Ballycarry

Ballycarry
St John's church, Ballycarry
Ballycarry is located in Northern Ireland
Ballycarry
Location within Northern Ireland
Population981 >(2001 Census)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCARRICKFERGUS
Postcode districtBT38
Dialling code028
PoliceNorthern Ireland
FireNorthern Ireland
AmbulanceNorthern Ireland
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
List of places
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Northern Ireland
Antrim
54°46′27″N 5°45′10″W / 54.774158°N 5.752716°W / 54.774158; -5.752716

Ballycarry (from Irish Baile Cora, meaning 'town of the weir or rocky ford')[3] is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is midway between Larne and Carrickfergus, overlooking Islandmagee, and is part of the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 981.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Baile Cora/Ballycarry". Placenames Database of Ireland. Placenames Commission. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  2. ^ North-South Ministerial Council: 2005 Annual Report in Ulster Scots Archived 2011-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Ballycarry, County Antrim". PlaceNamesNI. Retrieved 17 October 2024.