Ballycastle () is a small seaside town in

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. It is on the northeasternmost coastal tip of Ireland, in the

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. The harbour hosts the ferry to

Rathlin Island Rathlin Island ( ga, Reachlainn, ; Local Irish dialect: ''Reachraidh'', ; Scots: ''Racherie'') is an island and civil parish off the coast of County Antrim (of which it is part) in Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland's northernmost point. ...

, which can be seen from the coast. The

Ould Lammas Fair The Ould Lammas Fair is a traditional fair held in Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, every year on the last Monday and Tuesday of August. It is associated with the Lammas harvest festival. The fair has been running for nearly 400 y ...

is held each year in Ballycastle on the last Monday and Tuesday of August. Ballycastle is the home of the

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. Ballycastle had a population of 5,237 at the 2011 census. It was the seat and main settlement of the former

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Demographics

At the time of the 2011 UK Census the population of Ballycastle was 5,237. Of these: *20.2% were aged under 16 years and 17.5% were aged 65 and over *47.5% of the population were male and 52.5% were female *77.1% were from a

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and 19.0% were from a

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or other Christian background *7.1% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed

Governance

The town is located within The Glens district electoral area (DEA) of the

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. In the 2019 Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council election, the residents of this DEA elected 2

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, 1

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, 1 UUP and 1 Independent representatives to the council.

Places of interest

The

, historically a lamb sale, has now become a street get together with market stalls, busking and street performers, attracting upwards of sixty thousand people each year. The fair is normally held Bank holiday Monday and Tuesday at end of August based on the fact that fairs were always held on last Tuesday of the month. (When the bank holiday is last day of August the fair occurs a week earlier.) *

Fair Head The Great Cliff , photo = Fair Head - geograph.org.uk - 817076.jpg , photo_width = , photo_caption = Fair Head's distinctive ''organ pipe'' dolerite columns, as taken from the Rathlin Island– Ballycastle ferry , map = UK Northern Ireland ...

is a headland near Ballycastle that rises out of the bay. There is a man-made

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in the middle of a large lake at the top. * Knocklayde, a heather-covered mountain with a height of , is crowned by ''Carn na Truagh'' (the Cairn of Sorrow), and has views over Ballycastle, Rathlin Island, Fair Head, and Scotland. *

Glentaisie Glentaisie ( Irish: ''Taoibhgeal'', en, of the bright cheeks) is one of the nine Glens of Antrim in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was shaped during the Ice Age by glaciers. The glen is most northerly of the nine glens and lies at the foot o ...

, the most northerly of the nine

Glens of Antrim The Glens of Antrim,Logainm.ie
(

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also sought her hand in marriage, and when he arrived to claim his bride, her wedding celebrations to Congal had begun. The king and his army tried to capture Taisie, but in the subsequent battle he was killed, and his army fled leaderless and empty-handed. * The Carey, Glenshesk and Tow Rivers flow down from the Glens into the Margy River. It then flows into the Moyle Sea at the start of the Strand. * The Strand's Ballycastle Beach is designated a Blue Flag beach. * Pans Rocks, which are the remains of an iron salt pan lying at the far end of Ballycastle Beach, jut out into the sea and are a popular spot for fishing. Marconi memorial Ballycastle County Antrim

Marconi memorial Ballycastle County Antrim

* The Devils Churn, lying just beyond Pans Rocks, has steps carved into the stone leading to an underwater tunnel. * Clare Park on Clare Road, was an estate owned by the then-local landed gentry, the McGildownys. The 17th-century house has been pulled down but it was set in a site high up on the Antrim coast. * The

(a Christian organisation promoting peace and reconciliation, founded in 1965) is based at Corrymeela, just outside Ballycastle. * Overlooking the harbour, there is a monument to Guglielmo, 1st ''Marchese'' Marconi, whose employees made the world's first commercial wireless telegraph transmission between Ballycastle and the East Lighthouse on

. Marconi was created a ''

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'' by King Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy in 1929. * Close to the beach, there is a sculpture of the Children of Lir. According to the legend, the children were cursed to spend 300 years on the Sea of Moyle, upon which Ballycastle is a coastal town.

