Hannahstown is a small

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County Antrim County Antrim (named after the town of Antrim, ) is one of six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of and has a population o ...

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, on the outskirts of

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. It gives its name to a

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and a suburb of

. According to the

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it had a population of 6,498.

History

The area now known as Hannahstown was once known by the name of Ballincollig. A group of people whose

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was Hanna moved to the area in the 18th Century. They moved in sufficient numbers for the village to be later be known by the name of 'Hannah's Town' in the early 19th Century.

Buildings

Notable buildings and institutions in Hannahstown include the

Lámh Dhearg GAC Lámh Dhearg is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based on the Springfield Road, Belfast, Upper Springfield Road in west Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was established in 1903 and plays Gaelic football, ladies' Gaelic football ...

a GAA club, St Joseph's Catholic Church and

Divis transmitting station Divis transmitting station is the main high-power UHF and BBC National FM/DAB station that serves County Antrim and parts of County Down. History Situated just outside Belfast, it is the primary UHF/FM main station in Northern Ireland and wa ...

References

*http://www.logainm.ie/Viewer.aspx?text=hannahstown&streets=yes *http://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/public/AreaProfileReportViewer.aspx?FromAPAddressMulipleRecords=Glencolin@PostCode@BT170LT@4?#353 *http://hannastown.rushlightmagazine.com/ *http://www.lamhdheargclg.com/ *http://www.hannahstownparish.com/ {{authority control Villages in Northern Ireland