8 Worst Towns to Live in Northern Ireland
Let us put it in the right context before we take it so far. The expression “worst towns” here is going to be subjective and relative. This is because Northern Ireland is a generally good place to live. Regardless of how good a region is, however, some parts of it will be better than others. On the other hand, those parts of the region that are not regarded as the best are in that context not so good. And if all of the parts of a region are just good, the “least good” among them is invariably the worst. It is in that sense that we now want to show you the 8 worst towns to live in Northern Ireland.
8. Ballymena
Let’s begin with Ballymena, a large town in County Antrim. The town with a population of more than 29,000 is the 8th-largest town in the region by population. But it’s also one of the worst towns to live in Northern Ireland. Gone are those days when the town was prosperous and when a lot of factories were providing job opportunities.
The town has now suffered from a gripping recession that not only deterred investment in manufacturing but also stressed out existing shopping centers. Though some attempts have been made to rejuvenate the town economically, the unemployment rate is still very high. The shopping centers are no longer bustling as they used to be due to badly reduced purchasing power and low demands in the town. Besides, there are several rough areas such as Harryville in the town. Generally, the town that hosts 7 towers lacks prosperity, though it’s one of the safest places to live for people with legitimate business dealings.
7. Lurgan
Lurgan is another large town on this list. It is in County Armagh near the southern shore of Lough Neagh. The town is located about 18 miles southwest of Belfast having been linked together by the M1 motorway. Additionally, the Belfast-Dublin railway line serves this town with a population of 28,634 within the Armagh, Banbridge, and Craigavon districts.
Even then, it is one of the worst towns. It is divided along the religious line, no thanks to the housing anomaly. This is especially apparent in its worst part. Many of the people born in the town would prefer not to live there if they are not landlords. Houses there are usually up for buying to own not to rent. That is why it’s not a good place to live in Northern Ireland for foreigners. You will get rental areas only on Ardboe Drive and Trasna Way. But in Pollock Drive and Grey Estate, you’re in for a completely different experience.
6. Strabane
We’re now in County Tyrone to find the town named Strabane. Lying on the east bank of the Foyle River, it had a population of 13,172. It is located roughly midway from Omagh, Derry, and Letterkenny. Strabane is also on this list of the 8 worst towns to live in Northern Ireland.
Strabane has remained stuck to that unpopular tag not only in NI but also in the UK as a whole. For instance, out of 317 local authority areas in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, it is the 8th worst to live, according to the research carried out by Channel 4. The research measured 5 criteria homebuyers always consider namely crime, education, employment, environment, and lifestyle. The town performed woefully in all of them. It has been ranking badly for livability for years on end.
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Fivemiletown to Dungannon Road Trip
An island adventure a stone's throw from Edinburgh - the Maid of the Forth to Inchcolm Island!
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Filmed, as always on GoPro8 and Canon 250D, this 'landing cruise' to Inchcolm took place in the last weekend of October 2020 and cost approx £20 each including the landing fees to set foot on the island.
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Walking in Dungannon / NORTHERN IRELAND VideoWalk 4K60ᶠᵖˢ UHD🔴
Dungannon (from Irish: Dún Geanainn, meaning 'Geanann's fort') is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the second-largest town in the county (after Omagh) and had a population of 14,340 at the 2011 Census. The Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council had its headquarters in the town, though since 2015 the area has been covered by Mid-Ulster District Council.
For centuries, it was the 'capital' of the O'Neill dynasty of Tír Eoghain, who dominated most of Ulster and built a castle on the hill. After the O'Neills' defeat in the Nine Years' War, the English founded a plantation town on the site, which grew into what is now Dungannon. Dungannon has won Ulster in Bloom's Best Kept Town Award five times. (Source: Wikipedia)
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Benholm to Crawton roadtrip
On the road with Jag & Bro. From bridges at Benholm to the cliffs and rough seas at Crawton wildlife sanctuary.
This is where the Lancaster canal starts..
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Thursford Santa's magical journey
Santa's magical journey, Thursford.
Ulster Folk Park, Cultra, Northern Ireland
Lyme Regis Christmas Lights 2022
Lyme Regis twinkling red and gold and looking wonderful after the Christmas lights switch on.
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Titanic Museum Entrance Cultra Co Down
I'm down once again at the magnificent Ulster Folk and Transport Museum at Cultra Co Down. This museum houses, in my opinion, the best Titanic Museum of anywhere in the world because the memorabilia, and there is a vast amount of it, actually comes from the Titanic or was recovered from it.
