Holy Cross dispute

When

9 Jan 2002

Kind

Event

Coordinates

54.62° N, 5.97° W

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Holy Cross dispute.

Holy Cross dispute: Confrontations outside Holy Cross Primary School, a Roman Catholic girls' school in the largely Protestant Ardoyne district, during the afternoon school run, explode into widespread sectarian rioting which spreads across north Belfast and continues on 10 January, when the school is closed.

Dispute in Ardoyne, Belfast, Northern Ireland

The Holy Cross dispute occurred in 2001 and 2002 in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast, Northern Ireland. During the 30-year conflict known as the Troubles, Ardoyne had become segregated – Ulster Protestants and Irish Catholics lived in separate areas. This left Holy Cross, a Catholic primary school for girls, in the middle of a Protestant area.

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