All so the war in the states North and South

istorically,


Belfast has been a centre for the Irish linen industry (earning the nickname "Linenopolis"), tobacco production, rope-making and shipbuilding: the city's main shipbuilders,


Harland and Wolff, which built the ill-fated RMS Titanic, propelled Belfast on to the global stage in the early 20th century as the biggest and most productive shipyard in the world.

Belfast played a key role in the Industrial Revolution, establishing its place as a global industrial centre until the latter half of the 20th century.