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Ballymena (from the Irish: An Baile Meánach meaning "middle townland") is a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland and the seat of Ballymena Borough Council. Ballymena had a population of 28,717 people in the 2001 Census. Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, United States, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Antrim Area: 2,844 km² Population (est. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a constituent country of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... Ballymena Borough Council is a Local Council in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. ... UK Census 2001 logo A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001. ...

The town is built on land given to the Adair family by King Charles I in 1626, on the basis that the town hold two annual fairs and a free Saturday market in perpetuity. The Saturday market still runs. The town used to host Ireland’s largest two day agricultural show at the Ballymena Showgrounds. However over past few decades the attendances and size of this show has declined dramatically. The show is no longer even held in the so called show ground. It has been oliminated the former RIR barracks. There are still many historic buildings in the town. The Town Hall was built in 1924 on the site of the old Market House. The Town Hall has just recently be refurbished in 2007 at a cost of approx £2 million. Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, King of Scots and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution. ...

History

Early history

The recorded history of the Ballymena area dates to the Early Christian period from the 5th to the 7th centuries. Ringforts found in the townland of Ballykeel and a site known as Camphill Fort in the townland of Ballee may also have been of this type. There are a number of souterrain sites within a 1¼ mile (2 km) radius of the centre of Ballymena. The Early Christians is a term used to refer to the early followers of Jesus of Nazareth, before the emergence of established Christian orthodoxy. ... Ringforts are fortified settlements that are generally agreed to be from the Early Medieval Period in Ireland. ... A townland is a small geographical unit of land used in Ireland and Scotland, and believed to be of Gaelic or Goidelic origin. ... Souterrain is a name given by archaeologists to a type of underground structure associated with the Atlantic Iron Age. ...

Two miles north of Ballymena in the townland of Kirkinriola, the ancient parish church and graveyard possess several indicators of Early Christian settlement including a souterrain. Also in 1868, a gravedigger found a large stone slab on which was carved a cross with the inscription ord do degen. This refers to Bishop Degen, who lived in Ireland during the 7th century. This stone is now in the porch of the Parish Church of St Patrick, in the Parish of Kilconriola, which is found in Castle Street, Ballymena.

At the end of the 5th century, a church was founded in Connor, 5 miles south of Ballymena. This was followed by a monastery at Templemoyle, Kells. In 831, however, the Norse invaded the Ballymena area, burning the church. Political map of the Nordic countries and associated territories. ...

In the 12th century, the Normans conquered much of County Antrim and County Down and created the core of the Earldom of Ulster. During this campaign they built great mounds of earth topped by wooden towers, referred to as mottes, as defensive structures. Harryville's motte-and-bailey is one of the best examples of this type of fortification in Northern Ireland. Some sources, however, credit the Uí Fhloinn with building the mid-Antrim mottes and baileys in imitation of the invaders; the Uí Fhloinn defeated and repelled the Earl of Ulster, John de Courcy, in 1177 and 1178. Norman conquests in red. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Antrim Area: 2,844 km² Population (est. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Downpatrick Area: 2,448 km² Population (est. ... The title of Earl of Ulster has been created several times in the Peerages of Ireland and the United Kingdom. ... A motte-and-bailey is a form of castle. ... A motte-and-bailey is a form of castle. ... John de Courcy (1160 – 1219) created the earl of Ulster, to which dignity was attached the lordship of Connaught, in 1181. ...

In 1315, Edward Bruce (brother of King Robert I of Scotland, known as "Robert Bruce") invaded Ireland. On September 10, 1315, at the Battle of Tawnybrack (5 miles south of Ballymena at Kells), Edward conquered the army of Richard De Burgo, the Norman Earl of Ulster. // Edward Bruce (Edubard a Briuis as he was known in medieval Gaelic), (c. ... Robert I, King of Scots (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329) usually known in modern English as Robert the Bruce (Mediaeval Gaelic:Roibert a Briuis; modern Scottish Gaelic: Raibeart Bruis; Norman French: Robert de Brus or Robert de Bruys; ) was King of the Scots from 1306 until his death. ... is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events August 13 - Louis X of France marries Clemence dAnjou. ... Norman conquests in red. ...

