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Where the Hills meet the City

Residents, past and present, talk of their experiences of Ligoniel, the mill village on the outskirts of the city, the changes the area has seen and future plans.

A Million Bricks

After a night of violence in 1971, during which six people were killed in the area, scores of Catholic and Protestant families left the last mixed street in West Belfast. In the optimism of the 1960s they had bought new homes in Springfield Park only to find themselves at the heart of a three-way battle […]

Edenderry Village: Past & Present

Built between 1866 and 1911 by the linen manufacturer John Shaw Brown, Edenderry is an excellent example of a semi-planned industrial community. Now a conservation area, Edenderry retains all of the charm and many of the features of a nineteenth century mill village. Learn about the history of this unique place and meet some of […]

Last Days of the Shankill Mission

The Shankill Road Mission, at the corner of Carlow Street, was completed in 1898 to a design by William Roome who also designed Mountpottinger YMCA. The pioneering urban mission work that the Shankill Road Mission provided included Gospel services and a Sunday school, music sessions; a cafe with affordable meals and trips to the seaside. […]