Sailortown, Belfast - Virtual Tour

This is a filmed walking tour of Sailortown in Belfast, Northern Ireland conducted by local Terry McKeown.

[@seanosborne3343]

One of the most interesting and engaging videos about Belfast I have seen in a good while. Congratultions!

[@eurotrash12003]

Great video.. my mum was from Trafalgar street.

[@mariaagnew2433]

Thank you so much for this. Loved the photos and admire your dedication and hard work. These are precious memories and history should not to be forgotten. My granny and grandad lived in Sailor town but their house was destroyed in WW11 and they moved to Harding St New Lodge but my granny continued to work in the “bag store” in sailor town until she was 70

[@binflynn1]

I’ve often walked past this and wondered about the church, I think I was looking for the Rotterdam pub at the bottom of the street and the mural’s , great video great for historical reasons to look back on, very well knowledgeable about everyone, you done a great job presenting it , I was from Belfast now live in Fermanagh, but my brother was a sailer , a merchant seaman , on the INISHOWEN HEAD , for years , I always remember being with him as a child in this area .👏

[@ClaireScarrott258]

Thank you so much for this. My Irish grandfather’s people were seamen from Belfast. I loved your easy and informative delivery style and once you showed us the view over the Lagan, I could work out where Sailortown is in relation to the Big Fish etc. I wish you all the best with you community development plans ❤️

[@lawrencegillen6921]

The McAllisters were a boxing family. World class coaches and that was why Sonny was in Belfast. They still live up on the Antrim Road

[@reggriffiths5769]

I've just come across this video, and what a delightful insight by this lady who seems to know her stuff! Good on you ma'm! I was brought up on the east side of the city, but many of my early family lived in a nd arounf=d Sailortown; my grandfather was born in DuBarry's Pub, and some of his extended family lived in and around the Canning St/Hanna Street areas, before some moved up to Whiteabbey (working as train drivers), and others moving to the lower Crumlin Road areas, and the remainder moving to the east side. In one way it was sad to see the demise of Sailortown: regeneration is generally a double-edged sword, as it rips a community apart, thereby destroying the heart and soul of a community. On the other hand, beeter quality housing was an obvious benefit. I never heard of any religious tensions in the old community, and I know some members of the family intermarried successfully, but as I remember it, it was really avery mixed community, especially when we had the Whaling ships and cargo vessels bringing in supplies of every kind, and with sailors from all over the world mixing with the locals. Yes, parts of it were very seedy, with local shebeens and red-light pubs dtted around the harbour - much the same as major such harn=bours all around the world, so Belfasst was no different in that respect. I very much enjoyed this little insight, and learnt a few things I hadn't known, so thank you for giving us this little piece of history. Love the idea of the "Belfast Sink - a brilliant idea, especially if the site contained a selection of cafe's, small shops and perhaps an small auditorium of some kind to attract people for broups, bands, weekly markets - that sort of thing. If I live there today, I'd be the first to try and encourage the authorities to make an effort in giving the place a real boost-cum-attraction instead of these ghastly office properties.

[@jasontheworldisyours]

Informative tour

[@emmamcm3886]

My son and I took a walk around Sailorstown today finally after many years of meaning to. It was amazing but I hadn't a clue what the old buildings were or the stories behind them. I'm part of a few groups in Belfast, and I would love if you were able to meet with us and give us a tour and tell us of its wonderful and colourful history xx

[@donnasmyth45]

Such a wasted space (Barrow Sq), I remember attending an acrobatic display as part of a maritime festival several years ago. My mother was reared in New Andrew St..i often take walks around the area.. feel the docks are in my genes 😊

[@tstuart7333]

Sailor town was New Andrew Street, New Dock Street, Marine Street, Ship Street, Great Georges Street, You left them Out. This was part of the community that filled St Josephs.

[@ellyb25]

Such a vast wealth of Belfast history sadly disappearing. It’s not all about political wall murals and the Titanic. An interesting and informative tour.

[@mikedrown2721]

👍😊❤️🇺🇲

[@cjwensleydale9460]

Right there with you until you spouted that nonsense about Goliath, Samson and 'Delilah'. As anyone from Belfast knows, Golliath was the first one to be built and Samson came a long while after - the subsequent naming had nothing to do with 'evangelicals'. Please try to keep your prejudice under control...😉