Ballyvoy
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Geography
Ballyvoy village sits between a high ridge to the north, and the valley of the Carey River to the south. It lies within the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is part of Causeway Coast and Glens District Council.
Ballyvoy is also a townland is in the parish of Kilbride near Ballyclare.Template:Fact
Murlough Bay, near Ballyvoy, has been used as a filming location for Death of Robin Hood and Games of Thrones.Template:Fact
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History
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of passage grave and court tomb sites,[2] including Template:Ill.[3] There are several standing stones in the churchyard at Culfeightrin, west of Ballyvoy.[4]
The former primary school in the area, Barnish Primary School, closed in 2021.[5][6]
Demographics
As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, Ballyvoy then had a population of 136,Template:Fact down from 167 as of the 2011 census.[7] At the 2001 census, Ballyvoy had a population of 72 people.Template:Fact
Sport
Ballyvoy also has a hurling team called Carey Faughs GAC. This club has won the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship four times, and the Ulster Intermediate Hurling Championship twice. Ballyvoy does not have a camogie team but players from the area play with Niamh Padraig North Antrim which includes, Cloughmills, Cushendun, Armoy and Ballyvoy.Template:Fact
People
- James K Cannon O'Neill, who founded the Knights of Columbanus in 1915, was born and raised at Ballypatrick, County Antrim. After studying in Maynooth, he was appointed parish priest of the Sacred Heart Parish in Belfast in 1906. He died in 1922 and is buried in Ballyvoy.[8]
- James Black, a sportsperson, has played hurling for Carey Faughs GAC.Template:Fact
See also
References
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