Monkstown, County Antrim
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Monkstown is the name of a townland[1] and electoral ward in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the urban area called Newtownabbey and the wider Newtownabbey Borough. The townland was previously called Ballynamanagh (from Irish: Baile na Manach meaning "townland of the monks")[1][2][3][4]
The settlement used to be quite small, but has recently seen some major developments in both jobs and new housing estates.[citation needed] The Community school serves as both school and as community centre.[citation needed] Canadian-owned company, Nortel Networks, had a factory in Monkstown.
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Education [edit]
- Monkstown Community School
- Hollybank Primary School
- University of Ulster
Churches [edit]
- Monkstown Baptist Church
- Abbey Presbyterian Church
- The Church of the Good Shepherd (United Church of Ireland and Methodist)
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References [edit]
- ^ a b Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ Reeves, William. Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Down, Connor, and Dromore, Consisting of a taxation of these Dioceses. BiblioBazaar, LLC. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-113-69516-1. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
- ^ Hill, George. An historical account of the Macdonnells of Antrim : Including Notices Of Some Other Septs, Irish And Scottish. Kessinger Publishing. p. 453. ISBN 1-4326-4080-1. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
- ^ St. J. Clarke, The Rev. H. J. Thirty Centuries in South East Antrim. The Parish of Coole or Carnmoney. p. 128. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
Coordinates: 54°41′05″N 5°53′42″W / 54.68478°N 5.89505°W
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