Andersonstown
District of Belfast
Northern Ireland - United Kingdom

Divis

Divis is a large mountain and area of sprawling moorland to the north-west of Belfast in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The mountain is 478 m (1,568 ft) tall, making it the highest of the Belfast Hills. It extends north to the Antrim Plateau and shares its geology; consisting of a basaltic cover underlain by limestone and lias clay.

Located at 54.6075, -6.00944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Marilyns of Northern Ireland, Mountains and hills of County Antrim, Geography of Belfast, Hardys of Northern Ireland, Volcanism of Northern Ireland

Milltown Cemetery attack

The Milltown Cemetery attack (also known as the Milltown Cemetery killings or Milltown Massacre) took place on 16 March 1988 in Belfast's Milltown Cemetery. During the funeral of three Provisional IRA volunteers killed in Gibraltar, an Ulster Defence Association (UDA) volunteer, Michael Stone, attacked the mourners with hand grenades and pistols. As Stone ran towards the nearby motorway, a large crowd began chasing him and he continued shooting and throwing grenades.

Located at 54.5833, -5.97722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Terrorist incidents in 1988, History of Belfast, The Troubles in Belfast, Ulster Defence Association, People killed by loyalist paramilitaries, Murder in 1988, 1988 in Northern Ireland, Cemeteries in Northern Ireland, Spree shootings in Northern Ireland, Deaths by firearm in Northern Ireland, Explosions in Northern Ireland, Terrorism in Northern Ireland

Casement Park

Casement Park (Irish: Páirc Mhic Easmainn) is the principal Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland, home to the Antrim football and hurling teams. Located on the Andersonstown Road in the west of the city, and named after the Republican revolutionary Sir Roger Casement (1864-1916), the ground has a capacity of 32,600.

Located at 54.5733, -5.98399 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Antrim GAA, Gaelic games grounds in Northern Ireland, Sports venues in Belfast

Corporals killings

The corporals killings was the killing of corporals David Robert Howes and Derek Tony Wood, two British Army soldiers of the Royal Corps of Signals, on 19 March 1988 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The out-of-uniform soldiers were shot by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), after they drove into the funeral procession of an IRA volunteer. Three days beforehand, loyalist volunteer Michael Stone had attacked an IRA funeral and killed three people.

Located at 54.5842, -5.97811 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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The Troubles in Belfast, Royal Corps of Signals, Deaths by firearm in Northern Ireland, Lynching deaths, People killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provisional Irish Republican Army actions, British Army in Operation Banner, Conflicts in 1988, 1988 in Northern Ireland, Military actions and engagements during the Troubles (1969-1998)

Milltown Cemetery

Milltown Cemetery (Irish: Reilig Bhaile an Mhuilinn) is a large cemetery in west Belfast, Northern Ireland. It lies within the townland of Ballymurphy, between Falls Road and the M1 motorway. Milltown Cemetery opened in 1869 and there are now approximately 200,000 of Belfast's citizens buried there. Most of those buried there are Irish Catholic. Within the cemetery there are three large sections of open space, each about the size of a football field, designated as "poor ground".

Located at 54.588, -5.976 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Religion in Belfast, Roman Catholic cemeteries in Northern Ireland, Grade B listed buildings

Andersonstown

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".

Located at 54.5783, -5.99389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Electoral wards of Belfast, Geography of Belfast

Finaghy railway station

Finaghy railway station is located in the townland of Finaghy (aka Ballyfinaghy) in south Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The Great Northern Railway of Ireland opened the station on 9 February 1907.

Located at 54.5638, -5.9866 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Railway stations in Belfast, Railway stations opened in 1907, Railway stations served by NI Railways

Belfast City Cemetery

Belfast City Cemetery (Irish: Reilig Chathair Bhéal Feirste) is a cemetery in west Belfast, Northern Ireland. It lies within the townland of Ballymurphy, between Falls Road and Springfield Road, near Milltown Cemetery. It is maintained by Belfast City Council.

