The Buoys plaque

Inscription

"THE BUOYS" / THE MARITIME INFLUENCE IS STRONG IN ULSTER. THE COASTLINE IS LONG AND THERE ARE MANY HARBOURS. BELFAST HAS A TRADITION AS A SEA PORT AND SHIPBUILDING CITY. / ULSTERMEN OVER THE YEARS HAVE BUILT FINE SHIPS AND SERVED AT SEA IN WARTIME AND IN PEACE. THEY HAVE FISHED FOR THEIR LIVELIHOOD AND SAILED FOR PLEASURE. / BELFAST CITY COUNCIL HAS USED THE GIFT OF THREE NAVIGATION BUOYS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS OF IRISH LIGHTS AS THE THEME OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT SCHEME TO MARK THE ULSTER SEA GOING TRADITION. / THESE THREE BUOYS ARE MORE THAN FIFTY YEARS OLD AND ARE IN PRE 1979 LATERAL SYSTEM BUOYAGE COLOURS. THEY ARE OF THE TYPE USED IN LOCAL WATERS.