The Shankill Road (fromIrish Seanchill, meaning "old church") is one of the main roads leading through west Belfast, Northern Ireland. It runs through the predominantly loyalistworking class area known as the Shankill. The road stretches westwards for about 2.4km (1.5mi) from central Belfast and is lined, to an extent, by shops. The residents live in the many streets which branch off the main road. The area along the Shankill Road forms part of Court district electoral area.
History
The first Shankill residents lived at the bottom of what is now known as Glencairn: a small settlement of ancient people inhabited a ring fort, built where the Ballygomartin and Forth rivers meet.
A settlement around the point at which the Shankill Road becomes the Woodvale Road, at the junction with Cambrai Street, was known as Shankill from the IrishSeanchill meaning 'old church'. Believed to date back to 455 CE, it was known as the "Church of St Patrick of the White Ford" and in time had six smaller churches, known as "alterages", attached to it across the west bank of the River Lagan. The church was an important site of pilgrimage and it is likely that the ford of the River Farset, which later became the core of Belfast, was important because of its site on the pilgrimage route.
Shite Guide to West Belfast: 1/2 - THE SHANKILL ROAD and Loyalist Murals
PART 1 of 2
In this episode we'll take a stroll down the most notorious street on the island of Ireland, The Shankill Road. The stronghold of Unionism in West Belfast it was at the at the epicentre of The Troubles, a 30 year long conflict in the north of Ireland which saw Belfast become the European Capital of Terrorism, with paramilitary attacks becoming a fact of daily life for decades.
The war is over but the segregation still remains.
We'll take a gander at the neighbourhood have a peep at paramilitary murals, sites of terror attacks, and check out the Peace Wall, a 5km fence which separates the Shankill from their neighbours in the Falls, the stronghold of Republicanism in the city. It's a pretty spicy situation.
*For any of my unionist neighbours watching this, I know some of this...
published: 08 Mar 2020
One Month on the Shankill: Inside Belfast's loyalist community after NI's worst violence in years
Petrol bombs, fires, and bricks smashing windows - the riots in Belfast earlier this year was some of the worst violence ever seen in Northern Ireland for years.
Over several nights in April, cars were hijacked and loyalists - including children and teenagers - have vowed to resume protest action against post-Brexit trading arrangements.
The Northern Ireland protocol is so much more than the so-called "sausage wars", it has created new barriers and bureaucracy on trade between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
In this extended eyewitness report, ITV News has spent a month speaking to people in the Shankill Road community, which is predominantly loyalist, about the riots, the anger, and the impact of the Northern Ireland protocol on their lives.
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published: 13 Jul 2021
Billy Wright's mid ulster UVF- A Secret History of the troubles (documentary)
published: 27 Dec 2021
Political murals in the Falls Road and Shankill Road neighborhoods in Belfast, Northern Ireland
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We walked around the Falls Road and Shankill Road neighborhoods in Belfast, Northern Ireland and looked at the various political murals pained on walls and buildings. Shot in September 2014.
published: 26 Oct 2014
Shankill Area Of Belfast (1973)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Various street scenes in Shankill. Traffic and crowds, various shots. Medium shot of tank driving down busy street. Various crowded street scenes. Close-up and medium shots of graffiti on walls proclaiming: "Shankill Rules the Falls". Various shots of child with toy pistol playing in street. Three street signs 'Scotch Street' 'Irish Street' 'English Street' Close-up of English flag painted on wall. Medium shot of street. Various shots of patriotic statements etched on wall, such as "God Bless Paisley" and "Keep Ulster Protestant". "God Save the Queen" "No Pope Here" etc. Various medium shots from street level. EKTA 11ft.
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News Bulletin : INLA assassinate 3 UVF Terrorist - Shankill Road Belfast 16th June 1994
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published: 22 Mar 2022
Lower Shankill roads UFF bonfire with Johnny 'Mad dog' Adair
published: 27 Dec 2021
1984: Shankill Road Riots
On this day in 1984, ITN's Brent Sadler reported on the third night of rioting on the Shankill Road in West Belfast.
