Belfast Castle Co.Antrim Northern Ireland
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- music byTrevor kowalski www.epidemicso... Belfast Castle is on the slopes of Cavehill Country Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Its location provides unobstructed views over the City of Belfast and Belfast Lough. The current castle is a Victorian structure, built between 1867 and 1870. History {this is a small part of the history of the castle}
A castle had been erected at Béal Feirste (Belfast) by the 1220s, probably to guard the important ford across the River Lagan. This medieval castle may have been built by the Normans, who invaded East Ulster in the late twelfth-century. These Norman invaders had carved out a territory for themselves in the 1170s, which was centered on Carrickfergus and was later called the Earldom of Ulster. By 1333, a small settlement is thought to have developed around the castle at Belfast. Although originally built in either the late twelfth-century or the early thirteenth-century, this castle was rebuilt on several occasions between the 1220s and the 1550s. This original, medieval castle was almost certainly on the same site as the much later 'Plantation-era' castle developed for Lord Chichester.
The medieval Belfast Castle was eventually seized by a branch of the powerful Uí Néill (O'Neill) dynasty of the Cénel nEógain, probably at the end of the fourteenth-century or the beginning of the fifteenth-century.
The castle and its surrounding largely remained in the hands of the Uí Néill of Clandeboye throughout the fifteenth- and sixteenth-centuries, with a few brief exceptions. The castle was briefly seized from the Uí Néill in 1489 by Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill (Red Hugh O'Donnell), (King of Tír Chonaill), an immensely powerful Gaelic ruler from the west of Ulster. Ó Domhnaill, whose chief residence was Donegal Castle in Donegal Town, had invaded Clandeboye with his army. Belfast Castle was again seized from the Uí Néill and occupied for a few years in the 1570s, this time by English forces, initially under the command of The 1st Earl of Essex, during the Enterprise of Ulster. The castle was briefly seized from the Uí Néill of Clandeboye on several other occasions as well. In October 1574, during the Enterprise of Ulster, The 1st Earl of Essex and his retinue were invited to a feast at Belfast Castle by Sir Brian mac Feidhlimidh Ó Néill (Sir Brian McPhelim O'Neill), Lord of Lower Clandeboye. The feast was to celebrate a newly signed peace agreement between the English Crown and Sir Brian. After the feast was over, the English soldiers accompanying Lord Essex suddenly set upon and murdered most of the family and retainers of Sir Brian inside Belfast Castle. It seems this massacre was ordered by Essex himself. This event is usually known as the Clandeboye Massacre. The castle was then seized by Essex and his English forces. Sir Brian mac Feidhlimidh Ó Néill was not killed during this massacre. Instead, Sir Brian, along with his wife and his brother, were arrested by Lord Essex and, later in 1574, all three were executed in Dublin. The vast country estates of the Donegall family, which had been inherited by the Shaftesbury family in October 1883, were largely broken up and sold off under The 9th Earl of Shaftesbury during the 1890s and during the first decade of the twentieth-century. While the town of Belfast had been sold off by The 3rd Marquess of Donegall back in the 1850s, the Donegall family continued to own a large estate in County Antrim and large parts of Inishowen until these passed to the Shaftesburys in October 1883. Under the various Land Acts passed by the British Parliament during the 1880s, 1890s and early twentieth-century (especially under the Wyndham Land Act of 1903, the huge country estates in Ireland, including those of the Shaftesbury family in Ulster, were broken up and sold off,
In his later years, Lord Shaftesbury spent less and less time at Belfast Castle,[85] particularly after the outbreak of the First World War.Running the castle became ever more of a financial burden to the Shaftesbury family, especially after what remained of their County Antrim estate was sold off, under the terms of the Land Acts, in the 1890s and the years immediately before 1914. The castle and its surrounding demesne was eventually gifted to the City of Belfast by Lord Shaftesbury in January 1934.In the years after it was given to the city, After years of successful business and popularity, the castle was closed in 1978 for a refurbishing effort. The architecture partnership of Hewitt and Haslam oversaw and carried out the over £2 million project, with the estate reopening on 11 November 1988. Since then, it has once again become a popular spot for weddings and other celebrations as well as for business meetings.
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Big like. I am missing Belfast. Thank you for the video my friend ❤😎👍🤟✌
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What a great location to fly. Thanks for bringing it to us.
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WOW, Rod, this was a splendid flight. Your edits and soundtrack truly made this production, awesome! Once again, another wonderful production and history lesson! Thank You!
Wow, thanks! its intacted castle and for a change not ruin lol
👍 Awesome video! 👍 You have a great country, filled with castles and other interesting landmarks...!
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Wow, absolutely stunning! Thanks for sharing👍
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That was stunning rod, beautiful filming and fantastic flying 👍🏻👍🏻🤩🤩
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🇮🇪 Ireland is a beautiful place 😍 this is a wonderful video as always my good friend 👍🥰😁👍
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🇮🇪. amazing view so beautiful
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Going back on your old videos this one is stunning the gardens are beautiful
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Super setting, super composition, well flown!
