- Lisnagarvey
Lisnagarvey (Irish: Lios na gCearrbhach) is a small
village inCounty Antrim ,Northern Ireland , nearLisburn . It is also the original name of Lisburn, before it was renamed following a fire.Lisnagarvey was the site of a defeat of the mostly Scotish Royalists at the hands of the Parliamentarians in 1649. See
Battle of Lisnagarvey Close to Lisnagarvey there is a high power medium wave
BBC radiotransmitter with a radio mast of unique design, known as theLisnagarvey transmitting station . It has the only diamond shaped radio mast, known asBlaw-Knox Radiator , in Western Europe.When
David Trimble was created a peer, he took the name "Lord Trimble of Lisnagarvey".Sport
The village lends its name to
Lisnagarvey Hockey Club , one of the most successful in Ireland, based in Hillsborough.External links
* [http://www.lisnagarveyhockey.com/ Lisnagarvey Hockey Club]
* [http://www.lisburn.com/history/history_lisburn/BattleLisngarvey.htm Lisburn.com - Battle of Lisnagarvey]See also
*
List of villages in Northern Ireland
*List of towns in Northern Ireland
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