Protestant youths set fire to buildings, vehicles and attacked patrols of the RUC. The next day, loyalists marched down the Shankill in a peaceful demonstration.
#TheTroubles #Belfast #ShankillRoad
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published: 18 Aug 2022
Loyalist heartland the Shankill road 1976
A visit to the Shankill Road Belfast to gain an insight into the heartland of loyalism in Northern Ireland.
The Shankill Road, a protestant stronghold, stretches around two miles through West Belfast. Nicholas Coffey and the ‘7 Days’ production team met the people that live on the Shankill Road to hear their stories of life in the loyalist stronghold.
This excerpt from the report shows various shots of the Shankill Road with voice overs of residents. The report also features a scene from the loyalist Bayardo Bar where a performer is singing
PART 1 of 2
In this episode we'll take a stroll down the most notorious street on the island of Ireland, The Shankill Road. The stronghold of Unionism in West B...
PART 1 of 2
In this episode we'll take a stroll down the most notorious street on the island of Ireland, The Shankill Road. The stronghold of Unionism in West Belfast it was at the at the epicentre of The Troubles, a 30 year long conflict in the north of Ireland which saw Belfast become the European Capital of Terrorism, with paramilitary attacks becoming a fact of daily life for decades.
The war is over but the segregation still remains.
We'll take a gander at the neighbourhood have a peep at paramilitary murals, sites of terror attacks, and check out the Peace Wall, a 5km fence which separates the Shankill from their neighbours in the Falls, the stronghold of Republicanism in the city. It's a pretty spicy situation.
*For any of my unionist neighbours watching this, I know some of this may seem a little on the nose, but it's just a bit of craic. I got nothing but love for you all*
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This is not the Top 10 Things to do in Belfast
This is not a scholarly documentary of the Troubles
This is not in any way a well researched or reliable explanation of anything
this is the shite guide to west belfast
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PART 1 of 2
In this episode we'll take a stroll down the most notorious street on the island of Ireland, The Shankill Road. The stronghold of Unionism in West Belfast it was at the at the epicentre of The Troubles, a 30 year long conflict in the north of Ireland which saw Belfast become the European Capital of Terrorism, with paramilitary attacks becoming a fact of daily life for decades.
The war is over but the segregation still remains.
We'll take a gander at the neighbourhood have a peep at paramilitary murals, sites of terror attacks, and check out the Peace Wall, a 5km fence which separates the Shankill from their neighbours in the Falls, the stronghold of Republicanism in the city. It's a pretty spicy situation.
*For any of my unionist neighbours watching this, I know some of this may seem a little on the nose, but it's just a bit of craic. I got nothing but love for you all*
****All the beats are produced by d'beats****
****Check out the beats from the soundtrack; The World's Shittest Best Tape Vol.1****
https://goodvibesociety.bandcamp.com/album/worlds-shittest-beat-tape-vol-1
This is not the Top 10 Things to do in Belfast
This is not a scholarly documentary of the Troubles
This is not in any way a well researched or reliable explanation of anything
this is the shite guide to west belfast
If you want to help the show out, you could consider throwing a few pennies in the hat.
My camera is absolute dogshite (as is most evident), so if you wanna throw something in to help the cause, it'd be much appreciated. It's not about making money, but making better shite.
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Petrol bombs, fires, and bricks smashing windows - the riots in Belfast earlier this year was some of the worst violence ever seen in Northern Ireland for years...
Petrol bombs, fires, and bricks smashing windows - the riots in Belfast earlier this year was some of the worst violence ever seen in Northern Ireland for years.
Over several nights in April, cars were hijacked and loyalists - including children and teenagers - have vowed to resume protest action against post-Brexit trading arrangements.
