The Corrymeela Community in Ballycastle on the north coast of Northern Ireland is a Christian peace-building centre. Ballycastle (in Irish: Baile an Chaistil , ie townland of the castle) is a small town in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: ) is a part 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). ... For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ...

The centre aims to provide a place where young people and others from a divided society can meet and get to know each other, as a first step to healing divisions and as a stepping stone towards reconciliation. The community was founded in 1965 by a Presbyterian pastor and former World War II prisoner of war, the Reverend Ray Davey. Davey was captured in North Africa by German troops and taken to Dresden where he witnessed the Allied bombing of Germany. For other uses, see Troubles (disambiguation) and Trouble. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ... The Reverend Robert Raymond Davey (born Belfast, 1915) is a Presbyterian minister in Northern Ireland and the founder of the Corrymeela Community. ...  Northern Africa (UN subregion)  geographic, including above North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Africa. ... For other uses, see Dresden (disambiguation). ... This article is about the independent states that comprised the Allies. ... Strategic bombing during World War II was greater in scale than any wartime attack the world had previously witnessed. ...

During the period known as "the troubles" Corrymeela became one of the most important peace organisations in Northern Ireland.

In 1997 the community was awarded the Niwano Peace Prize. For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The Niwano Peace Prize is a roughly USD$220,000 award, which is annually granted by a seven member committee, consisting of Buddhists, Christians and Muslims. ...

It's often said that 'Corrymeela' means 'Hill of Harmony', however in reality, this is usually described as wishful thinking. The name was in fact already in existence when the centre at Ballycastle was bought by what became known as the "Corrymeela Community"

Leaders of the Community

• Ray Davey 1965 - 1980
• John Morrow 1980 - 1994
• Trevor Williams 1994 - 2003
• David Stevens 2003 - present

External links

• Corrymeela Community website
• Youth as Evaluators: Contested Spaces and Identity Short film of interviews with young people at the Corrymeela Centre