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officer was killed when his patrol vehicle was hit by an IRA rocket on Springfield Road and on 14 October 1982 a bomb attack was carried out on an army foot patrol in Ballymurphy. One of the deadliest IRA attacks in the area occurred on 25 March 1982 when three British soldiers were killed and five other people injured in a gun attack on Crocus Street, off the Springfield Road. It is believed an
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the rising population of the city. The area is bordered by the Whiterock Road, which links the Falls Road with the Ballygomartin Road and intersects the Springfield Road at Ballymurphy. The Whiterock area is older than Ballymurphy, dating back to the 1920s. Previously known as Kill Pipers Hill, the area had belonged William Sinclair, Lord Glenalina, whose title is commemorated in the area.
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Turf Lodge Farm and so the name was retained for the new estate. Much of the housing was of a low standard, consisting of blocks of flats and maisonettes, although following a campaign by local women in the 1970s some of the lowest quality housing stock was demolished and redeveloped. The estate is encircled by ring roads, a state of affairs which has helped to encourage
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the UDA, in their initial claimed role of defending Protestant communities were the first to erect temporary barricades on Ainsworth Avenue blocking the route between the Shankill and Springfield roads. These have since become permanent peace lines. On 13 September 1972 the UDA opened fire inside the
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was deployed in preparation for trouble later that night. When the bands returned sectarian clashes broke out and soon developed into a full-scale riot as the soldiers struggled to maintain order. A heavier, more forceful, army presence was deployed in Ballymurphy the following night and in anger the
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A further housing estate, Turf Lodge, lies beyond the Springfield Road, sandwiched between the Whiterock Road, the Monagh Bypass and the Glen Road. The area was built in the late 1950s to house excess people from the overcrowded districts of the lower Falls. The area had formerly been occupied by the
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The areas at the start of the Springfield Road are made up largely of social housing with some shops on the main road itself. These form part of the Edenderry and Clonard districts that are also part of the Falls Road. As this area is close to neighbouring loyalist estates a number of peace lines are
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code name, claimed responsibility for a no warning car bomb that caused extensive damage to property but no loss of life after the area was evacuated. Later that same year they shot and killed a Catholic outside his place of work on the road. This was followed on 22 November 1974 by the killing of a
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The area between the Springfield Road and the Whiterock Road is commonly known as Ballymurphy after the Ballymurphy Road. Springhill and Glenalina form part of this area. The housing in Ballymurphy was first built in 1947 when the council erected 600 concrete houses on a site acquired to cope with
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Other IRA attacks on the Springfield Road included the killing of a British soldier by a sniper on 8 April 1972, the death of a civilian in a car bomb on 26 March 1974, the killing of an alleged informer on 20 April that same year and a further soldier death on 30 June 1976. On 14 May 1981 an RUC
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Both the Springfield Road itself and the western parts of Belfast as a whole were noted for their traffic congestion and so in 1978 the Monagh Bypass was opened near Springfield Road to provide an alternative route. The Bypass however is largely unfinished after it was discovered that much of the
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St Clare's Primary School on the lower part of the road was built in 2005 as an amalgamation of two earlier schools. Springfield Primary School, further along the road, dates back to 1910. There are no secondary schools on the road, although there are several on the neighbouring Falls Road.
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which were among the earliest incidents to occur during the Troubles. Kashmir Road, which leads directly off the lower Springfield Road, was the site of a series of arson attacks on homes, along with Cupar Street and Bombay Street, both of which are between the Springfield, Falls and
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The loyalist Highfield estate borders onto the Springfield Road around West Circular Road and this area provides access to the Ballygomartin Road, a predominantly Protestant area that links to the Shankill Road. Close to the West Circular Road on the Springfield Road is the Whiterock
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who maintained that they were only returning fire after being shot at by republicans. Families of the victims however have been involved in a long campaign to seek acknowledgement from the British government that their relatives were not involved in any attacks on the soldiers. The
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Much of what now forms the housing estates of the Springfield Road was formerly rural land near the base of the mountains. The area around what became New Barnsley was known as Brown's Fields and was formerly used for grazing cattle. The area would later become industrialised with
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in existence due to continuing low level violence and vandalism. Ainsworth Avenue, which formerly linked the Springfield Road to the Woodvale Road is closed off as are the points at which Kirk Street and Workman Avenue in the Woodvale area touch Springfield and the parts of the
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canisters and grenades in a largely unsuccessful attempt to break up the crowds. The Protestant population of New Barnsley moved out of the area soon after this event. Some individuals who would go on to become leading figures within the
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that border the Springfield Road Limited access is still possible through Lanark Way with the street linking the Springfield and Shankill roads, albeit with gates that can be locked. The street was favoured by hitmen associated with the
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population. The area saw an influx of temporary residents in the 1960s when the inhabitants of the Pound Loney area of the lower Falls were temporarily rehoused in Ballymurphy whilst the new Divis flats complex was built. A young
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began to play their tunes on the Springfield Road early in the morning before travelling to the North Down coast. Although the bands left without incident crowds of angry residents gathered in Ballymurphy and a unit of the
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as councillors. Black Mountain however is strongly Nationalist/Republican and elected as its seven councillors Janice Austin, Ciarán Beattie, Arder Carson, Steven Corr and Emma Groves of Sinn Féin, Tim Attwood of the
