Everything about Whiteabbey totally explained
Whiteabbey (
Irish:
An Mhainistir Fhionn) is a small urban
village area in
Newtownabbey,
County Antrim,
Northern Ireland. It is on the north coast of
Belfast Lough and is part of the
Newtownabbey Borough Council area. Whiteabbey is also an electoral ward of
North Belfast.
History
Whiteabbey's name is derived from a
Premonstratensian abbey which existed in the area in the medieval period, the monks of which are said to have worn white robes. All traces of the abbey are now gone although the site, in the grounds of Whiteabbey Hospital, remains undeveloped.
In the first half of the 19th century the village was home to a large bleach works and was an important landing site for
coal shipments bound for
Belfast. Remnants of the old pier can still be seen in the sea. The importance of the village declined after the channel into Belfast harbour was widened and straightened allowing larger ships to reach the city directly.
In 1952 one of Northern Ireland's most controversial murders took place in Whiteabbey when Patricia Curran, the 19 year old daughter of prominent Judge
Sir Lancelot Curran, was found stabbed near her home,
The Glen, close to the village.
Local Facilities
- Near the village one can find a popular dog walking route known as 'The Glen' which is a small forest area extending up to and beyond the Bleach Green railway viaduct. The Newtownabbey/Ulster Way passes through this area, as does the Threemilewater river.
Whiteabbey also has its own hospital which has an accident and emergency department operating from 9am to 5pm
Transport
The area is served by Whiteabbey railway station on the Belfast to Larne line. The station opened on 11 April 1848.Further Information
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