The Northern Ireland protocol is so much more than the so-called "sausage wars", it has created new barriers and bureaucracy on trade between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
In this extended eyewitness report, ITV News has spent a month speaking to people in the Shankill Road community, which is predominantly loyalist, about the riots, the anger, and the impact of the Northern Ireland protocol on their lives.
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Petrol bombs, fires, and bricks smashing windows - the riots in Belfast earlier this year was some of the worst violence ever seen in Northern Ireland for years.
Over several nights in April, cars were hijacked and loyalists - including children and teenagers - have vowed to resume protest action against post-Brexit trading arrangements.
The Northern Ireland protocol is so much more than the so-called "sausage wars", it has created new barriers and bureaucracy on trade between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
In this extended eyewitness report, ITV News has spent a month speaking to people in the Shankill Road community, which is predominantly loyalist, about the riots, the anger, and the impact of the Northern Ireland protocol on their lives.
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We walked around the Falls Road and Shankill Road neighborhoods in Belfast, Northern Ireland and looked at the various political murals pained on walls and buildings. Shot in September 2014.
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We walked around the Falls Road and Shankill Road neighborhoods in Belfast, Northern Ireland and looked at the various political murals pained on walls and buildings. Shot in September 2014.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Various street scenes in Shankill. Traffic and crowds, various shots. Medium shot of tank driving down busy street. Various crowded...
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Various street scenes in Shankill. Traffic and crowds, various shots. Medium shot of tank driving down busy street. Various crowded street scenes. Close-up and medium shots of graffiti on walls proclaiming: "Shankill Rules the Falls". Various shots of child with toy pistol playing in street. Three street signs 'Scotch Street' 'Irish Street' 'English Street' Close-up of English flag painted on wall. Medium shot of street. Various shots of patriotic statements etched on wall, such as "God Bless Paisley" and "Keep Ulster Protestant". "God Save the Queen" "No Pope Here" etc. Various medium shots from street level. EKTA 11ft.
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Belfast, Northern Ireland
Various street scenes in Shankill. Traffic and crowds, various shots. Medium shot of tank driving down busy street. Various crowded street scenes. Close-up and medium shots of graffiti on walls proclaiming: "Shankill Rules the Falls". Various shots of child with toy pistol playing in street. Three street signs 'Scotch Street' 'Irish Street' 'English Street' Close-up of English flag painted on wall. Medium shot of street. Various shots of patriotic statements etched on wall, such as "God Bless Paisley" and "Keep Ulster Protestant". "God Save the Queen" "No Pope Here" etc. Various medium shots from street level. EKTA 11ft.
FILM ID:3099.09
A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/
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British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/
News Bulletin : INLA assassinate 3 UVF Terrorist - Shankill Road Belfast 16th June 1994
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On this day in 1984, ITN's Brent Sadler reported on the third night of rioting on the Shankill Road in West Belfast.
Protestant youths set fire to buildings, v...
On this day in 1984, ITN's Brent Sadler reported on the third night of rioting on the Shankill Road in West Belfast.
Protestant youths set fire to buildings, vehicles and attacked patrols of the RUC. The next day, loyalists marched down the Shankill in a peaceful demonstration.
#TheTroubles #Belfast #ShankillRoad
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On this day in 1984, ITN's Brent Sadler reported on the third night of rioting on the Shankill Road in West Belfast.
Protestant youths set fire to buildings, vehicles and attacked patrols of the RUC. The next day, loyalists marched down the Shankill in a peaceful demonstration.
#TheTroubles #Belfast #ShankillRoad
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A visit to the Shankill Road Belfast to gain an insight into the heartland of loyalism in Northern Ireland.
The Shankill Road, a protestant stronghold, stretch...
A visit to the Shankill Road Belfast to gain an insight into the heartland of loyalism in Northern Ireland.
The Shankill Road, a protestant stronghold, stretches around two miles through West Belfast. Nicholas Coffey and the ‘7 Days’ production team met the people that live on the Shankill Road to hear their stories of life in the loyalist stronghold.
