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Ballymoney, Condado de Antrim

Distrito

Ballymoney

Condado de Antrim

135

Streets

3,987

Registros censales

841

Hogares

2

Años del censo

1901 Censo
Personas
884
Hogares
174
1911 Censo
Personas
3,103 +251%
Hogares
667 +283.3%

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Ballymoney is a town located in County Antrim in Northern Ireland, situated in the north-eastern part of the island. The district lies in an area characterized by rolling countryside and is positioned between the towns of Coleraine and Ballycastle, with access to the River Bann which has historically been significant to the region. The landscape surrounding Ballymoney is typical of County Antrim, featuring agricultural land, small villages, and rural settlements connected by a network of roads. The town itself serves as a local hub for the surrounding rural communities in this part of north Antrim.

The area has deep historical roots extending back centuries, with evidence of settlement and activity throughout medieval and early modern periods. Like much of Northern Ireland, Ballymoney's history reflects the broader patterns of Irish and Scottish settlement, plantation, and the development of Protestant communities in Ulster during the 17th century. The town developed as a commercial and administrative center for the surrounding district, with its character shaped by agricultural trade and local commerce over successive generations.

Ballymoney is perhaps most widely known as the birthplace of Jonathan Swift, the famous 18th-century writer and satirist who authored Gulliver's Travels. The town takes pride in this literary connection, which remains a notable part of its cultural heritage. Beyond this historical figure, the district has maintained its character as a working rural town with local amenities, schools, and services that serve the farming and residential communities in the area.

For the local population, Ballymoney functions as an important service center providing employment, retail, educational, and social facilities to residents of the surrounding district. The town represents a typical example of rural settlement in Northern Ireland, where agriculture and local business remain important to the community's character and economy. Its significance lies in its role as a focal point for rural life in north Antrim and its connections to broader Irish cultural and historical narratives.

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Condado

Antrim

Jurisdicción

Irlanda del Norte

Años del censo

1901, 1911

Streets

135 streets registradas

Ubicación del distrito

OpenStreetMap

Detalles

Distrito
Ballymoney
Condado
Antrim
Irlandés
Aontroim
Jurisdicción
Irlanda del Norte

Streets

135
Artiferrall Artigoran Ballaghmore Ballyboylands Lower Ballyboylands Upper Ballybrakes Ballybrakes, Urban Ballycormick Ballygan Lower Ballygan Upper Ballygobbin Ballylough Ballynacree Beg Ballynacree More Ballynacree Skein Ballynamenagh North Ballynamoney Ballypatrick Ballyrobin Ballywattick Lower Ballywattick Middle Ballywattick Upper Ballywindelland Upper Bendooragh Bootown Bravallen Bravallen, Urban Breckagh Burnquarter Cabragh Calheme Carnageeragh Carnany Lower Carnany Upper Carneatly Castle Street Charles Street Charlotte Street Church Lane Church Street Claughey Coldagh Colebreene Lower Colebreene Upper Conogher Craigatempin Cross Crostagherty Cubbindall Culdoo Lower Culdoo Upper Culramoney Cummingstown Currysheskin Drimaqueerin Drumaheglis Drumahiskey Drumard Drumbest Drumnamallaght Drumreagh Drumskea Drunkendult East Drunkendult West Dunaghy Dunaverney Dungorbery Enagh Lower Enagh Upper Farranalessary Fort Town Ganaby Garry Lower Garry Upper Garryduff Glebe Glenlough Glenstall Greenshields Lower Greenshields Upper Greenville Heagles Henry Street High Street Inshinagh Islandmore John Street Killyramer Kilmoyangey Kilmoyle Lower Kilmoyle Upper or Kirkmoyle Kilraughts Kirkhill Knockanavery Landhead Leck Legacurry Leitrim Linenhall Street Lisboy Lislagan Lower Lislagan Upper Macfinn Upper Magheraboy Lr. Magheraboy Upr. Main Street Market Street Meetinghouse Street Millquarter Moneygobbin New Buildings North New Buildings South Newhill Ozone Avenue Polintamny Prospect Queen Street Rodenfoot Street Roseyards Seacon Beg Seacon Lower Seacon More Semicock Seymour Street Smallquarter Stranocum Taghey Toberbilly Topp Lower Topp Upper Townhead Street Townparks Tullaghgore Union Street Victoria Street