Ardoyne

Ardoyne
Ard Eoin[1]
District
Crumlin Road at the Ardoyne Belfast
Crumlin Road at the Ardoyne Belfast
Ardoyne is located in the United Kingdom
Ardoyne
Coordinates: 54°36′52″N 05°57′25″W / 54.61444°N 5.95694°W / 54.61444; -5.95694
Sovereign StateUnited Kingdom
Constituent CountryNorthern Ireland
CountyCounty Antrim
CityBelfast
Ardoyne area as viewed from Oldpark Road

Ardoyne (from Irish Ard Eoin 'Eoin's height'[1]) is a working class and mainly Catholic and Irish republican district in north Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1920 the adjacent area of Marrowbone saw at multiple days of communal violence between Protestants and Catholics (see: The Troubles in Ulster (1920–1922)). Ardoyne gained notoriety due to the large number of incidents during The Troubles.

  1. ^ a b The Little Book of Belfast. History Press. 2014.