The Titanic Exhibition Centre at Titanic Docks Belfast is geared to recalling the glory days of Belfast ship building. It is marvellous at what it does but this Titanic Museum at Cultra is the real Titanic museum. It is the actual living history of the boat and the people who sailed on it and it houses the actual real artual from that ship!
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Why All People Left Hashima Island in Japan
A concrete island with tumble-down houses and not a single tree or plant around. The gloomiest place on Earth you’ve ever seen, for sure. Can it be real? In fact, it is. Welcome to Hashima!
This island 9 miles from Nagasaki is one of many hundreds of uninhabited islands in the prefecture. Unlike others, which are green and covered with forests, Hashima looks like bare rocks with no plants on them. If you look closer you’ll see that the rocks are actually empty high-risers standing on manmade coastal banks.
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SUMMARY:
- For many centuries, people living on Takashima – a big island not far from Hashima, gathered coal, which lay close to the surface.
- In 18-19th centuries Takashima island was part of feudal lands belonging to the Fukahori family. They saw the profit that coal mining started to bring and took control of all the bargains in their own hands.
- Takashima coal had a high quality and soon filled the treasury of Nagasaki with foreign currency.
- At the end of the 19th century they sold the island to Mitsubishi, which was a shipping enterprise then. The new owner built dwelling houses for workers.
- Hashima produced about 150.000 tons of coal each year, and its population in 1916 was 3000 people.
- In 1959 the population of Hashima was over 5,200. The total square of the island is 6.3 ha, and 60% of it are rocky slopes where most of the dwelling houses are built.
- Between residential houses, there were squeezed a primary school, a secondary school, a playground, a gym, a cinema, bars, restaurants, 25 different stores, and a Buddhist church.
- Hashima citizens had no umbrellas, as the mazes of corridors and stairs connected all the dwelling houses and served as a transport system.
- Housing, electricity and water were free for workers, but all the residents had to take part in public works and clean-up of the territory.
- The most remarkable trait of this place was a total absence of the ground and plants. Hashima was nothing more but coal ash, laid around a bare rock.
- At the end of the 1960-s Japanese economy skyrocketed, and coal was admitted an ecologically dirty fuel.
- The government started shutting down coalmines around the country, and Hashima wasn’t an exclusion.
- Mitsubishi reduced staff on Hashima, retrained workers and sent them to other subsidiaries.
- By 1974 there were about 2000 people left on the island, and on January 15, 1974 the company officially announced the closure of the mine.
- Hashima now is an abandoned and forgotten island, which looks as a strange lighthouse guarding the entrance to Nagasaki bay.
- In September 2008 Hashima (Gunkanjima) island was included in the list to get the status of UNESCO world heritage as a monument to a whole period of Japanese history.
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The Glenavon House Hotel, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone has established a fine reputation for our luxuriously appointed Banqueting Suites. Coupled with our excellent food and service we ensure you will have a day to remember! We have three different suites suitable for your function which can cater from 30 to 300 guests. Visit our website to view our wedding brochure and wedding packages (
Thursford - Santa's Magical Journey - Walkthrough
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Jesus Christ in Belfast
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Royal Black Institution Day of Prayer 2021
The Royal Black Institution is calling its members, friends and families to a Day of Prayer to be held on Saturday 13th March 2021.
The following is the timetable for each Chapter for prayer to take place in member's homes:
9am-10am: County Antrim
10am-11am: County Armagh
11am-12pm: Belfast County
12pm-1pm: County Cavan
1pm-2pm: County Down
2pm-3pm: England
3pm-4pm: County Fermanagh
4pm-5pm: County Londonderry
5pm-6pm: County Monaghan
6pm-7pm Scotland
7pm-8pm County Tyrone
This will mean that the Institution will be in prayer for 11 hours on Saturday 13th March 2021.
We trust that all members will take the time to pray within their own homes remembering:
Much Prayer much Blessing, no Prayer no Blessing.
Christmas Market in Leicester Square London 1080 HD
Christmas in Leicester Square returns for 2017, transforming the centre of bustling London into a wonderland including traditional Christmas markets with hand-crafted goods and delicious food and drinks, a Santa's Grotto where children can meet the man himself, plus a whole host of fantastic shows in the beautiful surrounds of a tradtional 1920s spiegeltent.
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10am - 10pm Sat - Sun
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DJ Quads - Sleigh Ride (Christmas Music SHARED REVENUE)
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Ghost Tower
The ghost room in the tower at Ballygally Castle Hotel, which is said to be haunted by the ghost of Isabella, who was locked in the tower bedroom, and either fell or was pushed, to her death, from one of the windows in the tower.
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