Ulster-Scots people have had a huge impact on Belfast, including this area Weavers Cross. Here’s a wee introduction in Ulster-Scots.

Ulster-Scots people built the town of Belfast and turned it into one of the world’s greatest cities, home to many huge factories. In this area, now called Weavers Cross, you had Murray’s and Dunville’s, exporting tobacco and whisky all round the planet and many more famous firms too. 

Belfast produced many famous Ulster-Scots people and several of them came from this area, such as the scientist William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, the sportsman Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins and the singer Ruby Murray.

There’s always been a lot of Ulster-Scots heritage and tradition in this area. One of the big factories even had its own pipe band for ladies, called the Faulat Girl Pipers. Since 2016, Sandy Row has been home to the only shop on the island of Ireland that makes Scottish kilts. 

Most Belfast people use Ulster-Scots words every day, such as aye, wee, scunner, mingin and many others. Older place-names in the area also used Ulster-Scots. 

A small area nearby was once known as the Pound Loney and Weavers Cross where you are standing is built over a small stream called the Pound Burn.

Bhí tionchar nár bheag ag na hAlbanaigh Uladh ar Bhéal Feirste, agus ar an cheantar seo ag Cros na bhFíodóirí. Seo intreoir bheag san Albanais Uladh.

Thóg na hAlbanaigh Uladh Béal Feirste agus chuir siad i measc chathracha mór an domhain é, áit ina raibh a lán monarchana ollmhóra. Sa cheantar seo, ar a dtugtar Cros na bhFíodóirí anois, bhí Murray’s agus Dunville’s, a d’easpórtáil tobac agus uisce beatha ar fud na cruinne, agus cuid mhór gnóthas cáiliúil eile.

Rigadh a lán Albanach Uladh mór le rá i mBéal Feirste agus tháinig go leor acu ón cheantar seo, amhail an t-eolaí William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, an fear spóirt Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins agus an t-amhránaí Ruby Murray. 

Bhí traidisiún na nAlbanach Uladh i gcónaí láidir sa cheantar seo. Bhí banna píob do mhná ag ceann de na monarchana móra fiú, ar ar tugadh Faulat Girl Pipers. Ó bhí 2016, tá an t-aon siopa in Éirinn a dhéanann fillteacha beaga Albanacha suite ar Rae na Gainmhe. 

Baineann an chuid is mó de mhuintir Bhéal Feirste úsáid as focail Albainis Uladh achan lá, ar nós aye, wee, scunner, mingin agus go leor eile. Tá Albainis Uladh le sonrú i gcuid de na seanlogainmneacha sa cheantar fosta. 

Tugadh Pound Loney ar cheantar beag in aice linn tráth, agus tá Cros na bhFíodóirí, an áit a bhfuil tú i do sheasamh tógtha os cionn sruthán beag darb ainm Pound Burn.