Greenisland

For places called Green Island, see Green Island (disambiguation).

Greenisland
Greenisland, as viewed from the Knockagh Monument
Greenisland is located in Northern Ireland
Greenisland
Greenisland
Location within Northern Ireland
Population5,486 (2011 Census)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCARRICKFERGUS
Postcode districtBT38
Dialling code028
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Antrim
54°41′42″N 5°51′25″W / 54.695°N 5.857°W / 54.695; -5.857

Greenisland (Irish: Inis Glas[1]) is a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies 7 miles north-east of Belfast and 3 miles south-west of Carrickfergus. The town is on the coast of Belfast Lough and is named after a tiny islet to the west, the Green Island.[2]

It is a semi-rural[citation needed] community located at the foot of Carn Hill , upon which stands the Knockagh Monument, a war memorial for those from County Antrim who died in the first and second world wars.[3]

The town has two distinct areas, known locally as Upper Greenisland and Lower Greenisland after the upper Station Road and lower Station Road around which two parts are respectively located.[citation needed] Upper Greenisland stretches from Upper Road (B90) to the railway station at the bottom of Upper Station Road, includes Greenisland Primary School and features predominantly middle-class demographics and housing. Lower Greenisland runs from the railway station, down Station Road and ends at Shore Road (part of the A2 road). It features a large, predominantly Protestant working-class housing estate built during the 1950s and 1960s[4] and includes Greenisland Library, Greenisland Community Centre, a number of churches, a small shopping parade at Glassillan Court and Silverstream Primary School. The village in its entirety stretches from the foot of the hill to the shore of Belfast Lough.

  1. ^ "Inis Glas/Green Island". logainm.ie. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. ^ http://www.betweentheknockaghandthelough.co.uk/HistoricalOverview.aspx[permanent dead link‍] Between the Knockagh and the Lough: Historical Overview
  3. ^ "Discover Ireland | Knockagh Monument. Carrickfergus, Antrim, Northern Ireland". Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2011. Discover Ireland: The Knockagh Monument
  4. ^ http://www.betweentheknockaghandthelough.co.uk/PresentDay.aspx[permanent dead link‍] Between the Knockagh and the Lough: Present Day