It names a large 'fairytale castle' in the American State of Louisiana, Ardoyne. It is claimed that the name is Scottish, meaning, 'little knoll or hill'.The house was built by an indulgent husband for a wife who requested a 'cottage be built while she travelled abroad for her health'. The 'cottage' was started around 1893 and completed in 1900. The home was built with the cypress and pine from the local area. The cypress was used for the foundation and all of the beams throughout the home, and the pine was used for the wall covering. The Architects were the William’s Brothers from New Orleans. Who made the design and sent the logs to St. Louis and each unfinished log was cut and marked to fit the design and then returned to the work site that became Ardoyne Plantation.
Mrs. Shaffer returned to a soaring 75 foot tower, bays, arches and copious gingerbread copied from a magazine picture of a Scottish castle. The house was built by the Plantation's Carpenters and Labourers during breaks from the sugarcane harvest. It remains in the family of Builder, John D. Shaffer and is filled with family treasures. The 60 foot Entrance Hall from which rises a carved spiral staircase, has a magnificent ceiling of inlaid wood. Ardoyne House is listed in the 'American National Register of Historic Places'.
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| Ardoyne House, Louisiana, United States. |
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| Ardoyne Damask-Flax Mill |
Prior to the Plantation of Ulster much of the country around what is now Belfast, was seized and 'donated' to Senior English Officers and wealthy British Aristocrats. The first survey of South Antrim was conducted by the English Military on behalf of English Queen, Elizabeth I in 1613. According to records for 'Edenderry', which would later become Ardoyne, sixty-six residents lived in the area, forty-three 'Indigenous Irish' & twenty-three 'English Settlers'.
According to Belfast Historian, Joe Graham the original Ardoyne is recorded on maps and 'Title Deeds', some of which date back to the early 1500's. Long before Scottish & English Planters came to Ulster. Graham is amused when Amateur Historians claim that Michael Andrews 'created' Ardoyne. After building a Linen Factory and a large home to house his family in the area in 1818.
Andrews was one of many Industrialists who prospered due to the growing line industry in Belfast. Originally from Comber, County Down. After the new Andrews home was finished, Michael named it, Ardoyne House and it was situated where the Everton Complex on the Crumlin Road now is. He also named his factory, Ardoyne Damask Factory.
Alongside other Mill Owners, Andrews paid for the construction of tiny houses to house his workers in nearby Edenderry. The first set of houses was built in 1835 and became known as Mill Rows, later renamed, Crumlin Street. Which was quickly followed by Hooker, Brookfield and Chatham Row and the first part of the Ardoyne district. Nearly all the local residents worked in the factory as, Weavers, Reelers or Spinners.
According to Belfast Historian, Joe Graham the original Ardoyne is recorded on maps and 'Title Deeds', some of which date back to the early 1500's. Long before Scottish & English Planters came to Ulster. Graham is amused when Amateur Historians claim that Michael Andrews 'created' Ardoyne. After building a Linen Factory and a large home to house his family in the area in 1818.
Andrews was one of many Industrialists who prospered due to the growing line industry in Belfast. Originally from Comber, County Down. After the new Andrews home was finished, Michael named it, Ardoyne House and it was situated where the Everton Complex on the Crumlin Road now is. He also named his factory, Ardoyne Damask Factory.
Alongside other Mill Owners, Andrews paid for the construction of tiny houses to house his workers in nearby Edenderry. The first set of houses was built in 1835 and became known as Mill Rows, later renamed, Crumlin Street. Which was quickly followed by Hooker, Brookfield and Chatham Row and the first part of the Ardoyne district. Nearly all the local residents worked in the factory as, Weavers, Reelers or Spinners.
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| Ardoyne 2012 |
According to Wikipedia, Ardoyne is Nationalist/Republican working-class district/area in North Belfast. It's residents are mainly Catholic and the area gained notoriety because of the large number of conflict-related killings between 1969 - 2008. It is home to around, 10,000 inhabitants, all of who know one another and are linked through marriage and kinship.
Wikipedia also states that the name Ardoyne is translated from the Irish; Ard Eoin meaning, 'Eoin's Height'. The district itself is indeed on a hill leading from the Upper Crumlin Road toward the Oldpark Road. It is probable because of its steep incline that, Eoin's Height came about. Although, some Gaelic Cultural Enthusiasts believe it's name comes from it's closeness to MacAirt's Fort based on the nearby Cavehill?
Wikipedia also states that the name Ardoyne is translated from the Irish; Ard Eoin meaning, 'Eoin's Height'. The district itself is indeed on a hill leading from the Upper Crumlin Road toward the Oldpark Road. It is probable because of its steep incline that, Eoin's Height came about. Although, some Gaelic Cultural Enthusiasts believe it's name comes from it's closeness to MacAirt's Fort based on the nearby Cavehill?
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In spite of the different versions about where and how the title of Ardoyne came about, it is my firm belief that the name originated with the native Irish populace of the area and not with Michael Andrews or other Belfast Industrialists.
Andrews migrated from Comber to Belfast and he obviously chose to use the name, Ardoyne based on the local name. After he built his home & factory it then became associated with him. It wasn't until over a century later that streets in Glenard carried the name Ardoyne in their titles. Belfast Corporation changed their names after mass rent strikes in the district in the late 1930's.
Andrews migrated from Comber to Belfast and he obviously chose to use the name, Ardoyne based on the local name. After he built his home & factory it then became associated with him. It wasn't until over a century later that streets in Glenard carried the name Ardoyne in their titles. Belfast Corporation changed their names after mass rent strikes in the district in the late 1930's.
Ardoyne is firmly rooted in the rich history of Belfast, despite it's troubled past. The district and it's people have positively contributed to the life of the growing city. One of it's most famous former resident's is, Mary McAleese, ex-Irish President. So, in answer to the main question. Ardoyne is neither Scottish nor American but Irish.
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I get what your saying, loyalist and British in General like to claim/plagiarize others work/achievements/wins etc etc as their own. This seems to be a very British thing, which may have some thing to do with the fact that they are useless at most things. Although I feel it only fair to say that they excel at oppression, torture and generally anything that you could liken to crawling around a sewer.
ReplyDeleteya learn something new every day.keep up the research martin.its great to read about our districts past.
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