16th August 2017.
Lisburn (population 50,000) is a city (since 2002) about 25 kilometres from me and on the main railway line to Belfast which is about 14 kilometres from Belfast.
A former linen town, there is a linen museum in the town square. It is now largely a commuter town.
Lisburn is a mostly unionist town. A statue in the square is dedicated to Brigadier General John Nicholson who was a military officer in the “British Indian Army” and is known for his brutality in the Indian Mutiny. Notoriously Nicholson apologised to his fellow officers for being late for dinner as he had just hanged three cooks. He accused them of poisoning the dinner and fed some of the meal to a monkey who died. So he hanged the cooks.
He was killed in battle in 1857. Not a nice man.
Another statue commemorates the controversial Ulster Defence Regiment. The monument features a male and female UDR member at a vehicle checkpoint.
Orange Hall.
Ireland: The Final Frontier 