Buildings of note

Ballycastle Church of the Holy Trinity 2014 09 13

* St Patrick's and St Brigid's Church is a

church located on Moyle Road. Known locally as 'the Chapel', it was initially designed by Fr. Jeremiah McAuley who also designed St. Peter's Cathedral in

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. It was erected in 1870. An octagonal spire was added in 1898 and there were further alterations in 1993. The spire was used as a mast by Marconi to send the first radio broadcast to

in 1898. * Holy Trinity Parish Church is a

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church in The Diamond, Ballycastle's main square. Like the rest of The Diamond, the church is Grade 'A' listed. Built by

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Hugh Boyd, who bore the total cost, the church was completed in 1756 and is popularly known as Boyd's Church. It was built in Graeco-Italian style with an apse-shaped chancel, and an octagonal spire about high. It was effectively a chapel for the Boyd family and its estate for many years. The remains of many Boyd descendants are in the vaults below – although it was always subject to Episcopal jurisdiction. It was given to the

in about 1950. The church is open every day from 9am-5pm. *

Bonamargy Friary Bonamargy Friary is situated in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, off the Cushendall Road on the approach to Ballycastle. The name Bonamargy means ‘foot of the Margy River’, the river formed by the joining of the Cary River and Shesk Rive ...

is off the

Cushendall Cushendall (), formerly known as Newtownglens, is a coastal village and townland (of 153 acres) in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located in the historic barony of Glenarm Lower and the civil parish of Layd, and is part of Causeway Coas ...

Road on the approach to Ballycastle and is a late

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foundation established in 1485 by Rory MacQuillan. Locked vaults hold the remains of the celebrated chieftain,

Sorley Boy MacDonnell Sorley Boy MacDonnell ( Scottish Gaelic: ''Somhairle Buidhe Mac Domhnaill''), also spelt as MacDonald (c. 1505 – 1590), Scoto-Irish chief, was the son of Alexander Carragh MacDonnell, 5th of Dunnyveg, of Dunyvaig Castle, lord of Islay and ...

, and several of the

Earls of Antrim Earl of Antrim is a title that has been created twice, both times in the Peerage of Ireland and both times for members of the MacDonnell family, originally of Scottish origins. History The MacDonells of Antrim descended from Sorley Boy MacDo ...

. * Dunaneeny Castle is a ruined castle located on the cliffs overlooking Ballycastle Bay. Built in 1550 by Alexander MacDonnell, the castle was also the birthplace of

. *

Kinbane Castle Kinbane Castle (''Caisleán Ceinn Bán, White Head Castle, Kenbane Castle'') is located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, on a headland between Ballycastle and Ballintoy. The name comes from the Irish for "white head", referring to the lime ...

is on a headland projecting into the sea, about 3 miles (5 km) from Ballycastle on the road to

Ballintoy Ballintoy () is a small village, townland (of 274 acres) and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is alongside the B15 coast road, north-east of Coleraine, west of Ballycastle and between it and Bushmills. It is in the historic ...

. Originally a two-storey building, it was built in 1547 by Colla MacDonnell, who died within its walls in 1558. * The Ballycastle

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located in Castle Street has a distinctive round tower.

Transport

Bus services in Ballycastle are operated by

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. A ferry runs between the town and

as part of a lifeline service. Since 2008 this ferry has been operated by the Rathlin Island Ferry Ltd but previously it had been operated by

Caledonian MacBrayne Caledonian MacBrayne ( gd, Caledonian Mac a' Bhriuthainn), usually shortened to CalMac, is the major operator of passenger and vehicle ferries, and ferry services, between the mainland of Scotland and 22 of the major islands on Scotland's west ...

beginning in 1996. A passenger ferry service to Campbeltown in Scotland, and Port Ellen on

Islay Islay ( ; gd, Ìle, sco, Ila) is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Known as "The Queen of the Hebrides", it lies in Argyll just south west of Jura, Scotland, Jura and around north of the Northern Irish coast. The isl ...

, operated by

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, runs seven days during summer months and only on Mondays and Fridays during winter months. Sea Containers Ltd previously ran a ferry from Ballycastle to Campbeltown from 1997 to June 2002.

Ballycastle railway station Ballycastle railway station was on the Ballycastle Railway which ran from Ballymoney to Ballycastle in Northern Ireland. History The station was opened by the Ballycastle Railway on 18 October 1880. It was taken over by the Northern Countie ...

opened on 18 October 1880 on the Ballycastle Railway, a

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which ran for . The railway ran from Ballycastle to Ballymoney station, a station on the

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(BNCR), later

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(NCC) and now part of

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The Troubles in Ballycastle

There were several incidents of what came to be known as

the Troubles The Troubles ( ga, Na Trioblóidí) were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, it is sometimes described as an " ...

