Ballymena is in which Northern Irish county?
"Ballee may also have been of this type. There are a number of souterrain sites within a radius of the centre of Ballymena. At the end of the 5th century, a church was founded in Connor, south of Ballymena. This was followed by a monastery at Templemoyle, Kells. In 831, however, the Norse invaded the Ballymena area and burned the church. In the 12th century, the Normans conquered much of County Antrim and County Down after having taken over England the century before. They created the core of the Earldom of Ulster. During this campaign, they built great mounds of"
"Ballymena (borough) Ballymena is a former local government district with borough status in Northern Ireland. It was one of twenty-six districts created on 1 October 1973 and covered the town of Ballymena and the surrounding area which includes small towns including Broughshane, Cullybackey, Galgorm, Ahoghill and Portglenone. The borough had an area of and a population of 64,044 according to the 2011 census. The borough had a central location within Northern Ireland and was served by the M2 motorway and with a station on the Belfast-Derry/Londonderry railway line. Belfast International Airport itself was only away and the Belfast City Airport"
"Ballymoney Ballymoney ( ) is a small town and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is currently served by the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council. The civil parish of Ballymoney is situated in the historic baronies of Dunluce Upper and Kilconway in County Antrim, and the barony of North East Liberties of Coleraine in County Londonderry. It had a population of 10,393 people in the 2011 Census. Ballymoney has expanded in recent years and a lot of new houses have been built. This is primarily as a result of high house prices in the Coleraine/Portstewart/Portrush 'Triangle' areas"
"to the east, Ballyloughloe and Kilcumreragh to the south and Drumraney and Noughaval to the west. Ballymore (civil parish) Ballymore () is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about west of Mullingar. Ballymore is one of 9 civil parishes in the barony of Rathconrath in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers . Ballymore civil parish comprises the village of Ballymore and 22 townlands: Ballinlig Lower, Ballinlig Upper, Ballymore, Ballynacorra, Ballynafearagh, Calliaghstown, Carricknagower, Cloncullen, Dungolman, Glebe, Harrystown, Lugacaha, Milltown, Moneynamanagh or Umma Beg, Moyvoughly, Mullenmeehan, Newtown, Raheen, Shinglis, Snimnagorta, Toorevagh, Umma Beg or Moneynamanagh and"
"Ballymore (civil parish) Ballymore () is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about west of Mullingar. Ballymore is one of 9 civil parishes in the barony of Rathconrath in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers . Ballymore civil parish comprises the village of Ballymore and 22 townlands: Ballinlig Lower, Ballinlig Upper, Ballymore, Ballynacorra, Ballynafearagh, Calliaghstown, Carricknagower, Cloncullen, Dungolman, Glebe, Harrystown, Lugacaha, Milltown, Moneynamanagh or Umma Beg, Moyvoughly, Mullenmeehan, Newtown, Raheen, Shinglis, Snimnagorta, Toorevagh, Umma Beg or Moneynamanagh and Umma More. The neighbouring civil parishes are: Forgney and Noughaval (County Longford) to the north, Killare"
"Ballymena R.F.C. Ballymena Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in the town of Ballymena, Northern Ireland, playing in Division 1B of the All-Ireland League. It is affiliated to the Ulster branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union. The club fields 5 adult teams and an under-20 team. In youth rugby there are under-18, under-16 and under-14 teams. Ballymena RFC was first affiliated to the Northern Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union in 1887, but the Club as we know it today, began after the First World War, in 1922, and entered the Junior League in the"
"Galgorm Parks Galgorm Parks is a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, about 1 km west of Ballymena. It is part of the civil parish of Ahoghill. Administratively, it is in the Borough of Ballymena. The townland encompasses the village of Galgorm and much of the area between Ballymena and Galgorm itself. It is bordered by the townlands of Artibrannan to the north, Lisnafillon and Fenaghy to the west and Ballykennedy to the south. The village itself sits predominantly where the Galgorm Road, Sand Road and Fenaghy Roads meet and it has a small number of independent businesses and shops"
"republican flags; the town has tried to reduce tensions. Recreational drugs have been a major problem in the town, earning it the moniker ""the drugs capital of the North"". However major steps have been taken in recent times to deal with this. In 2011 it was revealed that Ballymena has the third-highest level of legal gun ownership in Northern Ireland. Ballymena is about from Slemish Mountain, the legendary first-known Irish home of Saint Patrick. The mountain rises about above the surrounding plain, and it is the central core of an extinct volcano, commonly known as a volcanic plug. According to"
