Monkstown, County Antrim

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Monkstown is a suburb of Belfast in the borough of Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near Jordanstown.

Canadian-owned company, Nortel Networks, has a factory in Monkstown. The settlement used to be quite small, but has recently seen some major developments in both jobs and new housing developments. The Community school serves as both school and as community centre. The majority of people in the area are Protestant.

It has a Tesco and some other shops.

Schools here include Monkstown Community School and Hollybank Primary School

[edit] See also

• List of villages in Northern Ireland
• List of towns in Northern Ireland
• The Troubles in Newtownabbey