An Droichead

Belfast


This Irish cultural centre is a great place to hear live Irish folk music performed by big names from around the country, as well as up-and-coming local talent. It also offers Irish-language courses, stages traditional dance and céilidh (traditional music and dancing) workshops.


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Nearby Belfast attractions

1. St Malachy's Church

0.46 MILES

Catholic St Malachy's was built between 1841 and 1844 by Thomas Jackson and extensively renovated in the past decade. Its exterior resembles a Tudor…

2. St George's Market

0.53 MILES

Ireland's oldest continually operating market was built in 1896. This Victorian beauty hosts a Friday variety market (flowers, produce, meat, fish,…

3. Queen's University

0.58 MILES

Northern Ireland's most prestigious university was founded by Queen Victoria in 1845. In 1908 the Queen's College became the Queen's University of Belfast…

4. Botanic Gardens

0.59 MILES

The showpiece of Belfast's green oasis is Charles Lanyon's beautiful Palm House, built in 1839 and completed in 1852, with its birdcage dome, a…

5. Palm House

0.59 MILES

The centrepiece of Belfast's Botanic Gardens is Charles Lanyon’s beautiful Palm House, built in 1839 and completed in 1852, with its birdcage dome, a…

6. Royal Courts of Justice

0.61 MILES

The 1933 neoclassical Royal Courts of Justice were bombed by the IRA in 1990 but are now freed of the massive security screens that once concealed them.

7. Tropical Ravine

0.62 MILES

In the Botanic Gardens is the unique Tropical Ravine, a huge red-brick greenhouse built in 1889. It was designed by the gardens' curator Charles McKimm to…

8. Crown Liquor Saloon

0.66 MILES

There are not many historical monuments that you can enjoy while savouring a pint of Guinness, but the National Trust's Crown Liquor Saloon is one of them…