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... that the Assembly Rooms(pictured) in Belfast, which housed a branch of the Belfast Banking Company for more than 100 years, were the venue for the court-martial of leaders of the Irish Rebellion of 1798? Source: "it was also the place where United Irish leaders, including Henry Joy McCracken, were court martialled and sentenced to death in 1798 following the '98 Rebellion" from: "Nooks and Corners". Private Eye. No. 1579. 12 August 2022. p. 22. " Further radical changes were made by Charles Lanyon in 1845, when it was refaced in stucco and converted to use as a bank ... The financial use continued until the Northern Bank (formerly The Belfast Banking Company) moved from the premises leaving the building vacant from c. 2000" from:"Assembly Rooms". Ulster Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
ALT1: ... that the Assembly Rooms(pictured) in Belfast, which housed a branch of the Belfast Banking Company for more than 100 years, also hosted the 1792 Belfast Harp Festival? Source: "the first gathering of the Belfast Harp Festdival was held in the Assembly Rooms 230 years ago in 1792" from: "Nooks and Corners". Private Eye. No. 1579. 12 August 2022. p. 22.
Epicgenius (talk) 14:19, 25 August 2022 (UTC)