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The winding stairs were pretty cool and I really liked the children running around about 3/4s into the video. It gave a feeling of 'life' to the castle. Was hoping to see "mom and dad" coming down the stairs to call their children to lunch!! Very nice.👍👍
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Lovely aerial views of this beautiful castle, gardens and surrounding woodlands. Thank you for sharing my friend.
Many thanks Dave its a lovely place
Beautiful place, nice video. Thanks for uploading ... Have a nice day!
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Love the wee flight of the castle, just so lovely.
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I really like your channel. Very nice drone footage and perfect music. Thanks for sharing! Greetings from Germany
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Nice to see more of this castle as it was closed when we were over there. Lovely shots and nice use of the trees at lower elevations. 👍
cheers Ken castle was closed when I was there but the grounds were open
Wonderful panoramic view! Very cinematic!
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It's a wonderful castle.
What a big and magnificent castle!
Thank you for sharing the wonderful video.
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Castles, are so beautiful
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Hi RODPIKER DRONES UK!
It's amazing!
It's wonderful video!
Thank you for showing me the wonderful scenery!
It was a very nice flight! Great high quality video!
I really like it! Very interesting! Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you for this stunning and breathtaking pictures!! The Castle is great and enchanting . Best regards, Anita
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What a stunning castle. Beautifully filmed. Love the music too! 💗💞
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Hello my friend! it's amazing! It's wonderful video! Thank you for showing us a very historic castle in Belfast! I was very impressed! It's wonderful!
Nice upload! And it's great high quality video! I really like it! Thank you for sharing! Have a nice weekend!
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Beautiful Castle! Great work my friend! See you soon! 👍
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Beautiful Belfast Castle in a wonderful country setting. Wonderful aerial footage 😀. Thanks for sharing and enjoy your weekend 👍
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Stunning. Love seeing Ireland. Grandfather way back in 1603 left Scotland and married a Donegal girl. Cheers
Very cool! Tim thanks so much for watching and sharing your story cheers
💯💖 I love castles thank you so much for sharing this with me Huge like hope you have a Amazing Week my friend. 👍😎👍
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The Green Ireland very wonderful film un Grande Saluto dalla Tuscany 👍👏👏👌
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What a great location to film👍. Really nice, smooth flying too. A beautiful place and nicely filmed. Big like.👍👍👍
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Relaxing flight and magnificent scenery. Wonderful video, dear friend 👍 Have a nice and relaxing weekend! Cordial greetings!
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Beautiful explore, my friend... Keep up the great work 👌Greetings from Athens
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The greenery is too gorgeous!!!
it really is a lovely place
I've been waiting to get round and into Belfast Castle for months and months now! All locked up of course! Great job RDUK!
its a great place Tom on my to do list for a long time and because the castle it self was closed i took the opportunity to film
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Hi Mike! lol
Very nice castle ! The garden area around the fountain and the staircase are extraordinary ! Thanks for sharing.
It's a wonderful place thanks so much for watching
Truly Beautiful! Music is just perfect. Amazing footage once again Rodpiker. Stay safe 👍🏻
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What an amazing castle. With the beautiful surroundings.
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Wow.. The castle is beautiful from the aerial vid. Thank you my friend. Take Care. 👍😁✌️💯📷
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Rod, a beautiful view of Belfast Castle and the fantastic woodland that surrounds it. Loved the closing shot as you said goodbye and the castle was disappearing from view👍 👍
cheers Gerry its been on my watch list to film for a while now and because of it being closed due to the virus i thought good time to drone it
What a magnificent castle. That stair case is incredible.
it really is such lovely place thanks so much for watching cheers
Beautiful capture and editing!👍 The castle is just gorgeous and you hav chosen some nice music to match
Have a great week
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Many thanks very nice of you to say
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Welcome my friend 😉👍
Beautiful. I believe that your channel is a great example of what drone piloting should be all about: not only about the thrills, but also the admiration and appreciation for our environment, history, and culture. And you do a great job of entertaining, while also keeping your videos educational in the description. There's nothing better than that! 👏
Wow, thank you! so much very nice of you
What a beautiful house. Really enjoyed watching. Hope you have a great Thursday. Many many thanks from Chris 🎉🎈
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lovely footage and brilliant choice of music :D
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Nice flight!!! The castle is extraordinarily beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
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Wow! Amazing castle. The views are stunning. Beautiful scenery. Thanks for taking us along. Fantastic video. Thumbs up! Joined you here. New friend from CA, USA.
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Such a beautiful flight over this wonderful castle.👍 👌❤️🌲🍄
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Very impressive building in a great enviroment. Who would not want to live in such castle? You cought the beauty of that place perfectly on camera.
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If I really like pictures like that, I have to get a drone. Very nice video 👌👏👏
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Belfast Castle is in a Wonderful setting,Very well worth a Visit.🇬🇧
it really is Barry thanks so much for your feedback and comments
Wow what a awesome place to fly. I have nothing like that around here. What a blessing. Thanks for sharing my friend.
