Is the Shankill Protestant or Catholic?

The Falls Road transformed from a small lane into a heavily populated district in its own right. This area, though, was dominated by an Irish Catholic population, while the Shankill remained Protestant and Unionist.

Is the Shankill in Belfast Protestant or Catholic?

As you can see, west Belfast is mainly Catholic, in most areas over 90%. For many years, the Catholic population expanded to the southwest, but in recent years it has started expanding around the Shankill and into north Belfast. The east of the city is predominantly Protestant, typically 90% or more.

Is Belfast mainly Protestant or Catholic?

In the Belfast City Council and Derry and Strabane District Council areas, the figures at ward level vary from 95% Protestant to 99% Catholic.
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Is Shankill dangerous?

The Shankill Road itself is best avoided especially at night. Falls Park and the area around it is dimly lit at night and is best avoided. The Crumlin Road is a unionist area and is generally safe during the day but not at night.

Which side of Belfast is Catholic?

Falls Road (from Irish túath na bhFál ‘territory of the enclosures’) is the main road through west Belfast, Northern Ireland, running from Divis Street in Belfast city centre to Andersonstown in the suburbs. The name has been synonymous for at least a century and a half with the Catholic community in the city.

What religion is the Shankill?

The Falls Road transformed from a small lane into a heavily populated district in its own right. This area, though, was dominated by an Irish Catholic population, while the Shankill remained Protestant and Unionist.

What is the roughest part of Belfast?

Every part of Ardoyne was in the most deprived 16 areas in Northern Ireland. In terms of income, the small section of Woodvale containing Ainsworth Drive and Avenue was worst off, while the area in and around New Lodge Road is the most deprived in Northern Ireland in terms of employment.

Do Protestants play GAA?

Protestants who play GAA are as rare as hens teeth in Northern Ireland. I’d doubt if there are or were any. You have to think about the circumstances in which GAA is promoted. Its a sport taught in Catholic Maintained Schools and played in clubs by people with a mainly nationalistic/Irish political and cultural bent.

Which side of Ireland is Catholic?

Ireland is split between the Republic of Ireland (predominantly Catholic) and Northern Ireland (predominantly Protestant).

Is Dublin Protestant or Catholic?

Dublin and 2 of the border counties had over 20% Protestant. In 1991, however, all but 4 counties have less than 6% Protestant, the rest having less than 11%. There are no counties in the Irish Republic which have experienced a rise in the relative Protestant population over the period 1861 to 1991.

What does Shankill mean in Irish?

The Shankill Road (from Irish: Seanchill, meaning ‘old church’) 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.

Who killed the Shankill Butchers?

Murphy was assassinated by a Provisional IRA hit squad early in the evening of Tuesday 16 November 1982 outside the back of his girlfriend’s house in the Glencairn estate (where four of the Butchers’ cut-throat victims had been dumped).

Is Crumlin dangerous?

Crumlin can be a dangerous area at times, especially at night. If it would be possible for you to get a lift to and from the hospital that would be best.

Is Fermanagh Catholic or Protestant?

Fermanagh is one of four counties of Northern Ireland to have a majority of its population from a Catholic background, according to the 2011 census.

Is glengormley Catholic or Protestant?

47.1% of the population were male and 52.9% were female; 40.3% were from a Catholic community background and 56.1% were from a ‘Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)’ community background; 29.4% of persons aged 16 and over were single (never married);

Is Banbridge Catholic or Protestant?

Banbridge (district)