Poleglass

Poleglass
A street in Poleglass
Poleglass is located in Northern Ireland
Poleglass
Poleglass
Location within Northern Ireland
Population9,105 [1][2][3][4][5]
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceNorthern Ireland
FireNorthern Ireland
AmbulanceNorthern Ireland
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Antrim
54°33′18″N 6°01′16″W / 54.555°N 6.021°W / 54.555; -6.021

Poleglass (from Irish Poll Glas, meaning 'green hollow')[6] is an area of west Belfast in Northern Ireland. It is the name of a townland, a modern electoral ward,[7] and a working class suburb. The townland is situated in the civil parish of Derriaghy and the historic Barony of Belfast Upper.[8] It is mainly an Irish nationalist area.

Due to its proximity to both Belfast and Lisburn, it has become popular with commuters. This has led to the swift growth of housing in the area and a sharp rise in house prices. Addresses in Poleglass are classed as being in Belfast, and the telephone numbers in the area generally start with '90' as with the rest of Belfast.

  1. ^ https://explore.nisra.gov.uk/area-explorer-2021/N21000287/ [bare URL]
  2. ^ https://explore.nisra.gov.uk/area-explorer-2021/N21000290/ [bare URL]
  3. ^ https://explore.nisra.gov.uk/area-explorer-2021/N20001246/ [bare URL]
  4. ^ https://explore.nisra.gov.uk/area-explorer-2021/N20001250/ [bare URL]
  5. ^ https://explore.nisra.gov.uk/area-explorer-2021/N21000292/ [bare URL]
  6. ^ "Poleglass". Place Names NI. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  7. ^ Councillors in the Dunmurry Cross Area Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Killeaton". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 21 April 2015.