▁it ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁product ive ▁far ming ▁districts ▁in ▁the ▁col ony . ▁ ▁The ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Sc ots ▁were ▁joined ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 th ▁century ▁by ▁disp la ced ▁Irish ▁pot ato ▁fam ine ▁refuge es ▁who ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁take ▁poor er ▁land ▁in ▁surrounding ▁areas . ▁Political , ▁social ▁and ▁economic ▁t ensions ▁between ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Irish ▁and ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Sc ots ▁bo iled ▁over ▁during ▁a ▁general ▁election ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁resulting ▁in ▁what ▁has ▁become ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁B elf ast ▁Ri ot . ▁ ▁B elf ast ▁today ▁ ▁Today , ▁B elf ast ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁golf ▁course ▁B elf ast ▁High land ▁Gre ens , ▁M ini ▁W ool en ▁M ills , ▁and ▁many ▁art ▁stud ios ▁and ▁pot tery ▁sh ops . ▁ ▁Also ▁of ▁interest ▁is ▁the ▁l ighth ouse ▁at ▁nearby ▁Point ▁Prim , ▁which ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Arch itect ▁Isaac ▁Smith ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁( not able ▁for ▁design ing ▁Province ▁House ▁( Pr ince ▁Edward ▁Island )) ▁ ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁l ighth ouse ▁on ▁the ▁Island . ▁The ▁ 1 8 . 2 ▁m ▁( 6 0 ▁foot ) ▁structure ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁only ▁round ▁brick ▁l ighth ouse ▁on ▁P E I ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁in ▁Canada . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁road ▁to ▁Point ▁Prim ▁L ighth ouse ▁is ▁Hann ah