Ballybogy

Ballybogy, or Ballybogey ( _ga. Baile na Bhogaigh), is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Ballymoney is 6km to the south, and Coleraine is 6km to the west. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 258 people. It lies within the Ballymoney Borough Council area.cite web | title=Ballybogy Settlement Designation | work=Planning Service - Draft Northern Area Plan 2016 | url=http://www.planningni.gov.uk/AreaPlans_Policy/Plans/Northern/draft_plan/Volume2/Part4/Villages/Ballybogy.htm | accessdate=2008-07-15]

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. It has a few services mainly a petrol station, shop and a chip shop which prospers from traffic heading to Portrush and Portstewart, popular holiday destinations.

Education

The nearest primary school is at Kilmoyle, a short distance east of the village on Benvardin Road.The locally famous poet Jordan Christie attended this school the brother of the famous horse racer David Christie.

Transport

Ballybogy has good road links to Ballymoney and Coleraine, but limited public transport connections.

See also

*List of villages in Northern Ireland
*List of towns in Northern Ireland

References