Ardoyne

Ardoyne (from Irish Ard Eoin 'Eoin's height') 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.

For the village in Scotland, see Ardoyne, Aberdeenshire.

Ardoyne
Ard Eoin
District
Crumlin Road at the Ardoyne Belfast
Coordinates: 54°36′52″N 05°57′25″W
Sovereign StateUnited Kingdom
Constituent CountryNorthern Ireland
CountyCounty Antrim
CityBelfast
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