Monkstown, County Antrim

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, has a factory in Monkstown.

Education

• Monkstown Community School
• Hollybank Primary School
• University of Ulster

Churches

• Monkstown Baptist Church
• Abbey Presbyterian Church
• The Church of the Good Shepherd (United Church of Ireland and Methodist)

See also

• List of villages in Northern Ireland

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Placenames Database of Ireland
2. ^ 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. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7nv_fH6ZyBMC&pg=RA1-PA69&dq=Ballynamanagh&lr=&cd=21#v=onepage&q=Ballynamanagh&f=false. Retrieved 2010-02-04. 
3. ^ Hill, George. An historical account of the Macdonnells of Antrim : Including Notices Of Some Other Septs, Irish And Scottish. Kessinger Publishing. p. 453. ISBN 1432640801. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=s_BMAAAAMAAJ&q=Ballynamanagh&dq=Ballynamanagh&lr=&cd=11. Retrieved 2010-02-04. 
4. ^ St. J. Clarke, The Rev. H. J.. Thirty Centuries in South East Antrim. The Parish of Coole or Carnmoney. p. 128. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=WBLSAAAAMAAJ&q=Ballynamanagh&dq=Ballynamanagh&cd=4. Retrieved 2010-02-04. 

Coordinates: 54°41′05″N 5°53′42″W / 54.68478°N 5.89505°W / 54.68478; -5.89505