Secret Belfast - Kathy Curran

Discover how the city stood up against the evilsof the slave trade, admire its stunning art decofacades, unearth beautiful stained-glasswindows by an accomplished yet little-knownfemale artist, take to the windy coastal paths justout of town and peak into caves wheresmugglers once hid their loot, visit the humblecottage of an American president, uncover themysteries of Bronze Age burial grounds andStone Age forts, squeeze down a secretunderground tunnel or take a boat ride to see thecity's seal colony, visit the place where Marconisent his first wireless signal across the waves, goto a cinema shaped like a ship.Small, yet bursting with history and mystery,Belfast, far from the crowds and the usualclichs, is a reserve of well-concealed treasuresthat only reveal themselves to those who knowhow to wander off the beaten track, whetherresidents or visitors.An indispensable guide for those who thoughtthey knew Belfast well, or who would like todiscover the hidden face of the city.