"also represented the British and Irish Lions ""See also "" Ballymena R.F.C. Ballymena Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in the town of Ballymena, Northern Ireland, playing in Division 1B of the All-Ireland League. It is affiliated to the Ulster branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union. The club fields 5 adult teams and an under-20 team. In youth rugby there are under-18, under-16 and under-14 teams. Ballymena RFC was first affiliated to the Northern Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union in 1887, but the Club as we know it today, began after the First World"
"is classified as a Village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e., with population between 1,000 and 2,250 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 1,240 people living in Cloughmills. Of these: Cloughmills Cloughmills or Cloghmills ( ) is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Ballymoney is 15 km to the north-west and Ballymena is 16 km to the south. It had a population of 1,309 people in the 2011 Census. It is in Causeway Coast and Glens District Council. The name ""Cloughmills/Cloghmills"" is a combination of the Irish word ""cloch"" (meaning ""stone"") and the"
"Cloughmills Cloughmills or Cloghmills ( ) is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Ballymoney is 15 km to the north-west and Ballymena is 16 km to the south. It had a population of 1,309 people in the 2011 Census. It is in Causeway Coast and Glens District Council. The name ""Cloughmills/Cloghmills"" is a combination of the Irish word ""cloch"" (meaning ""stone"") and the English word ""mill"" (referring to the linen mill around which the village grew). An older spelling was ""Clochmills"". Cloghmills is a local service centre for its surrounding rural hinterland with a good range of retail, commercial,"
"Ballymoreen (civil parish) Ballymoreen, also written Ballymurreen () is a civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is one of 21 civil parishes in the barony of Eliogarty. As a Church of Ireland parish, it was in the diocese of Cashel. The ruins of a church are still to be seen in Ballymurreen townland, at the junction of a minor road from Holycross with the R639, but there was no parish church in modern times, members of the established church attending services in the neighbouring parish of Borrisleigh, at Littleton which is located between the exclave of Rathcunikeen and the"
"Ballymoney (borough) Ballymoney was a local government district with borough status in Northern Ireland. It was headquartered in Ballymoney. Other towns in the borough included Dervock, Dunloy, Cloughmills and Rasharkin. The borough had a population of 31,224 according to the 2011 census. In May 2015 it was merged with the boroughs of Coleraine and Limavady and the District of Moyle to form the Causeway Coast and Glens district. Ballymoney was one of twenty-six districts created on 1 October 1973. It took over the areas Ballymoney Urban District Council and most of the surrounding Ballymoney Rural District in County Antrim. The"
"Ballycastle, County Antrim Ballycastle () is a small town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The town is located on the north-easternmost coastal tip of the island of Ireland at the northern mainland limit of the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Rathlin Island and the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland can be viewed from the coastline. The Ould Lammas Fair is held each year on the last Monday and Tuesday of August. Ballycastle is the home of the Corrymeela Community. It was the seat and main settlement of the old Moyle District Council and forms part of"
"Ballymurreen (electoral division) Ballymurreen, sometimes written Ballymoreen, is an electoral division in County Tipperary in Ireland. The code number assigned it by the Central Statistics Office is 22062. At the time of both the 1911 and 2011 censuses, the division was smaller than the civil parish of the same name, containing just three townlands (Curraheen, Parkstown and Liskeveen) of the seven that belong to the civil parish; the four other townlands from Ballymurreen civil parish belonged to Littleton electoral division. At the time of the 2011 census, the total population of Ballymurreen electoral division was 254, of which 150 were"
"council, which approved the action by a 12–9 vote. The Democratic Unionist Party objected to the offer and drew attention to his comments from an interview in 1999 with an American political magazine, ""George"". Neeson declined the award, citing tensions, and affirmed he was proud of his connection to the town. Ian Paisley was eventually made a freeman of Ballymena in December 2004 instead. Ballymena is described by some observers as being at the heart of Northern Ireland's equivalent of the Bible Belt. It has a large Protestant majority. In the early 1990s the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)-dominated town council"
