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The Shankill Road (from Irish Seanchill, meaning 'old church' [3]) is one of the main roads leading through West Belfast, in Northern Ireland. It runs through the working-class, predominantly loyalist, area known as the Shankill. The road stretches westwards for about 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from central Belfast and is lined, to an extent, by shops.
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A loyalist mural in Belfast commemorating the 1969 riots. Belfast has a long history of riots between Catholics and Protestants. Beginning in 1835 there have been at least 15 major riots in Belfast, the most violent ones taking place in 1864, 1886 and 1921. [11] See 1886 Belfast riots, Bloody Sunday (1921) and The Troubles in Ulster (1920 ...
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Art of Conflict: The Murals of Northern Ireland is a 2012 documentary film about the Murals in Northern Ireland. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Directed by Valeri Vaughn, it was released on Netflix on October 12, 2012.
Shankill, County Antrim, a parish in County Antrim; Shankill, County Armagh, a townland in County Armagh; Shankill, County Down, a parish situated partly in Counties Down and Armagh; Shankill, County Fermanagh, a townland in County Fermanagh; Shankill Road, a road and electoral ward in West Belfast, passes through an area known as The Shankill
The Antrim Road was initially a much shorter road than it is now and this smaller exit from the city centre was originally known as Duncairn Street. [2] It took its present name from the fact that it links to Antrim town, a role that was previously filled by what is now the Shankill Road, which lies west of the Antrim Road. [3]
The Shankill Defence Association was formed by John McKeague, with the intention of defending the Shankill from Irish Republican rioters at the start of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. William "Plum" Smith was a leading member. [ 1 ]