In 1576, Queen Elizabeth I granted land, including the town of Ballymena, to Sir Thomas Smith. The lands had been forfeited to the crown after Shane O'Neill's resistance in the 1560s. Smith brought English settlers to the area. By 1581, Smith's settlement failed and the lands reverted to the crown. Elizabeth I redirects here. ... Sir Thomas Smith (December 23, 1513–August 12, 1577), was an English scholar and diplomat. ... Forfeiting is the act of voluntarily admitting defeat in a competition or contest, thereby surrendering victory to the opposition. ... Shane ONeill (c. ...

On May 10, 1607, King James I granted the native Irish chief, Ruairí Óg MacQuillan the Ballymena Estate. The estate passed through several owners, eventually passing into the possession of William Adair, a Scottish laird from Kinhilt in southwestern Scotland. The estate was temporarily renamed "Kinhilstown" after the Adair's lands in Scotland. The original castle of Ballymena was built in the early 17th century, situated to take advantage of an ancient ford over the River Braid. In 1626 Charles I confirmed the grant of the Ballymena Estate to William Adair, giving him the right to hold a market at Ballymena on every Saturday. is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1607 (MDCVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... James VI and I (19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scots as James VI, and King of England and King of Ireland as James I. He ruled in Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567, when he was only one year old, succeeding his mother Mary... Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, King of Scots and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution. ...

In 1641, the local Ballymena garrison fought against the rebels but had to retreat to Carrickfergus. Ballymena's first market house (on the site of the present town hall) was built in 1684. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Ulster County: District: Carrickfergus Borough UK Parliament: East Antrim European Parliament: Northern Ireland Dialling Code: 028, +44 28 Post Town: Carrickfergus Postal District(s): BT38 Population (2005) 32,668 Carrickfergus (from the Irish: Carraig Fhearghais meaning Rock of Fergus) is a large town in...

In 1690, the Duke of Württemburg, a Williamite general, used Galgorm Castle as his headquarters. Sir Robert Adair raised a Regiment of Foot for King William III and fought at the Battle of the Boyne. Sir Robert Adair (1763-1855) was a distinguished English diplomatist, and frequently employed on the most important diplomatic missions. ... William III (14 November 1650 – 8 March 1702) was the Prince of Orange from his birth, Stadtholder of the main provinces of the Dutch Republic from 28 June 1672, King of England and King of Ireland from 13 February 1689, and King of Scots (under the name William II) from... Combatants Jacobite Forces -6000 French troops, 19,000 Irish Catholic troops Williamite Forces -English, Scottish, Dutch, Danish, Huguenot and Ulster Protestant troops Commanders James VII and II William III of England Strength 25,000 36,000 Casualties ~1,500 ~750 William III (William of Orange) King of England, Scotland and...

By 1704, the population of Ballymena had reached 800. In 1707, the first Protestant (Church of Ireland) parish church was built. In 1740, the original Ballymena Castle burned down. The Gracehill Moravian settlement was founded in 1765. During the 1798 rebellion, Ballymena was occupied from June 7 to June 9 by a force of around 10,000 United Irishmen, who stormed the Market House (now the Town Hall) killing three of its defenders. Protestantism encompasses the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated with the doctrines of the Reformation. ... The Church of Ireland (Irish: ) is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion, operating seamlessly across the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. ... Gracehill is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. ... The Moravian Seal, as rendered by North Carolina artist Marie Nifong. ... Combatants United Irishmen French First Republic Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Commanders Local leaders, General Humbert Cornwallis Lake Strength  ? Various, at peak mid-June c. ... is the 158th day of the year (159th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 160th day of the year (161st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Society of the United Irishmen was a political organisation in eighteenth century Ireland that sought independence from Great Britain. ...

The first modern Roman Catholic Church in Ballymena was consecrated in 1827. By 1834 the population of Ballymena was about 4,000. In 1848 the Belfast and Ballymena Railway was established. In 1865 Robert Alexander Shafto Adair started building Ballymena Castle, a magnificent family residence, in the Demesne. The castle was not completed until 1887. The Roman Catholic Church in Great Britain is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. ...

In 1870 The People's Park, Ballymena was established, now a mature and beautiful setting, which continues to be a very popular park today. The People’s Park is set in the heart of Ballymena and is one of a List of parks in Northern Ireland. ...

