of these: is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

• 25.4% were aged under 16 years and 15.6% were aged 60 and over
• 52.1% were female and 47.9% were male
• 54.2% were from a Protestant background and 41.7% were from a Catholic background
• 4.0% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed.^[3]

Protestantism encompasses the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated with the doctrines of the Reformation. ...

Public Representatives

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

Education

Friends School, Lisburn is a Quaker voluntary grammar school in the city of Lisburn, Northern Ireland founded in 1774. ... Lisnagarvey High School is a secondary school located in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. ... Wallace High School is a co-educational voluntary grammar school situated in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. ...

Transport

• Lisburn railway station was opened on 12 August 1839.^[4]

Lisburn railway station serves the town of Lisburn in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. ... is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1839 (MDCCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Sport

• Lisburn Distillery is football club playing in the Irish Premier League. The club, founded in 1879, originated in West Belfast, where it was based at Distillery Street off the Grosvenor Road until 1971. After sharing Skegoneill Avenue (Brantwood FC) and Seaview (Crusaders FC) for some years the club again moved in 1980 to New Grosvenor Stadium, Ballyskeagh, near Dunmurry on the outskirts of the city. The club was known as 'Distillery' until 1999, when it changed its name to 'Lisburn Distillery' in an attempt to associate itself more closely with its adopted borough of Lisburn. The club colour are white, and the current manager is Paul Kirk.
• Lisburn Basketball Club
• Lisburn Cricket Club
• Lisburn Racquets Club

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References

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• List of towns in Northern Ireland
• List of villages in Northern Ireland
• Market Houses in Northern Ireland

This is a list page for towns in Northern Ireland. ... This is a list page for villages in Northern Ireland. ... 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. ...

External links

• lisburn.com
• Lisburn Market House
• Lisburn Cricket Club
• Lisburn Racquets Club
• BFBS Radio Lisburn
• St. Patrick's GAA, Lisburn
• LisburnPages.com

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