United States War Department Special Services Photo: Image number 6 from Northern Ireland included in the 'Pocket Guide to Northern Ireland'. The caption reads: For centuries, Carrickfergus, near Belfast was the chief port and town of Northern Ireland. Ancestors of Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States, kept an inn near the north gate of the city. Offshore, in 1778, John Paul Jones fought a victorious naval action in his ship "Ranger". Copyright: U.S. War Department, 1942.