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Ballyvoy (from Irish Baile Bhóidh 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. As of the 2001 census, it had a population of 72 people.
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.
| Climate data for Ballypatrick Forest (1991–2020 averages) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
8.6 (47.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
7.3 (45.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
2.3 (36.1) |
3.0 (37.4) |
4.4 (39.9) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.0 (48.2) |
10.8 (51.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
9.5 (49.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
4.6 (40.3) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.1 (43.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 131.6 (5.18) |
106.4 (4.19) |
97.2 (3.83) |
80.3 (3.16) |
80.0 (3.15) |
85.8 (3.38) |
97.6 (3.84) |
109.1 (4.30) |
99.5 (3.92) |
142.9 (5.63) |
149.5 (5.89) |
145.9 (5.74) |
1,325.7 (52.19) |
| Average precipitation days | 18.8 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 15.3 | 17.8 | 19.5 | 18.8 | 195.5 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 42.5 | 70.4 | 98.8 | 165.4 | 202.5 | 162.5 | 146.5 | 146.5 | 112.2 | 90.8 | 50.7 | 31.7 | 1,320.3 |
History
Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of passage grave and court tomb sites, including Ballyvoy Passage Tomb [de]. There are several standing stones in the churchyard at Culfeightrin, west of Ballyvoy.
Amenities
The village has a number of commercial, social and community facilities. After a long period of inactivity in housing development, a medium-sized development was undertaken at Blackpark Road. The former primary school in the area, Barnish Primary School, closed in 2021.
People
- James K Cannon O'Neill, who founded the Knights of Columbanus in 1915, was born and raised at Carey House, Ballypatrick, Carey. 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.
See also
References
- Placenames NI Archived 2012-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
- "Antrim". irishmegaliths.org.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- "Ballyvoy Passage Tomb". megalithic.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- "Ballyvoy". irishstones.org. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- "Sad day for Carey Faughs as Barnish PS closes it doors for the last time". thesaffrongael.com. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- "DP 610 - Barnish Primary School" (PDF). education-ni.gov.uk. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
Barnish Primary School will discontinue with effect from 31 August 2021 or as soon as possible thereafter.
- Knights of Columbanus (archived 2006)
External links
55°12′N 6°11′W / 55.200°N 6.183°W / 55.200; -6.183
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