| I left Belfast in 1976 newly married and not a lot of money. We came to Toronto and have been here ever since. We have three fine sons and are very happy. We come home to Belfast every few years to see our families. A humble offering :
THE GIANT'S RING by David H.Harkness
Outside Belfast gaunt and gray
A Giant's Ring not far away
Resides amongst the trees.
Do great Chieftains lay beneath
The dolman stones upon the heath
Where calves and heifers play?
Surely this a noble place
Is where Cuchulainn is encased
Beneath the standing stones.
The grass grows high around the stones
It's nourished by the warriors bones
That lie beneath the sod.
What other mysteries do they hold
Or truths that long have gone untold
Perhaps we'll never know.
It's here amongst the weathered stones
Surrounded by the warriors' bones
I dream of Ulster's past.
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Gerry Rutter - May '08
Brian I left Belfast for Australia in 1978 at the tender age of nineteen. I just could not see a future for myself and decided that Australia looked like a good idea. Here I am thirty years later with a beautiful wife, two Aussie sons and running my own company. It was hard sometimes but I've made a life to be proud of.
Gerry Rutter St.Malachys College 1970-1976. BRIAN HENRY MARTIN - April '05 Hello David,
I am writing to you from DoubleBand Films in Belfast.
You can check out our website at www.doublebandfilms.com We are one of the leading documentary production companies in Northern Ireland. I am currently develping a documentary for the BBC on the Northern Ireland people who moved and started a new life in Toronto. David, at the moment, I am looking for stories, experiences. What has made Toronto a special place to live in? Obviously, alot of people left Northern Ireland during the troubles to start new lives and these are the stories that we are interested in. Aslo connections to friends and family at home. If you can help me, it would be great to hear from you.
Best wishes
Brian | 
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