Ardoyne
Ardoyne
Ard Eoin[1] | |
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District | |
Coordinates: 54°36′52″N 05°57′25″W / 54.61444°N 5.95694°W | |
Sovereign State | United Kingdom |
Constituent Country | Northern Ireland |
County | County Antrim |
City | Belfast |
Ardoyne (from
Foundation
The village of Ardoyne was founded in 1815 when businessman Michael Andrews moved his Damask factory from Little York Street. In addition to the factory he built a large house for himself and thirty houses for employees to live in. More mills were built around the growing village and by 1850 there were three additional mills in the area, providing jobs and houses for a growing population. The house in which Andrews lived in is no longer there. It is now the site of the Crumlin Star Social Club, located in Balholme Drive at the top of Ardoyne.[2]
The Troubles
Crumlin Road
Ardoyne is bordered on the west by the
For the most part the
Since there are only two exits from the estate, residents on the opposite side of the Crumlin Road (Mountainview) are barricaded into their street by the police and Army for several hours throughout the day: in the morning when the march goes by; and in the evening when it returns. Local residents believe this to be a breach of their human rights. The
Unionists have highlighted the part republican organisations have played in protests including prominent convicted IRA men such as
Despite the local community group, the Ardoyne Parades Dialogue Group, and representatives of the march, the North and West Belfast Parades Forum, reaching an accommodation which imposed conditions on the march, golf balls and stones were thrown by protesters being kept back by stewards.
Holy Cross dispute
The Holy Cross Girls' School, a Catholic primary school which serves the Ardoyne area but is located in the neighbouring loyalist Upper Ardoyne/Glenbryn area was the sign of tension of 2001 to 2003. Loyalists made claims about harassment by republicans and regarding the use of the school run as a cover for IRA intelligence gathering missions, leading to crowds of protesters blocking the access of pupils to the school.
July 12 rioting
During the Holy Cross dispute period rioting also took place in Ardoyne on 12 July after an Orange Order parade.
Ardoyne's murals
Like most working class areas in Belfast, and others in the rest of Northern Ireland, Ardoyne's walls feature a number of murals related to politics and culture, although republican topics have been de-emphasised since 2009. Most of these murals were done by Michael Doherty, an Ardoyne resident.
A mural on Ardoyne Avenue depicted victims of
A number of other murals have also been painted on nearby Berwick Road. A Sinn Féin youth emblem with demands to disband the RUC and free republican prisoners has been removed, along with a portrait of
Culture in Ardoyne
Sport
The Gaelic Athletic Association is also represented in the area through local club Ardoyne Kickhams, who are affiliated to the Antrim GAA.[20]
Music
The area is home to the annual "Ard Eoin Fleadh Cheoil" (Ardoyne Music Festival). The festival attracts some of the most famous
Ardoyne in popular culture
Ardoyne is the setting in which Anna Burns' novels No Bones and Milkman take place. In these novels, she describes a girl growing up in Ardoyne during the Troubles.[22][23]
The observational documentary Young Plato is set in a primary school in Belfast’s Ardoyne. The film charts the dream of pioneering Headmaster Kevin McArevey of the Holy Cross Boys School to show how critical thinking and pastoral care can empower and encourage 4 – 11-year-old children to see beyond the boundaries and limitations of their own lives.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ a b The Little Book of Belfast. History Press. 2014.
- ^ Holy Cross Parish. "Parish History". Holy Cross Parish Church. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ Cracks in the Orange Order BBC News, 15 July 2008
- ^ Loyalist parade sparks riots in Catholic area The Guardian, 13 July 2004
- ^ Parade Will Pass Ardoyne Flashpoint
- ^ Foundation, Internet Memory. "[ARCHIVED CONTENT] Internet Memory - NLI Web Archive". Belfasttelegraph. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012.
- ^ "BBC NEWS - UK - Northern Ireland - O'Loan clears police over parade". news.bbc.co.uk. 7 July 2006.
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- ^ "BBC NEWS - UK - Northern Ireland - Minor disturbance at Orange march". news.bbc.co.uk. 16 June 2006.
- ^ "Police force Orange Order march through Ardoyne - League for the Fifth International". www.fifthinternational.org.
- ^ Holy Cross school, Belfast: two years on, Beatrix Campbell, The Guardian, 1 December 2003, retrieved 4 August 2009
- ^ Melaugh, Dr Martin. "CAIN: Issues: Interface Areas: Interface, Flashpoints in Northern Ireland, by Colm Heatley". cain.ulst.ac.uk.
- ^ McDonald, Henry (8 November 2003). "How my daughter was cast into a maelstrom of hatred" – via The Guardian.
- ^ a b c d e Melaugh, Dr Martin. "CAIN: Mural Directory by Dr. Jonathan McCormick - Album". cain.ulst.ac.uk.
- ^ a b Melaugh, Dr Martin. "CAIN: Mural Directory by Dr. Jonathan McCormick - Album". cain.ulst.ac.uk.
- ^ "Arts Council of Northern Ireland". www.artscouncil-ni.org.
- ^ "Crumlin Star site". Archived from the original on 7 November 2011.
- ^ a b Limited, Application Development Solutions. "Northern Amateur Football League :: Crumlin Star". www.thenafl.co.uk.
- ^ "Bars B". www.celticbars.com.
- ^ Ard Eoin Kickhams website Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ardoyne Fleadh event investigated over 'hate speech' complaint". BBC News. 26 August 2014.
- ^ Anna Burns: No Bones, 2001
- ^ Anna Burns: Milkman,2018