Lisburn, Irlanda del Nord. Lisburn (/"l?z.b?rn/ o /'l?s.b?rn/; il significato di "fort del flusso', probabilmente dalla Irish la lios che significa "Fort', e Scots masterizzare, significato "stream"') è una città in Irlanda del Nord. Si tratta di 8 mi (13 km) a sud-ovest di Belfast City Centre, sul fiume Lagan, che forma il confine tra la contea di Antrim e contea di Down. Lisburn è parte del Belfast Metropolitan Area. Essa aveva una popolazione di oltre 71,469 persone nel 2011 censimento. Un ex borough, Lisburn è stato concesso lo stato di città nel 2002 come parte della regina Elisabetta II d'oro di celebrazioni giubilari. È la terza più grande città
3504 x 2336 px | 29,7 x 19,8 cm | 11,7 x 7,8 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
25 novembre 2009
Ubicazione:
Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Lisburn, Northern Ireland. Lisburn (/'l?z.b?rn/ or /'l?s.b?rn/; meaning "fort of the stream", probably from Irish lios, meaning 'fort', and Scots burn, meaning 'stream') is a city in Northern Ireland. It is 8 mi (13 km) southwest of Belfast city centre, on the River Lagan, which forms the boundary between County Antrim and County Down. Lisburn is part of the Belfast Metropolitan Area. It had a population of over 71, 469 people in the 2011 Census. Formerly a borough, Lisburn was granted city status in 2002 as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Golden jubilee celebrations. It is the third-largest city in Northern Ireland. Lisburn is one of the constituent cities that make up the Dublin-Belfast corridor region which has a population of just under 3 million. The town was originally known as Lisnagarvy (also spelt Lisnagarvey, Lisnegarvey, Lisnegarvy, Lisnegarvagh or Lisnagarvagh) after the townland in which it formed. This is derived from Irish Lios na gCearrbhach, meaning 'ringfort of the gamesters/gamblers'. The origin of the town's current name is uncertain. The modern spelling Lisburn first appears in a January 1662 entry in church records. After February 1662, the name Lisnagarvy is no longer found in the records. It is commonly believed that the town was renamed after being burnt during the Irish Rebellion of 1641. In his book Lisburn Cathedral and Its Past Rectors (1926), Reverend WP Carmody argues "This seems to be most improbable; after twenty years the burning would be a memory, and the loyal people of the town would not be disposed to give it a name that would be forever reminiscent of its destruction by rebels". There is evidence that the name existed even at the time of the rebellion. In the depositions concerning the rebellion, an English soldier stated on 9 June 1653 that the rebels entered the town of Lisnagarvy at "a place called Louzy Barne". Carmody believes that, in the town's early days, there were two co-existing ringforts: Lisnagarvy to the north and Lis
