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Ferry from Belfast to Liverpool (Birkenhead), train from Birkenhead to Liverpool Lime Street, then train from Liverpool to Manchester.
No. You can get a ferry from Liverpool, close to Birkenhead, to Dublin. There is no ferry between Liverpool and Dún Laoghaire.
Either Birkenhead or the ferry port in the Mersey next to the Liver Building.
birkenhead (10 minutes from liverpool)
BIRKENHEAD (across the river Mersey from Liverpool) was famous for shipbuilding.
Birkenhead and Liverpool waterfronts face each other across the river Mersey, direct line of sight distance is about 0.75 kilometres, road access through the Kingsway or Queensway road tunnels under the Mersey river is about 2 kilometres.
I have never heard of anyone or anywhere called Burkenhead but there is a town called Birkenhead, which is on the opposite side of the River Mersey from the city of Liverpool, in England. Birkenhead was once the home of a major shipbuilding yard called Cammel Lairds.
Liverpool was a great British port during America's boom times. Many people emigrated from Europe to America via Liverpool. Liverpool's most famous son John Lennon was shot in New York. Central Park was modelled on Birkenhead Park. Liverpool is twinned with New York.
The Liverpool blitz was the period when German aircraft bombed Liverpool extensively during WW2. The worst period was between August 1940 and May 1941. The raids were the most heavy outside London. The targets were primarily the docks and the transport infrastructure supporting them. Liverpool and Birkenhead comprised the largest port complex on the west coast.
Birkenhead's population is 83,729.
A number of shops and services in and around Liverpool provide repairs for malfunctioning iPods. Places to try include Dr. Pod on Queens Drive, We Fix Apple in Birkenhead, and Inspect Your Gadgets in Cheshire.
No, Birkenhead has never been the capital of Wales. In fact, Birkenhead is not even in Wales.