Ballymena town hall

20th century

In 1900, Ballymena assumed urban status^[1]. The Adairs disposed of most of their Ballymena estate to the occupying tenants in 1904, under the provisions of the Irish Land Act of 1903. The “old” town hall building, which also contained the post office and estate office, burned down in 1919. Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI) laid the cornerstone to the new town hall on July 24, 1924, and it was officially opened on November 20, 1928. The Urban District Council petitioned for borough status and the Charter was granted in December 1937. The first meeting of councillors as a borough Council was held on May 23, 1939. The population of Ballymena reached 13,000. Ballymena Castle was demolished in the 1950s. In 1973, the Urban and Rural District Councils were merged to create the present Ballymena Borough Council. The Irish Question British Prime Minister William Gladstone had taken up the Irish Question in part to win the general election of 1868 by uniting the Liberal Party behind this single issue. ... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions from 11 December 1936 until his death. ... HRH The Prince Andrew, the current Duke of York For the nursery rhyme see The Grand Old Duke of York. ... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions from 11 December 1936 until his death. ... is the 205th day of the year (206th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 143rd day of the year (144th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ballymena Borough Council is a Local Council in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. ...

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During the later half of the 20th century, Ballymena, like many other once prosperous industrial centres in Northern Ireland, experienced economic change with many of its former factories closing. Ballymena is now becoming a centre of information-based, international corporations and major retail outlets. However unlike other towns it retains a very successful manufacturing industry, with major employers such as Michelin and Gallaher, and the extremely successful local firm Wrightbus. A KMB B10TL double-decker with Wright bodywork. ...

Early in the 1990s the Royal Irish Regiment whose Regimental Headquarters is at St Patrick's Barracks in the town, was controversially granted the Freedom of the Borough. In March 2000, the actor Liam Neeson, a native of Ballymena, was offered the freedom of the borough by the 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.^{[citation needed]} Neeson declined the award, citing tensions, and affirmed he was proud of his connection to the town.^[2] Ian Paisley was eventually made a freeman of Ballymena in December 2004 instead.^[3] The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment), commonly just called the Royal Irish Regiment (R IRISH), is an infantry unit of the British Army and is the only remaining Irish regiment of the line. ... William John Liam Neeson OBE (born June 7, 1952) is an Academy Award-nominated Irish actor. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... This article is about the political party in Northern Ireland. ... Cover of inaugural issue of George George was a glossy politics-as-lifestyle monthly magazine co- founded by John F. Kennedy, Jr. ... Ian Richard Kyle Paisley (born 6 April 1926), styled The Revd and Rt Hon. ...

Ballymena is described by some observers as being at the heart of Northern Ireland's equivalent of the Bible Belt.^[4] It should be remembered that this does not necessarily reflect the overall views of the town's population. A notable example of the fundamentalist attitude of some was when DUP councillor Roy Gillespie stopped rock band ELO from playing in the town for fear that it would encourage Satanism among the town's young people. The town has a large Protestant majority.The majority of the Catholic population is situated around the Broughshane and Cushendall Road areas of the town. Northern Ireland (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a constituent country of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... The approximate extent of the Bible Belt, indicated in red The Bible Belt is an informal term for an area of the United States of America in which socially conservative Christian Evangelical Protestantism is a dominant part of the culture. ... ELO redirects here. ... Peter H. Gilmore, High Priest of the Church of Satan. ...

Drugs have been a major problem in the town. It is also severely afflicted with heroin. ^[5][6] For other uses, see Heroin (disambiguation). ...

