Living at Lakeside Manor - Irish Studies Program

You won't find a more peaceful spot in Belfast!

Participants in the Irish Studies Program live in beautiful Lakeside Manor, situated on four acres overlooking Willis Lake. Located in the quiet and much sought-after residential suburbs of south Belfast, the home sits back from the main road, creating a peaceful environment.

Lakeside Manor is only four miles from Belfast City Centre. A bus stop is across the street, so in just 20 minutes, you can be on the bus and in the city! City buses pass through roughly three times an hour.

Ground Floor:

(We'd call this the first floor in the U.S., but the U.K. uses ground floor, first floor, and second floor. You'll get used to it.)

Commercial kitchen and food pantry
Large dining room that also serves as a classroom
Sunroom with comfy couches and a large television
E. Roche Classroom for up to 12 students
Large library with comfortable seating that can also serve as a classroom
C.S. Lewis Study Room
One full bathroom plus one half-bathroom for students
Program staff offices & living quarters

First Floor:

Nine bedrooms with in-room sink (2-6 beds each)
Three full bathrooms and two half bathrooms
Laundry room (2 washers and 2 dryers - no charge to use)

Second Floor:

Program director offices
Program director lodging
Bathroom

Lakeside Manor Photos

Lakeside Manor underwent a complete renovation in 2020-2021, bringing it up to current building codes and adding features to make the manor a home for the students.

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Ellie I. John Brown University

We've all gotten along really well, and I think there's something about shared experiences. We're all just having a great time and getting closer every day.

James Liberty University

Being in Lakeside for the past three months has definitely been an incredible experience. ... To be so close to each other, like literally living on top of each other, eating together, working together, studying together, traveling together. We're watching movies together. We're literally doing everything you can think of together. The coolest part is just how well we get along.

Rachel George Fox University

I was concerned that living with a bunch of students as an introvert might be a little hard. I thought, there's a bunch of strangers, this is gonna be scary. We got to know each other so quickly, and we became such fast friends that now it feels like a second family.

Lakeside Manor

Live, eat, sleep and study at the newly-renovated historic home.