Andersonstown is a suburb of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The area was originally known as Whitesidetown after the family that owned the land but they were dispossessed for the support they gave to the Society of United Irishmen, resulting in a change of name. The district is sometimes colloquially referred to as "Andytown" or "A Town".
History
Andersonstown sits at the bottom of the Black Mountain and Divis Mountain and contains a mixture of public and private housing. It is largely populated by Irish nationalists/Irish Catholics. Andersonstown is an electoral ward of Belfast. The consensus view is that the area begins at the tip of the upper Falls Road, where it becomes the Andersonstown Road, close to the junction with the Glen Road. It is bounded at the western end by Shaw's Road, forming a large triangle.
The area rapidly expanded during the 1950s and 1960s as the local housing authority built hundreds of houses for people who were rehoused during the redevelopment of the lower Falls Road. Holy Child School and La Salle Secondary School were built, along with a library. As the population of the area increased Twinbrook and Poleglass housing estates were built further out of Belfast.
Ciaran Barnes gives a round-up of this week's Andersonstown News
published: 29 Aug 2008
SYND 9-8-72 ROMAN CATHOLIC CHILDREN RIOT
(9 Aug 1972) Hundreds of Roman Catholic boys and girls go on an anti-British rampage.
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published: 21 Jul 2015
Facebook WATCH Tempers flare as New Barnsley Andersonstown News
published: 06 Jul 2018
SYND 25/06/72 SOLDIERS BATTLE WITH SNIPERS AT ANDERSONSTOWN
(25 Jun 1972) Soldiers battle with snipers at Andersonstown.
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published: 23 Jul 2015
ANDERSONSTOWN HOUSE ATTACK (west Belfast )
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published: 04 May 2020
ITN NEWS FLASH - Belfast 1988 Corporals Killed at IRA FUNERAL
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published: 14 Feb 2018
Andersonstown Leisure Centre to be World Class facility
The new Andersonstown Leisure Centre currently under construction will be a World Class leisure amenity for the people of West Belfast and beyond, so said Sinn Féin Councillor Ciaran Beattie following a site visit by Belfast Sinn Féin Councillors.
published: 18 Apr 2019
New Water Slides at Andersonstown Leisure Centre
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published: 12 Oct 2020
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Andersonstown Leisure Centre
reopening of Andersonstown Leisure Centre
published: 06 Aug 2020
Andersonstown Leisure Centre - Surf Simulator
First Surf Simulator in Belfast which is part of our brand new State of the Art Andersonstown Leisure Centre.
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published: 15 Sep 2020
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(9 Aug 1972) Hundreds of Roman Catholic boys and girls go on an anti-British rampage.
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The new Andersonstown Leisure Centre currently under construction will be a World Class leisure amenity for the people of West Belfast and beyond, so said Sinn ...
The new Andersonstown Leisure Centre currently under construction will be a World Class leisure amenity for the people of West Belfast and beyond, so said Sinn Féin Councillor Ciaran Beattie following a site visit by Belfast Sinn Féin Councillors.
The new Andersonstown Leisure Centre currently under construction will be a World Class leisure amenity for the people of West Belfast and beyond, so said Sinn Féin Councillor Ciaran Beattie following a site visit by Belfast Sinn Féin Councillors.
First Surf Simulator in Belfast which is part of our brand new State of the Art Andersonstown Leisure Centre.
Go to our website to find out more: https://www....
First Surf Simulator in Belfast which is part of our brand new State of the Art Andersonstown Leisure Centre.
Go to our website to find out more: https://www.heronbros.com/project/andersonstown-leisure-centre/
First Surf Simulator in Belfast which is part of our brand new State of the Art Andersonstown Leisure Centre.
Go to our website to find out more: https://www.heronbros.com/project/andersonstown-leisure-centre/
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The new Andersonstown Leisure Centre currently under construction will be a World Class leisure amenity for the people of West Belfast and beyond, so said Sinn Féin Councillor Ciaran Beattie following a site visit by Belfast Sinn Féin Councillors.
First Surf Simulator in Belfast which is part of our brand new State of the Art Andersonstown Leisure Centre.
Go to our website to find out more: https://www.heronbros.com/project/andersonstown-leisure-centre/
Andersonstown is a suburb of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The area was originally known as Whitesidetown after the family that owned the land but they were dispossessed for the support they gave to the Society of United Irishmen, resulting in a change of name. The district is sometimes colloquially referred to as "Andytown" or "A Town".
History
Andersonstown sits at the bottom of the Black Mountain and Divis Mountain and contains a mixture of public and private housing. It is largely populated by Irish nationalists/Irish Catholics. Andersonstown is an electoral ward of Belfast. The consensus view is that the area begins at the tip of the upper Falls Road, where it becomes the Andersonstown Road, close to the junction with the Glen Road. It is bounded at the western end by Shaw's Road, forming a large triangle.
The area rapidly expanded during the 1950s and 1960s as the local housing authority built hundreds of houses for people who were rehoused during the redevelopment of the lower Falls Road. Holy Child School and La Salle Secondary School were built, along with a library. As the population of the area increased Twinbrook and Poleglass housing estates were built further out of Belfast.