▁& ▁G oli ath , ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁local ▁men ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁ship yard ▁during ▁its ▁he yd ay . ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁also ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁' U l ster ' s ▁Fre edom ▁Cor ner ', ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁loyal ist ▁mur als . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Tr ou bles ▁In ▁some ▁ways ▁the ▁w ard ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁micro cos m ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁troubles . ▁The ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁" B attle ▁of ▁Saint ▁Matthew ' s " ▁occup ies ▁an ▁important ▁place ▁in ▁Irish ▁republic an ▁history ▁after ▁a ▁gun ▁battle ▁between ▁republic ans ▁and ▁loyal ists , ▁who ▁were ▁accused ▁of ▁attack ing ▁the ▁church . ▁Lo yal ists ▁counter ▁this ▁with ▁claims ▁that ▁three ▁Orange ▁Order ▁members ▁were ▁killed ▁after ▁returning ▁from ▁a ▁para de . ▁The ▁Historical ▁En qui ries ▁Team ▁( H ET ) ▁confirmed ▁the ▁loyal ist ▁version ▁of ▁events . ▁It ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁key ▁develop ments ▁in ▁the ▁rise ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁of ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁I RA . ▁Similarly ▁on ▁the ▁B ally mac ar rett ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁pe ac eline , ▁Protest ant ▁residents ▁have ▁claimed ▁that ▁Republic ans ▁are ▁engaged ▁in ▁attacks ▁on ▁Protest ant ▁homes ▁which ▁amount ▁to ▁' eth nic ▁cle ans ing ' ▁– ▁claims ▁which ▁Republic ans ▁dispute ▁and ▁den y . ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁East ▁B elf ast ▁ri ots ▁B ally mac ar rett ▁and ▁the ▁nearby ▁New