Located at 54.5897, -5.97917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Cemeteries in Northern Ireland, Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Northern Ireland, Geography of Belfast, Religion in Belfast

Donegal Celtic Park

Donegal Celtic Park, also known as Suffolk Road and Celtic Park or more recently The NSR(New Suffolk Road) due to the recent expansion, is the home of IFA Premiership team Donegal Celtic. It is situated in the Suffolk Road in west Belfast. The stadium holds 8,283, but is currently restricted to 6,254 under safety legislation. In early August 2009, work on two new stands was completed.

Located at 54.5737, -6.02366 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Association football venues in Northern Ireland, Sports venues in Belfast

Black Mountain transmitting station

The Black Mountain transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility, situated on land 301 metres above Ordnance Datum to the west of the city of Belfast, in Northern Ireland. It includes a guyed steel lattice mast which is 228.6 metres http://tx. mb21. co. uk/info/sitedata/index. asp in height. The height of the top of the structure above mean sea level is 529 metres . It is owned and operated by Arqiva.

Located at 54.5869, -6.02222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Transmitter sites in Northern Ireland

Rathmore Grammar School

Rathmore Grammar School, normally referred to simply as "Rathmore", is a Catholic grammar school in Finaghy, Belfast, Northern Ireland. The current principal is Thérèse Hamilton who succeeded Sr. Ursula Canavan as principal at the beginning of academic year 2009/10. It is one of the leading grammar schools in Northern Ireland and is one of the top four over subscribed schools in the country. Rathmore is situated in Kingsway, Finaghy, Belfast, behind the St. Anne's "campus", consisting of St.

Located at 54.55, -5.992 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Grammar schools in Belfast, People educated at Rathmore Grammar School

Gort na Mona GAC

Gort na Mona is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Located at 54.5895, -5.99507 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in County Antrim

Musgrave Park Hospital

Musgrave Park Hospital is a regional specialist hospital, managed by Belfast Health and Social Care Trust in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It specialises in orthopaedics, rheumatology, sports medicine and rehabilitation of patients of all ages. These specialties are spread out across a large site in the leafy suburbs of South Belfast. The Hospital is named after the 48 acres of adjacent municipal parkland known as Musgrave Park, first opened to the public in 1920.

Located at 54.5675, -5.97694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland hospitals, Buildings and structures in Belfast, Hospitals with year of establishment missing, 1940s establishments in Northern Ireland, Hospitals established in the 1940s

Belfast West (Assembly constituency)

Belfast West is a constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. The seat was first used for a Northern Ireland-only election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1973.

Located at 54.5864, -6.00167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Constituencies of the Northern Ireland Assembly, Politics of Belfast, 1973 establishments in Northern Ireland, Constituencies established in 1973

Dunmurry train explosion

The Dunmurry train explosion refers to the premature detonation of a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) incendiary bomb aboard a Ballymena to Belfast passenger train service on 17 January 1980. The blast engulfed a carriage of the train in flames, killing three and injuring five others. One of the dead and the most seriously injured survivor were volunteers of the IRA.

Located at 54.552, -6 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Provisional Irish Republican Army actions, Railway accidents in Northern Ireland, Railway accidents in 1980, 1980 in Northern Ireland, Train bombings, Murder in 1980, Improvised explosive device bombings in Northern Ireland, Terrorist incidents in 1980, The Troubles in County Antrim, Transport in County Antrim, Terrorism in Northern Ireland

Balmoral High School

Balmoral High School was a secondary school in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was established by a merger of Deramore High School and Larkfield High School. The school was managed by the Belfast Education and Library Board (BELB). The school opened in September 1996 (The new building was opened in January 2002, not the school) and closed in August 2008, due to falling pupil numbers. It had been built as an education 'pathfinder' for the private finance initiative (PFI).

Located at 54.5588, -5.9994 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Secondary schools in Belfast, Educational institutions established in 2002, Educational institutions disestablished in 2008, 2002 establishments in Northern Ireland

Christian Brothers' School (Glen Road, Belfast)

Christian Brothers' School, or C.B.S. as it is commonly known,, is a secondary school located on the Glen Road area of west Belfast, Northern Ireland, and is directly facing one of its many sister schools, St Mary's Grammar School. http://www. stmaryscbgs. com C.B.S. was founded in 1962 http://erstni. org/schools/christian-brothers-school-glen-road/ by the Christian Brothers, a religious order founded by Edmund Ignatius Rice in the early 19th century.

