Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The industrious people of Northern Ireland have a legendary work ethic. When they
emigrated to the US, they became known as the Scotch-Irish and played a crucial role in
our nation's founding. They were signers of our Declaration of Independence, a dozen of
our presidents, and the ancestors of Davy Crockett and Mark Twain. They have a procliv-
ity for making things that go. They've produced far-reaching inventions like Dunlop's first
inflatable tire. The Shorts aircraft factory (in Belfast) built the Wright Brothers' first six
aircraft for commercial sale and the world's first vertical takeoff jet. The
Titanic
was the
only flop of Northern Ireland's otherwise successful shipbuilding industry. The once-fu-
turistic DeLorean sports car was made in Belfast.