Notable natives

• [[Paul Smyth] (Rugby Player)
• Alexander Campbell was from the town. Campbell was a leader in the Restoration Movement.
• Sir Roger Casement, campaigner for the Congolese people and Irish revolutionary was educated in the town.
• Ian Cochrane, novelist.
• Chris Baird, Fulham and Northern Ireland Defender.
• Colin Murdock, Shrewsbury Town and former Northern Irelnad International
• Steven Davis, Rangers and Northern Ireland midfielder was born in Ballymena, though raised in Randalstown.
• Joseph Dyas, led the Forlorn Hope at the Storming of Badajoz on two occasions in 1811 whilst serving with 51st( 2nd Yorkshire, West Riding) Light Infantry. He was buried in Ballymena in 1850.
• Timothy Eaton, the Canadian businessman who founded the Eaton's department store, was born in Ballymena.
• Jackie Fullerton, BBC Sports broadcaster
• Graham Forsythe, the Canadian artist, was born in Ballymena.
• Joanne Hogg, a vocalist, was born in Ballymena.
• David Humphreys, Ulster and Ireland fly half is from this town.
• David Kennedy, Ireland international cricketer and top order batsman for North Down CC.
• James McHenry, signatory of the United States Constitution, was also from Ballymena
• Matt McCullough, Ulster and Ireland lock.
• Dr. Syd Millar, the former Ireland rugby player and current chairman of the IRB, was born in Ballymena and in 2004 was awarded the Freedom of the town.
• Liam Neeson, the Oscar-nominated actor, was raised in Ballymena.
• Ian Paisley, the controversial reverend and politician, was born in Armagh but raised in Ballymena.
• Northern Irish Olympian Mary Peters was raised in Ballymena.
• Nigel Worthington, the former Northern Ireland, Ballymena United and Sheffield Wednesday left back. Now current International manager
• Alexander Wright, a Victoria Cross recipient during the Crimean War, was born in the town.
• Pearly Spencer, was a Ballymena vagrant who was befriended in the 1960's by a Belfast singer called David McWilliams. McWilliams went on to write a song "The Days Of Pearly Spencer" which was a hugely popular 60's hit. The song was later covered by Marc Almond, reaching number 4 in the UK.

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Demography

Ballymena is classified as a Large Town by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)^[7] (ie 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: is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

• 21.6% were aged under 16 years and 19.6% were aged 60 and over
• 47.5% of the population were male and 52.5% were female
• 24.2% were from a Catholic background and 72.2% were from a Protestant background.
• 3.9% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed.

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Education

Ballymena boasts some fine educational establishments, including three Grammar schools, one comprehensive, integrated college and a number of secondary schools.

• Ballymena Academy
• Cambridge House Grammar School
• Saint Louis Grammar School
• Slemish College
• Dunclug College
• Ballee High School
• St Patricks College
• Cullybackey High
• North East Institute

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Transport

• Ballymena railway station opened on 4 December 1855. A station was opened at Harryville on 24 August 1878, but closed on 3 June 1940.^[8]
• The Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway operated narrow gauge railway services from Ballymena to Parkmore from 1875 to 1940.^[9]
• The Ballymena and Larne Railway was another narrow gauge railway. The line opened in 1878, but closed to passengers in 1933 and to goods traffic in 1940. Between 1878 and 1880 the line terminated at Harryville, but was then extended to the town's main railway station.

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Sport

• Ballymena United F.C.
• Wakehurst F.C.
• Ballymena RFC
• Ballymena Lawn Tennis Club
• Ballymena Road Club
• kells connor and glenwherry angling club
• braid angling club

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Trivia

• Slemish mountain in Ballymena is where St Patrick enslaved as a youth, was brought to tend herds, and that during this time he found God
• Ballymena's nickname is the B' Town and originated from local man Richie Smith in 2003

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Town twinning

• Morehead, Kentucky
• Gibraltar

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References

1. ^ Ballymena Borough Council - History & Heritage
2. ^ Film Guardian website.
3. ^ Ian Paisley's website.
4. ^ The Gaurdian website.
5. ^ drugsalcohol.info website, by the Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland
6. ^ The Irish Examiner website.
7. ^ NI Statistics and Research Agency website.
8. ^ Ballymena. Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved on 2007-08-27.
9. ^ Baker, Michael HC (1999). Irish Narrow Gauge Railways. A View from the Past. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2680-7. 

• Ensign Joseph Dyas [2]
• "Battle Over Ballymena's Heroes." (March 8, 2000). Belfast News Letter, p. 1.
• Judd, Terri. (March 9, 2000). "Old hatreds Flare Over Neeson Freedom Award." The Independent (London), p. 7.
• Watson-Smyth, Kate. (March 23, 2000). "Row Over Religion Sours Ballymena's Award to Actor." The Independent (London), p. 12.
• Ballymena on the Culture Northern Ireland website.

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See also

• List of towns in Northern Ireland
• List of villages in Northern Ireland
• Market Houses in Northern Ireland

This is a list page for towns in Northern Ireland. ... This is a list page for villages in Northern Ireland. ... Market Houses are a notable feature of many Northern Ireland towns with varying styles of architecture, size and ornamentation making for a most interesting feature of the streetscape. ...

References

External links

• Ballymena Borough Council
• Ballymena Directory for 1910
• BBC crime figures for Ballymena
• Photos of Churches and other buildings in and around Ballymena
• Ballymena Road Club

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