The old mill town of Randalstown nestles near the north shore of Lough Neagh, bisected by the River Maine, with its distinctive viaduct, road and rail bridges. The mills fell silent long ago but together with the gothic Presbyterian church, the Tudor entrance to Shane’s Castle and the bridges, the architecture gives the town a heritage feel.
With the M2 motorway forming its southern boundary Randalstown is prime commuter belt for Antrim, Ballymena and Belfast.
In the 2011 census there were just over 5,000 people living in the town, 55 per cent Catholic and 40 per cent Protestant. There are estates at either end of the town predominantly one or the other. Over the last 14 years a shared education partnership has been forged between the Catholic primary, Mount St Michael’s and the controlled Randalstown Central Primary School.
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