Monkstown, County Antrim

Monkstown, County Antrim
Monkstown, County Antrim
electoral ward and townland
	Coordinates: 54°41′05″N 5°53′42″W / 54.68478°N 5.89505°WCoordinates: 54°41′05″N 5°53′42″W / 54.68478°N 5.89505°W

Monkstown is a townland^[1] (of 811 acres)^[2] and electoral ward in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the urban area of Newtownabbey and the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council area. The townland was previously called Ballynamanagh (from Irish Baile na Manach 'townland of the monks')^[1]^[3]^[4]^[5] It is also situated in the civil parish of Carnmoney and the historic barony of Belfast Lower.^[2]

Monkstown is said to be the burial place of Fergus Mor Mac Eirc, king of Dal Riata.^[6] which suggests a religious house was established in the 5th century CE. It possibly became a grange- a farm that was managed by a monastery, and was possibly associated with the monastery at Woodburn in Carrickfergus.^[7]

Railways[]

Monkstown railway station is currently closed on the Belfast-Derry railway line run by Northern Ireland Railways.

Education[]

Schools and colleges which serve the area include , Hollybank Primary School and University of Ulster.^{[citation needed]}

Sport[]

The local association football clubs, 18th Newtownabbey Old Boys F.C. and Nortel F.C., play in the Northern Amateur Football League.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ ^a ^b Placenames Database of Ireland
^ ^a ^b "Monkstown". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
^ Reeves, William (September 2009). 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 (1873). 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. Ballynamanagh.
^ St. J. Clarke, The Rev. H. J. (1938). Thirty Centuries in South East Antrim. The Parish of Coole or Carnmoney. p. 128. 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. ISBN 1-4326-4080-1. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
^ McCann, Edmund; Reeves, William; McCana, Edmund (1854). "Irish Itinerary of Father Edmund MacCana". Ulster Journal of Archaeology. 2: 44–59. JSTOR 20608707.

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[PDI-1] Placenames Database of Ireland

[Ire-2] "Monkstown". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 12 April 2015.

[3] Reeves, William (September 2009). 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.

[4] Hill, George (1873). 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. Ballynamanagh.

[5] St. J. Clarke, The Rev. H. J. (1938). Thirty Centuries in South East Antrim. The Parish of Coole or Carnmoney. p. 128. Retrieved 2010-02-04.

[6] Hill, George. An historical account of the Macdonnells of Antrim : Including Notices Of Some Other Septs, Irish And Scottish. Kessinger Publishing. ISBN 1-4326-4080-1. Retrieved 2019-07-24.

[7] McCann, Edmund; Reeves, William; McCana, Edmund (1854). "Irish Itinerary of Father Edmund MacCana". Ulster Journal of Archaeology. 2: 44–59. JSTOR 20608707.

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List of places in County Antrim
Cities	Belfast (part) Lisburn (part)
Towns	Antrim Ballycastle Ballyclare Ballymena Ballymoney Carrickfergus Larne Newtownabbey Portrush Randalstown
Villages	Aghagallon Aghalee Ahoghill Aldergrove Armoy Aughafatten Ballinderry Upper Ballinderry Lower Ballintoy Ballybogy Ballycarry Ballyeaston Ballygally Ballylinny Ballynure Ballyrobert Ballystrudder Ballyvoy Balnamore Bendooragh Broughshane Buckna Bushmills Capecastle Cargan Carnalbanagh Carncastle Carnlough Clogh Cloghmills Cogry-Kilbride Craigarogan Crumlin Cullybackey Cushendall Cushendun Dervock Derrymore Doagh Donegore Drains Bay Dunadry Dundrod Dunloy Gawley's Gate Glenarm Glenavy Glenoe Glynn Gracehill Grange Corner Greenisland Groggan Kells-Connor Kellswater Keshbridge Killead Knocknacarry Longkesh Loughguile Lurganure Maghaberry Magheramorne Martinstown Mill Bay Millbank Milltown Moneyglass Monkstown Moss-Side Mounthill Mullaghboy Newtown Crommelin Parkgate Portballintrae Portbraddon Portglenone Rasharkin Roughfort Stoneyford Straid Stranocum Templepatrick Toome Tullynacross Waterfoot Whitehead
Townlands	Artiforty Ballycraigy Barmeen Bonnybefore Broomhedge Broomhedge Lower Carnmoney Dunamuggy Dunmurry Dunseverick Galgorm Parks Glengormley Jordanstown Kilroot Lambeg Lisnagarvy Loughlynch Monkstown Rathcoole Solar Tobergill White Abbey
Landforms	Belfast Lough Benbane Head Black Mountain Cavehill Divis Fair Head Giant's Causeway Glens of Antrim Glenariff Forest Park Islandmagee Lagan Valley Larne Lough Lough Beg Portmore Lough Rathlin Island Scawt Hill Slemish Slieve True Slieveanorra Forest Tievebulliagh Waterloo Bay
Baronies	Antrim Lower Antrim Upper Belfast Lower Belfast Upper Carrickfergus Cary Dunluce Lower Dunluce Upper Glenarm Lower Glenarm Upper Kilconway Massereene Lower Massereene Upper Toome Lower Toome Upper
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