Located at 54.58, -5.997 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Christian Brother (Irish) secondary schools, Christian Brother (Irish) schools, Roman Catholic schools in Northern Ireland, Roman Catholic secondary schools in Northern Ireland, Secondary schools in Belfast, Educational institutions established in 1962, 1962 establishments in Northern Ireland

St Brigids GAC, Belfast

Saint Brigid's GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from the Malone Road area in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1998 by Dermot Dowling and Conor McSherry in the parish hall of St Brigid's Church. There was a strong need for a local GAA club to be set up as there were a huge amount of potential people keen to get into the GAA in the Malone area.

Located at 54.5713, -5.97611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in County Antrim, Hurling clubs in County Antrim

Edward Harland

For the United States general see: Edward Harland (general) Sir Edward James Harland, 1st Baronet (15 May 1831 – 24 December 1895) was a British shipbuilder and politician. Born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, he was educated at Edinburgh Academy. In 1846, aged 15, he took an apprenticeship at the engineering works of Robert Stephenson and Company in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Located at 54.59, -5.98 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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English shipbuilders, Knights Bachelor, 1831 births, 1895 deaths, Conservative Party (UK) MPs, Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for Belfast constituencies (1801–1922), British engineers, People from Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom

Ballymurphy Massacre

The Ballymurphy Massacre is a name given to a series of incidents involving the killing of eleven civilians by the Parachute Regiment of the British Army in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The killings happened between 9 and 11 August 1971, during Operation Demetrius. The shootings are also known as "Belfast Bloody Sunday". The Northern Ireland "Troubles" had been raging for two years and Belfast was torn apart by political and sectarian violence.

Located at 54.575, -5.974 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Conflicts in 1971, 1971 in Northern Ireland, The Troubles in Belfast, Massacres in Northern Ireland, Massacres committed by the United Kingdom, British Army in Operation Banner, Military scandals, Mass murder in 1971, Deaths by firearm in Northern Ireland, Military actions and engagements during the Troubles (1969-1998)

Kennedy Centre, Belfast

Kennedy Centre is a retail and leisure development in a largely built-up residential area in west Belfast. Having agreed upon a new anchor tenant, the Kennedy Centre was redeveloped again in 2008. At approximately 97,000 ft², its anchor tenant is Sainsburys supermarket, the largest supermarket in Northern Ireland, which replaced the previous anchor, Curleys Supermarket. There is also a Sainsburys petrol station located within the grounds of the complex.

Located at 54.5809, -5.9788 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Shopping centres in Northern Ireland

De La Salle College, Belfast

De La Salle College is a Catholic boy's secondary school and college in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Located at 54.5762, -5.99897 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Boys' schools in Northern Ireland, Educational institutions with year of establishment missing, Roman Catholic secondary schools in Northern Ireland, Secondary schools in Belfast

Gort Na Móna Secondary School

Located at 54.5936, -5.99362 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Defunct schools in Northern Ireland

Divis transmitting station

Divis transmitting station is the main high-power UHF and BBC National FM/DAB station that serves County Antrim and parts of County Down. Sited just outside Belfast, it is the primary UHF/FM main station in Northern Ireland and was originally the country's main BBC 405-line television transmitter, coming into operation in this capacity on 21 July 1955. As such, it was the first permanent television transmitter to be established within the island of Ireland.

Located at 54.6075, -6.00944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Transmitter sites in Northern Ireland

Musgrave Park, Belfast

Musgrave Park is a public park in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Situated in the south west of the city, in Ballygammon townland off Stockman's Lane, the surrounding area is a mix of trading estates and residential housing, with the M1 motorway passing close to one end. Facilities include a bowling pavilion, playing fields, walks, nature areas and bottle banks. Since 2010, it has been developing a therapy garden. The adjoining Musgrave Park Hospital specialises in rehabilitation for all ages.

Located at 54.5698, -5.97394 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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