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The row of cottages that made up the New Barnsley clachan was formerly the "terminus" for public transport, the limit of local bus services. However Springfield Road is no longer one of the twelve main corridors of
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area around the foothills was impassable and so congestion remains an issue. After the Bypass the Upper Springfield Road marks the beginning of the B38, a minor road that links Belfast with the village of
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is located on the adjacent Whiterock Road whilst St Gerard's Education Resource Centre, a special school, is found on Belfield Heights near where the Springfield Road merges into the Monagh By-pass.
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is also located in the Whiterock area. Whiterock Leisure Centre, located on the Whiterock Road, was in 1984 the scene of a notorious incident when, following the erection of an
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station is located at the Springfield Road end of the peace line and is the main police presence on the road following the 2002 closure of the old Springfield Road RUC station.
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in the area. On Ainsworth Avenue, a UVF member was wounded when the grenade he was holding exploded prematurely. Eighteen people were wounded. He died three days later.
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was maintained as the new estates were populated along denominational lines. The Highfield and New Barnsley estates on the northern side of the road predominantly
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establishing a textile factory on the road in the late nineteenth century. It became a leading employer and produced large quantities of munitions during the
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the Springfield Road was divided between the First Battalion (the Ballymurphy unit) and the Second Battalion (units around Clonard). Its political arm,
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but had not been active for more than 40 years, was shot dead at his home in Ballymurphy, in a hit said to have been organised the British agent
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was located on the road from 1971 to 1988 before closing after merging with other Catholic schools in the area to form Corpus Christi College.
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Other features of the area include Springvale Industrial Estate and Business Park as well as Springfield Park, a small facility maintained by
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The Springfield Road starts on the lower Falls Road, forming a continuation of the Grosvenor Road, which links the Falls to
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near Springfield Park which was burned down during the Troubles. The area is divided from the Highfield estate by a large
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Catholic-owned Divis Castle Bar on Springfield Road, killing the owner's son. On 5 September 1973 the UDA, under its
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An 18-foot-high (5.5 m) barrier along Springmartin Road in Belfast, with New Barnsley police station at one end
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whose origins lie in the Turf Lodge area of west Belfast, have their current headquarters on the Springfield Road.
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was given his first assignment and on 9 October 1987, Francisco Notarantonio, a 66-year-old who had been
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was one of the first to declare its loyalty to the Provisional IRA. Following a reorganisation of the
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The area experienced growth in the 1940s when a series of housing estates were built. The pattern of
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A mural on the Springfield Road accusing the British authorities of involvement in loyalist activity
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residents attacked the soldiers. Three nights of rioting followed, with the army make heavy use of
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This article is about the road in Belfast, Northern Ireland. For articles with similar names, see
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Loyalist paramilitaries frequently targeted people living in the area during the Troubles. Under
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The housing adjacent to Highfield is known as New Barnsley. New Barnsley took its name from a
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bus service in Belfast, and the road is served only by the irregular 80 and 81 services.
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established a religious mission in Ballymurphy and lived in the area for around a year.
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as he shielded civilians from the blast with his body. He was posthumously awarded the
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The Field day anthology of Irish writing: Irish women's writing and traditions
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Springhill Millennium Park, a public facility, is located in this area whilst
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A garden of remembrance for locals killed in the Troubles on Springfield Road
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maintains its northern headquarters near the start of the Springfield Road.
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to gain access to the republican districts of the west of the city, notably
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Lanark Way, which permits access between the Springfield and Shankill roads
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Club is located in Turf Lodge and it has developed a strong reputation in
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Crimes of Loyalty: A History of the UDA, Edinburgh University Press
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Streets leading off the Springfield Road were at the centre of the
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The Guardian "Army faces legal case over killing", 17 August 1993
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Drumcree manifesting itself in tension-filled Whiterock parade
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Catholic woman at her Springfield Road workplace. UDA hitman
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that runs the length of the Springmartin Road. New Barnsley
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Relatives For Justice – Ballymurphy Tree-planting Ceremony
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PSNI confirm closure of Springfield Road Police Station
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Belfast History From Joe Graham The Belfast History Man
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The Springfield Road has long been a stronghold of the
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Whiterock leisure centre as viewed from the cemetery
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Index

Turf Lodge
Springfield Road station

Falls Road
Irish
Falls Road
Belfast
Irish nationalist
republican
interface area
Ulster loyalist
Greater Shankill
Black Mountain
Divis
James Mackie & Sons
Second World War
segregation in Northern Ireland
Protestant
Catholic
Gerry Adams
Belfast city centre
M1 motorway
A55

Highfield estate
UDA West Belfast Brigade
Stephen McKeag
Belfast City Council
Clonard Monastery

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