Belfast Town Police
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The Belfast Town Police were the police force of Belfast
for much of the 19th century. They were disbanded in 1865 following several years of serious communal rioting between Protestants and Roman Catholics (most of whom had migrated from other parts of Ulster
), and their duties were taken over by the Royal Irish Constabulary
.
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
for much of the 19th century. They were disbanded in 1865 following several years of serious communal rioting between Protestants and Roman Catholics (most of whom had migrated from other parts of Ulster
Ulster
Ulster is one of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the north of the island. In ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial...
), and their duties were taken over by the Royal Irish Constabulary
Royal Irish Constabulary
The armed Royal Irish Constabulary was Ireland's major police force for most of the nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries. A separate civic police force, the unarmed Dublin Metropolitan Police controlled the capital, and the cities of Derry and Belfast, originally with their own police...
.