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.[1] It is known as Boggie in Scots.[2] It had a population of 539 people (209 households) in the 2011 Census.[3]

Features

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 and west of the village.[1]

2011 Census

On Census day in 2011:

  • 4.2% were from a Catholic background and 88.1% were from a Protestant background
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See also

References
  1. "Ballybogy Settlement Designation". Planning Service - Draft Northern Area Plan 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
  2. The Online Scots Dictionary Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  3. "Ballybogy". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 30 April 2015.

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