Linen Hall Library

The Linen Hall Library is located at 17 Donegall Square North, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is the oldest library in Belfast and the last subscribing library in Northern Ireland. The Library is physically in the centre of Belfast, and more generally at the centre of the cultural and creative life of the wider community. It is an independent and charitable body.

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subscription library, independent museum, 

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  Carrickfergus Castle ⓘ
  Irish castle  

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  Olderfleet Castle ⓘ
  castle in the UK  

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  Sketrick Castle ⓘ
  castle in Killinchy, County Down, Northern Ireland  

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  Antrim Castle ⓘ
  17th century house in Antrim, Ireland, now demolished  

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  Hillsborough Castle ⓘ
  castle in Royal Hillsborough, County Down, Northern Ireland  

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  Belfast Castle ⓘ
  mansion in Cavehill country Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  

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  Rowallane Garden ⓘ
  Historic garden in Northern Ireland

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  Andrew Jackson Cottage and US Rangers Museum ⓘ
  museum in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, celebrating the ancestral home of US President Andrew Jackson  

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  Ballance House ⓘ
  historic house museum in Glenavy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

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  Carrickfergus Museum ⓘ
  museum in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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  HMS Caroline ⓘ
  1914 C-class light cruiser  

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  Pogues Entry Historical Cottage ⓘ
  museum in Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

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  SS Nomadic ⓘ
  1911 ship's tender  

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  W5 ⓘ
  Science museum in Belfast, Ireland  

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  Whitehead Railway Museum ⓘ
  railway museum in County Antrim, Northern Ireland

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  HM Prison Crumlin Road ⓘ
  prison in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

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  Grey Point Fort ⓘ
  artillery battery in Helen's Bay, County Down

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  Ulster Museum ⓘ
  part of the National Museum of Northern Ireland

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  Royal Ulster Rifles Museum ⓘ
  museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK  

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  Belfast Zoo ⓘ
  zoo in Northern Ireland

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  Ulster Folk and Transport Museums ⓘ
  railway museum in Northern Ireland

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  Ulster Aviation Society ⓘ
  museum in Lisburn, Northern Ireland

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  Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum ⓘ
  museum in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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  Somme Museum ⓘ
  military museum in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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  Roddy McCorley Museum ⓘ
  museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

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  The Naughton Gallery at Queen's ⓘ
  art gallery, art museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland

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  Flame Gasworks Museum ⓘ
  museum in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, UK

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  Sentry Hill ⓘ
  museum in Newtonabbey, Northern Ireland, UK

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  Irish Republican History Museum ⓘ
  museum

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  Northern Ireland War Memorial ⓘ
  war memorial in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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  Oh Yeah Music Centre ⓘ
  museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

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  Museum at the Mill ⓘ
  museum in Newtonabbey, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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  The Belfast Barge ⓘ
  museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

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  Mount Stewart ⓘ
  Historic house museum and garden in Co. Down, Northern Ireland

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  Museum Of Orange Heritage - Schomberg House ⓘ
  museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

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  Ulster Rugby Museum ⓘ
  museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

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  Belfast City Hall Visitor Exhibition ⓘ
  museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

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  Irish Football Association Education and Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

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1599 Sketrick Castle

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1666 Antrim Castle

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1799 Hillsborough Castle

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1879 Belfast Castle

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1846 HM Prison Crumlin Road

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1904 Grey Point Fort

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1929 Ulster Museum

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1932 Royal Ulster Rifles Museum

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1934 Belfast Zoo

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1967 Ulster Folk and Transport Museums

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1968 Ulster Aviation Society

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1979 Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum

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1994 Somme Museum

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2000 Roddy McCorley Museum

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2001 The Naughton Gallery at Queen's

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2002 Flame Gasworks Museum

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2005 Sentry Hill

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2007 Irish Republican History Museum

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2007 Northern Ireland War Memorial

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2007 Oh Yeah Music Centre

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2010 Museum at the Mill

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2011 The Belfast Barge

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2013 Mount Stewart

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2015 Museum Of Orange Heritage - Schomberg House

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2015 Ulster Rugby Museum

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2017 Belfast City Hall Visitor Exhibition

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2017 Irish Football Association Education and Heritage Centre

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Donegall Square North, Belfast by Robert John Welch-2

Ernest E. Taylor (1863-1907) - Lavenes Mathewson Ewart (1845–1898), MRIA - 29 - The Linen Hall

Reproduction map of Ireland by Pieter van den Keere 1591

Hugh Frazer (1793-1880) - Lagan Scene with Cavehill in Background and Cottage - 36 - The Linen Hall

Thomas Robinson (before 1770-1810) (attributed to) - Portrait of a Man - 54 - The Linen Hall

Donegall Square North, Belfast by Robert John Welch-2 (grayscale, cropped)

Thomas Clement Thompson (1778-1857) - Reverend William Bruce (1757–1841) - 27 - The Linen Hall

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Linen Hall Library Belfast

Central Belfast

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Carrickfergus Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Olderfleet Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1599	Sketrick Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1666	Antrim Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1799	Hillsborough Castle	castle, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	castle	1879	Belfast Castle	castle, country house, mansion	Wikidata
site	garden		Rowallane Garden	garden	Wikidata
site	museum		Andrew Jackson Cottage and US Rangers Museum	regimental museum, history museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ballance House	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Carrickfergus Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		HMS Caroline	museum ship, light cruiser, preserved watercraft	Wikidata
site	museum		Pogues Entry Historical Cottage	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		SS Nomadic	museum ship, ship's tender, preserved watercraft	Wikidata
site	museum		W5	science museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Whitehead Railway Museum	railway museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1846	HM Prison Crumlin Road	museum, prison, tourist attraction, defunct prison	Wikidata
site	museum	1904	Grey Point Fort	fort, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1929	Ulster Museum	museum, national museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1932	Royal Ulster Rifles Museum	regimental museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1934	Belfast Zoo	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1967	Ulster Folk and Transport Museums	national museum, railway museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1968	Ulster Aviation Society	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Somme Museum	military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Roddy McCorley Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	The Naughton Gallery at Queen's	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2002	Flame Gasworks Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	Sentry Hill	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	Irish Republican History Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	Northern Ireland War Memorial	military museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	Oh Yeah Music Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2010	Museum at the Mill	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2011	The Belfast Barge	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	Mount Stewart	house, art museum, historic house museum, historic house	Wikidata
site	museum	2015	Museum Of Orange Heritage - Schomberg House	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2015	Ulster Rugby Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2017	Belfast City Hall Visitor Exhibition	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2017	Irish Football Association Education and Heritage Centre	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Donegall Square North, Belfast by Robert John Welch-2		Commons
commons	image		Ernest E. Taylor (1863-1907) - Lavenes Mathewson Ewart (1845–1898), MRIA - 29 - The Linen Hall		Commons
commons	image		Reproduction map of Ireland by Pieter van den Keere 1591		Commons
commons	image		Hugh Frazer (1793-1880) - Lagan Scene with Cavehill in Background and Cottage - 36 - The Linen Hall		Commons
commons	image		Thomas Robinson (before 1770-1810) (attributed to) - Portrait of a Man - 54 - The Linen Hall		Commons
commons	image		Donegall Square North, Belfast by Robert John Welch-2 (grayscale, cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Thomas Clement Thompson (1778-1857) - Reverend William Bruce (1757–1841) - 27 - The Linen Hall		Commons
commons	image		BENN(1823) p115 WHITE LINEN HALL		Commons
commons	image		Linen Hall Library Belfast		Commons
commons	image		Central Belfast		Commons