"the Holy Communion service on Christmas Eve of that year. The bells are still rung today by a faithful band of ringers, twice on Sundays for the 11.30am and 6.30pm services, and for practice on Friday nights. St Patrick's Church, Ballymena St Patrick's Church is a Church of Ireland church, located on Castle Street, Ballymena, Northern Ireland. It is the main Parish Church in Ballymena's Anglican parish of Kirkinriola and Ballyclug, and is the main civic church of the town. The current church replaced an older church dating from the early 18th century (of which the tower and graveyard can"
"has been awarded contracts to build the New Routemaster buses for Transport for London and sees continuing growth. Ballymena is classified as a large town (i.e. with population between 18,000 and 75,000 people). On Census day (27 March 2011) there were 29,551 people living in Ballymena, accounting for 1.63% of the NI total. Of these: Ballymena is classified as a Large Town by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population of between 18,000 and 75,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 28,717 people living in Ballymena. Of these: There are a number of"
"Killyman Killyman () is a small village and a civil parish in Northern Ireland, situated on the eastern boundary of County Tyrone and extending into County Armagh. The majority of townlands are in the historic barony of Dungannon Middle in County Tyrone, the rest being in the barony of Oneilland West in County Armagh. It contains the small, predominantly Protestant, settlement of Killyman proper, which lies some southeast of Dungannon and immediately south of the M1 motorway, in the townland of Laghey. The settlement, which developed around a crossroads on the road from Belfast to Dungannon, consists mainly of a"
"Ballymore, County Westmeath Ballymore () is a village in County Westmeath, Ireland, on the R390 road between Athlone and Mullingar. The historic Hill of Uisneach is nearby. The village was known in medieval times as the medieval borough of Ballymore Lough Sewdy, or Loughsewdy, after the nearby lake, the site of an ancient bruighean, or hostel. Evidence of the area’s bloody history can be deduced by translation of some of its placenames - although it’s not clear when some of these names came into being. One notable townland is Lugnacaha (often pronounced locally as “Lugahaca”), which translates as “the hollow"
"was home to Saint Patrick during his youth. Slemish College Slemish College is a co-educational integrated secondary school in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. Slemish first opened its doors in September 1996 with 84 pupils. The school has an annual intake of 120. It is one of the most oversubscribed schools in Northern Ireland. In June 2008 the college was given specialist school status in the area of the Humanities (Geography and English). It is the first specialist school in the Ballymena area and one of only three schools in the province to specialise in humanities. The college is named after Slemish"
"Ballymena & Provincial Football League The Ballymena and Provincial Football League is a regional football league in Northern Ireland. The league has a Premier Division with intermediate status and three junior divisions: Junior Divisions 1, 2 and 3. The league was formed as the Ballymena and District Junior League in 1948, with twelve founding members, including Moyola Park F.C., the only original member club that still retains membership through its reserve team. In 1983, the name was changed to the Ballymena and District Premier League, and in 1990, intermediate status was granted to the top division and the league was"
"renamed as the Ballymena and Provincial Intermediate League. The league subsequently changed its name again to the current Ballymena and Provincial Football League. Intermediate Division Currently, fourteen teams play in the Intermediate Division. The league champions can be promoted to NIFL Premier Intermediate League, providing they meet the admittance requirements. Cups that are currently available to the Ballymena & Provincial Intermediate Leagues are: and teams in the junior divisions can play in the Irish Junior Cup. ""Source: nifootball Ballymena & Provincial Football League The Ballymena and Provincial Football League is a regional football league in Northern Ireland. The league has"
"Ballyvoy Ballyvoy ( or ""Baile Bhuí"") is a small village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is on the main A2 coast road 5 km east of Ballycastle and 17 km north west of Cushendall. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 72 people. It lies within the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is part of Causeway Coast and Glens District Council. The village is sited between a high ridge to the north, and the valley of the Carey River to the south with its distinctive terraces and wooded banks. The"
"enrolled. Ballycommon Ballycommon () is a village and townland in County Tipperary, Ireland, near Nenagh. It is located in the barony of Ormond Lower and is part of the parish of Puckane in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. Kildangan GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club. It is not to be confused with the district and GAA team in County Offaly called Ballycommon, 5 miles east of Tullamore. Carrig National School is a co-educational school situated on top of Carrig Hill adjacent to St. Mary's Church. The original school was built in 1914 and currently there are 217"
