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. It gained notoriety due to the large number of incidents during The Troubles.

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

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