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Royal Belfast Academical Institution has a preparatory department called Inchmarlo, founded in 1907 and now set in a 6-acre (24,000 m 2) site on Cranmore Park, off the Malone Road in South Belfast. Inchmarlo House was the former home of Sir William Crawford, a director of the York Street Flax Spinning Mill - it was called "Mount Randal".
He entered the collegiate classes of the Belfast Academical Institution in 1816, being one of the original alumni, and took gold medals in logic (1817) and moral philosophy (1818). [1] In 1819 the faculty prize was offered for the "best account of a parish". Benn was the successful essayist, with the parish of Belfast as his theme.
James MacDonnell (14 April 1763 – 5 April 1845) was an Irish physician and polymath who was an active and liberal figure in the civic and political life of Belfast.He was a founding patron of institutions that have since developed as the Royal Victoria Hospital, the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and the Linen Hall Library and, beginning with the organisation of the Belfast Harpers ...
From an ancient plaque on a wall in Galway to a celebrated centre of learning in Belfast to start the week! An imposing if architecturally bland building houses the Belfast Academical Institute better known as "Inst"! Photographer: Robert French. Collection: The Lawrence Photograph Collection. Date: Between circa 1865 and 1914 NLI Ref: L_ROY_02832
James MacAdam (1801, Belfast – 1861) was an Irish naturalist and geologist. Mcadam was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, and then at Trinity College Dublin. He had a private geological museum, which included specimens collected during excavations made during the construction of the Irish railways.
He was born in Belfast and educated at Model School and Royal Belfast Academical Institution. In 1869, he entered the firm of W. & G. Baird, Arthur Street, Belfast, and was present at the first publication of The Telegraph, on 1 September 1870. Baird served as managing director of W & G Baird from 1886 until his death in 1934.
Pages in category "People educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution" The following 134 pages are in this category, out of 134 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
1814 – The Royal Belfast Academical Institution opens as the Belfast Academical Institution. [48] 1815 – The Belfast cotton industry begins to lose momentum due to decreased demand after the Napoleonic Wars. [49] 1821 – The Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society is established. [46]