This excerpt from the report shows various shots of the Shankill Road with voice overs of residents. The report also features a scene from the loyalist Bayardo Bar where a performer is singing
A visit to the Shankill Road Belfast to gain an insight into the heartland of loyalism in Northern Ireland.
The Shankill Road, a protestant stronghold, stretches around two miles through West Belfast. Nicholas Coffey and the ‘7 Days’ production team met the people that live on the Shankill Road to hear their stories of life in the loyalist stronghold.
This excerpt from the report shows various shots of the Shankill Road with voice overs of residents. The report also features a scene from the loyalist Bayardo Bar where a performer is singing
PART 1 of 2
In this episode we'll take a stroll down the most notorious street on the island of Ireland, The Shankill Road. The stronghold of Unionism in West Belfast it was at the at the epicentre of The Troubles, a 30 year long conflict in the north of Ireland which saw Belfast become the European Capital of Terrorism, with paramilitary attacks becoming a fact of daily life for decades.
The war is over but the segregation still remains.
We'll take a gander at the neighbourhood have a peep at paramilitary murals, sites of terror attacks, and check out the Peace Wall, a 5km fence which separates the Shankill from their neighbours in the Falls, the stronghold of Republicanism in the city. It's a pretty spicy situation.
*For any of my unionist neighbours watching this, I know some of this may seem a little on the nose, but it's just a bit of craic. I got nothing but love for you all*
****All the beats are produced by d'beats****
****Check out the beats from the soundtrack; The World's Shittest Best Tape Vol.1****
https://goodvibesociety.bandcamp.com/album/worlds-shittest-beat-tape-vol-1
This is not the Top 10 Things to do in Belfast
This is not a scholarly documentary of the Troubles
This is not in any way a well researched or reliable explanation of anything
this is the shite guide to west belfast
If you want to help the show out, you could consider throwing a few pennies in the hat.
My camera is absolute dogshite (as is most evident), so if you wanna throw something in to help the cause, it'd be much appreciated. It's not about making money, but making better shite.
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Petrol bombs, fires, and bricks smashing windows - the riots in Belfast earlier this year was some of the worst violence ever seen in Northern Ireland for years.
Over several nights in April, cars were hijacked and loyalists - including children and teenagers - have vowed to resume protest action against post-Brexit trading arrangements.
The Northern Ireland protocol is so much more than the so-called "sausage wars", it has created new barriers and bureaucracy on trade between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
In this extended eyewitness report, ITV News has spent a month speaking to people in the Shankill Road community, which is predominantly loyalist, about the riots, the anger, and the impact of the Northern Ireland protocol on their lives.
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We walked around the Falls Road and Shankill Road neighborhoods in Belfast, Northern Ireland and looked at the various political murals pained on walls and buildings. Shot in September 2014.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Various street scenes in Shankill. Traffic and crowds, various shots. Medium shot of tank driving down busy street. Various crowded street scenes. Close-up and medium shots of graffiti on walls proclaiming: "Shankill Rules the Falls". Various shots of child with toy pistol playing in street. Three street signs 'Scotch Street' 'Irish Street' 'English Street' Close-up of English flag painted on wall. Medium shot of street. Various shots of patriotic statements etched on wall, such as "God Bless Paisley" and "Keep Ulster Protestant". "God Save the Queen" "No Pope Here" etc. Various medium shots from street level. EKTA 11ft.
FILM ID:3099.09
A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/
FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/
British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/
News Bulletin : INLA assassinate 3 UVF Terrorist - Shankill Road Belfast 16th June 1994
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On this day in 1984, ITN's Brent Sadler reported on the third night of rioting on the Shankill Road in West Belfast.
Protestant youths set fire to buildings, vehicles and attacked patrols of the RUC. The next day, loyalists marched down the Shankill in a peaceful demonstration.
