Ardoyne
Ardoyne
Ard Eoin | |
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District | |
Aerial view of Ardoyne from holy cross parish | |
| 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 Irish Ard Eoin 'Eoin's height') 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.