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Wow Rodney what a beautiful looking castle . In a stunning setting .. very nicely filmed and great edit .. beautiful job Rodney ..
Many thanks Tomas thanks for watching and comments cheers
This is a truly amazing castle my friend! Thanks for sharing, I always wish the best for you. Have an awesome weekend!
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So very beautiful castle view. Thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it
Absolutely stunning footage and superb quality smooth flying and I loved the music with the video stunning work mate 👌
Thank you so much 👍
Another beautiful video and thank you for including the history of the place, I love reading and learning about the various places that you video.
Glad you enjoyed it cheers just a small piece of history in the description there is a lot more to it on the Internet
Now that is one beautiful castle Rod and a splendid aerial capture 👍🏻
Many thanks! Andrew cheers
Absolutely beautiful, my friend. The setting of this castle really lends itself to the surrounding area 👍
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Great flight and footage of this castle and the info in description bring it to life. Nice 1 👍🍻
Glad you enjoyed it thanks so much
Amazing! Really beautiful footage and the Castle is impressive! Can’t wait to visit Ireland someday! 💚
You should! cheers
Stunning views of the castle 🏰. Thanks for sharing friend. Have a wonderful new week
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Hello,
very nice recordings, nice music, great video, which I like very much. Thumbs up.
greetings
Joseph
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Hi my friend! Thanks for sharing this amazing video from Northern Ireland! Have a super fantastic day and best wishes to you!
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The history of Ireland is fascinating. Thanks for sharing, Rodpiker!
Glad you enjoyed it
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Beautiful castle and nice footage.. I enjoyed it. Thank you 🙋🏻♀️🌹
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A beautiful castle. Always a great video with stunning views. Take care!
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Wow! Just wow! 👋🏼🇨🇦
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Wonderful Flying Beautiful views Thanks for sharing my dear friend
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Vedeo sharing is very good, interesting, wonderful and always connected with you, thanks.
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the castle looks so good, full view from us
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Truly beautifully filmed, and well-fitting music. Very nice. Thanks for sharing and compliments
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Wow🤩🤩🤩, superb editing my friend👌🙂 beautiful footage, very relaxing video my friend😜👊👍
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Wow 😮 amazing aerial footage very well done 👏 amazing building too 👌
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Beautiful footage! I was blown away. Your description is so well-researched as well. Thank you!
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Very very nice shots of a splendid castle my friend great edit and track love the gimbal work on the pull backs 👍😍
Glad you enjoyed it thanks so much
That my friend is just stunning. excellent footage, excellent editing and a great choice of music. Bravo
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Simply beautiful footage and sceneries, well done again my friend.
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Wonderful Pictures and special thanks for explaining all the details! One day I must travel to Northern Ireland.
You should! cheers
Gorgeous views. Well done mate. Really tranquil music too 👏
Very detailed info in descriptions. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it just a small bit of history with it a lot more on the Internet thanks so much for watching
Beautiful shots of this very nice and interesting castle. 👏👍
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Hello, amazing castle 🏰 fantastic view I love it 🌷👍🌷
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now that is quite a castle my friend was nice to read the history too
*full view and a like left👍Au👍*
thanks so much for watching and comments
Nice one awesome 👍 cinematic shot my friend RODPIKER!! Beautiful location beautiful castle!! Great flight excellent footage and image my friend ! Hallo Ireland!!
Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment
@@RODPIKERDRONESUK welcome my friend have a great week 😊👍
ANOTHER AWESOME VIDEO! BREATHTAKING FOOTAGE! THANKS FOR SHARING!
thanks so much for watching
Wow so beautiful my friend.😍😍👍
Full view always.👍
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Hello and best regards :) Amazing and interesting video
with beautiful views - I like it! Thanks for sharing :) 👏👍
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Great looking video and good music with it. Good job on the flying of the drone, looks smooth. Keep up the flying and thank you for sharing!
Thanks, will do! thanks so much for your support
That looks really nice place there great flying brilliant video great job don 🤠🇬🇧👍👍👍👍👍👌
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Nice and smooth great video Rod.🌄🙄👍👏👏❤💖
Thanks 👍 cheers Graham
Spectacular, really enjoyed it👍👍big thanks and take care
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Very nice castle! and very nice shoot in proper time !!
Thanks for comments and great feedback means a lot cheers
@@RODPIKERDRONESUK I am in vacation and I found time to watch videos. I watch more in a near future . Have a nice time from Greece
@@Epirustravel very nice enjoy your vacation thanks for watching cheers
The way you flew that to present it to us was awesome! very nice 🙂☕
Thank you so much 😀
Big Like from me Rod, that's a lovely castle to capture. Many thanks for sharing :)
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Stunning views!!! 👍👍👍 I'll pass on living there, I could never keep it clean!
i pass on it too I couldn't afford the upkeep cheers
Excellent job my beautiful castle friend🤜🤛👌👍🔝
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That’s a amazing location and flight 👍🙏👍🙏
It really is! cheers
Another amazing drone footage
Have a wonderful week
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Wow really beautiful footage, the castle looks amazing.
Thank you very much!