#TheTroubles #Belfast #ShankillRoad
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A visit to the Shankill Road Belfast to gain an insight into the heartland of loyalism in Northern Ireland.
The Shankill Road, a protestant stronghold, stretches around two miles through West Belfast. Nicholas Coffey and the ‘7 Days’ production team met the people that live on the Shankill Road to hear their stories of life in the loyalist stronghold.
This excerpt from the report shows various shots of the Shankill Road with voice overs of residents. The report also features a scene from the loyalist Bayardo Bar where a performer is singing
The Shankill Road (fromIrish Seanchill, meaning "old church") is one of the main roads leading through west Belfast, Northern Ireland. It runs through the predominantly loyalistworking class area known as the Shankill. The road stretches westwards for about 2.4km (1.5mi) from central Belfast and is lined, to an extent, by shops. The residents live in the many streets which branch off the main road. The area along the Shankill Road forms part of Court district electoral area.
History
The first Shankill residents lived at the bottom of what is now known as Glencairn: a small settlement of ancient people inhabited a ring fort, built where the Ballygomartin and Forth rivers meet.
A settlement around the point at which the Shankill Road becomes the Woodvale Road, at the junction with Cambrai Street, was known as Shankill from the IrishSeanchill meaning 'old church'. Believed to date back to 455 CE, it was known as the "Church of St Patrick of the White Ford" and in time had six smaller churches, known as "alterages", attached to it across the west bank of the River Lagan. The church was an important site of pilgrimage and it is likely that the ford of the River Farset, which later became the core of Belfast, was important because of its site on the pilgrimage route.
Peace fighters fill the empty halls Preaching a truce to break the mould Pipe bombs hit on the other side In this madness another mother cries God said he would save all souls God said he would save us all And still people die on Shankill road No one wants to be equal Us and them behind the wall God said he would save all souls And god said he would save us all No one wants to be equal Us and them behind the wall Pipe bombs hit on the other side In this country tears will never dry Another mother cries Another father dies Another mother cries No one wants to be equal Us and them behind the wall Pipe bombs hit on the other side This countries tears will never dry God said he would save all souls God said he would save us all And still people die on Shankill road On Shankill road In this country full of cries It doesn't matter who has died Pipe bombs hit on the other side In this country tears will never dry God said he would save all souls God said he would save us all And still people die on Shankill road Shankill road Shankill road Shankill road
... community hub on the AndersonstownRoad in west Belfast ... The charity has had donations and requests for help from across the religious divide, from the nationalist Falls Road to the unionist Shankill.
Our driver, Eugene, drove his cab around the Falls and Shankill Roads and shared the history of The Troubles and personal stories of what life was like at that time ... On the Falls Road, I saw vibrant ...
... organisation that promotes the Irish language in Ballymurphy, and the other half will go to RCity Belfast, an organisation that provides leadership opportunities to young people on the Shankill Road.
Today is Monday, Sept. 9, the 253rd day of 2024 ... Today in history.. On Sept ... 9, 2022 ... A woman wearing a waistcoat featuring pictures of Queen Elizabeth II is pictured as mourners leave flowers at a mural of Her Majesty the Queen on Shankill Road on Sept ... .
Open warfare burst out between the Protestant Shankill and the Roman Catholic Falls Road in Belfast early today. In Divit Street at the corner of the Falls Road, machine gun fire was heard and crowds ...
People at the anti-immigration protest were seen holding signs with slogans such as "Shankill Road says no to illegal immigration" and chanting "Send them home" ... By early evening, most of the anti-immigration protesters left the area ... .
The people at the anti-immigration protest were seen holding signs with slogans such as ‘Shankill Road says no to illegal immigration’ and chanting ‘send them home’ ...Makin, 21, of Simonside Road, ...
The people at the anti-immigration protest were seen holding signs with slogans such as ‘Shankill Road says no to illegal immigration’ and chanting ‘send them home’ ...Makin, 21, of Simonside Road, ...