2 Best Sights in Northern Ireland

First Presbyterian Church

Central District
Dating back to 1644, the First Presbyterian Church has been located in Rosemary Street since 1783, and in 2019 held a special service to mark 375 years of worship. It is the oldest church building in Belfast in continuous use and it is worth calling to see its elliptical interior and sampling some music. It hosts free lunchtime recitals on Wednesdays in July and August. Guided tours, lasting 45 minutes, are held on weekday mornings at 11 and are free.

Knockbreda Parish Church

Belfast has so many churches you could visit a different one nearly every day of the year and still not make it to them all. The oldest house of worship is the Church of Ireland Knockbreda Parish Church. This dark structure was built in 1737 by Richard Cassels, who designed many of Ireland's finest mansions. It quickly became the place to be buried—witness the vast 18th-century tombs in the churchyard.