"Balnamore Balnamore () is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Ballynacree-Skein and lies 3 km west of Ballymoney. It is part Causeway Coast and Glens District Council. Historically it was known as Balinamore. The village has good road links to Ballymoney and Coleraine and adequate public transport connections by bus to these two towns. Balnamore had a population of 900 people (342 households) in the 2011 Census. Balnamore is classified as a Small Village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census"
"Ballycommon Ballycommon () is a village and townland in County Tipperary, Ireland, near Nenagh. It is located in the barony of Ormond Lower and is part of the parish of Puckane in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. Kildangan GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club. It is not to be confused with the district and GAA team in County Offaly called Ballycommon, 5 miles east of Tullamore. Carrig National School is a co-educational school situated on top of Carrig Hill adjacent to St. Mary's Church. The original school was built in 1914 and currently there are 217 students"
"Ballymoney was classified as a small town (i.e. with population between 4,500 and 10,000 people) by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). However since 2011 it can now be classified as a medium town (i.e. with a population between 10,000 and 18,000 people). On Census day (27 March 2011) there were 10,402 people living in Ballymoney (4,354 households), accounting for 0.57% of the NI total. Of these: On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 9,021 people living in Ballymoney. Of these: For more details see: Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service Ballymoney is one of the oldest towns"
"Ballyfin Ballyfin ( or alternatively ""town of Fionn"") is a small village and parish in County Laois, Ireland. Located in the Slieve Bloom Mountains, the village is in the midlands of Ireland. It is located on the R423 regional road midway between the towns of Mountrath and Mountmellick. There are many hill walks nearby in the Slieve Bloom Mountains. Most of the area is covered in forest. Ballyfin Demesne is a 600-acre estate that was successively home to the O’Mores, the Crosbys, the Poles, the Wellesley-Poles and the Cootes. Over the years, several houses have stood on the site. The"
"Ballycassidy Ballycassidy () is a small village and townland (of 83 acres) in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, 6.5km north of Enniskillen on the eastern shore of Lower Lough Erne. It is situated in the civil parish of Trory and the historic barony of Tirkennedy. In the 2001 Census it had (with Laragh and Trory) a population of 315 people. It is situated within Fermanagh and Omagh district. Ballycassidy is a small rural community, consisting mainly of scattered homes, the Balcas Sawmill and rich farm land along the Ballycassidy River. There is no pub or grocery store, only a post office."
"Ballybogy Ballybogy, or Ballybogey, is a small village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located 7 km north-north-west of Ballymoney and 7 km east of Coleraine, lying within the Causeway Coast and Glens district. It is known as ""Boggie"" in Scots. It had a population of 539 people (209 households) in the 2011 Census. Ballybogy developed from a crossroads cluster at the junction of the Ballybogy, Benvardin and Ballindreen Roads. In the 1950s and 1960s this small nucleus was greatly enlarged with the provision of public sector housing, supplemented by new private housing development to the south"
"male and 104 female. There were 103 dwellings, of which 10 were vacant. Ballymurreen (electoral division) Ballymurreen, sometimes written Ballymoreen, is an electoral division in County Tipperary in Ireland. The code number assigned it by the Central Statistics Office is 22062. At the time of both the 1911 and 2011 censuses, the division was smaller than the civil parish of the same name, containing just three townlands (Curraheen, Parkstown and Liskeveen) of the seven that belong to the civil parish; the four other townlands from Ballymurreen civil parish belonged to Littleton electoral division. At the time of the 2011 census,"
"main part of Ballymoreen. Ballymurreen contains seven townlands: Together they amount to a total of 2870 statute acres; of these about 500 acres are bog and most of the remainder is used for dairying and tillage. The site of ""Ballymurreen Castle"" is just across the road from the ruins of the church. Ballymoreen (civil parish) Ballymoreen, also written Ballymurreen () is a civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is one of 21 civil parishes in the barony of Eliogarty. As a Church of Ireland parish, it was in the diocese of Cashel. The ruins of a church are still"