, including: * Loyalist paramilitaries left a car bomb outside the Roman Catholic church (St. Patrick's & St. Brigid's) in the town on 26 August 1973. It was timed to explode as massgoers left the church. But the service ran late, and the bomb detonated when the congregation were still inside the church, avoiding large-scale loss of life. 50 people were injured, 3 of them seriously. * On 19 June 1979 the

Irish Republican Army The Irish Republican Army (IRA) is a name used by various paramilitary organisations in Ireland throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Organisations by this name have been dedicated to irredentism through Irish republicanism, the belief tha ...

bombed five hotels in different seaside towns in Northern Ireland, including Ballycastle's Marine Hotel. William Whitten, a 65-year-old Protestant hotel guest, was seriously injured in the blast; he died three weeks later. * Spence McGarry (46), an off duty member of the

Royal Ulster Constabulary The Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) was the police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2001. It was founded on 1 June 1922 as a successor to the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC)Richard Doherty, ''The Thin Green Line – The History of the Royal ...

(RUC), was killed when a

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booby trap bomb attached to his car exploded in Castle Street car park, Ballycastle on 6 April 1991. Gerard Butler was convicted in 1993 for the attack, and sentenced to 22 years in prison. * In 2001, there was an attempt at mass murder by the

Red Hand Defenders The Red Hand Defenders (RHD) is an Ulster loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland. It was formed in 1998 by loyalists who opposed the Belfast Agreement and the loyalist ceasefires.

Parade disputes

In the past, there has been unrest during Orange Order parades in the town. In 2001, there was serious public disorder at the 12 July parade. As a result of this, the Silver Plains flute band, from nearby Moyarget, was banned from marching in the town due to allegations of sectarian conduct and paramilitary trappings.

Climate

As with the rest of Ireland, Ballycastle experiences a

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with cool summers and mild winters. The nearest official

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for which online records are available is at Ballypatrick Forest, about east-southeast of Ballypatrick.

Sport

Sports of local interest include tennis, bowling (Mary Street), hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, (Whitehall/Leyland Road), soccer, golf, quidditch and skateboarding.There is additionally a local pool league between the various pubs in the town.

Golf

Ballycastle Golf Club offers an 18-hole championship course open year-round to both members and non-members. The course is one of the four courses played each June in the world-renowned Causeway Coast Golf Tournament.

Tennis

During the Summer, the town hosts two tennis tournaments, one of which is run by the Moyle District Council.

Association Football

Ballycastle United Football Club combined with Moyle FC in 2011, and the team now competes in the Coleraine and District morning league.,

Bowls

Ballycastle Bowling Club has a scenic outdoors setting that is a feature of the town's sea-front.

Notable people

1500s

(c.1505–1590) – Scottish-Irish prince, born at

Dunanynie Castle Dunaneeny Castle (or ''Dunineny Castle'', Irish ''Dún an Aonaigh'') is a ruined castle on the outskirts of Ballycastle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The castle was home to the chiefs of Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg and later the MacDonne ...

near Ballycastle *

Gillaspick MacDonnell Gillaspick MacDonnell (''Giolla Easpuig MacDomhnaill'') was a son of Colla MacDonnell, Captain of the Route and Evelyn MacQuillan. He was killed accidentally in 1571 at Ballycastle. Biography Upon the death of his father in 1558 at Kinbane Cas ...

(c.1550–1571) – nephew of Sorley Boy MacDonnell, killed accidentally in 1571 at Ballycastle.

1600s

* The 1st Viscount Longford and 17th Baron Slane (1669–1726) – politician. Lord Longford, known for much of his life as Lord Slane, is buried in the MacDonnell family vault in

, Ballycastle, the burial place of the

1700s

* Hugh Boyd (1746–1794) – writer *

John Surman Carden Admiral John Surman Carden (15 August 1771 – 22 April 1858) was an officer of the British Royal Navy in the early nineteenth century. Although the majority of his service was against the French during the Napoleonic Wars, he is best remembe ...

(1771–1858) – officer of the British

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, died in Ballycastle *

Hugh M'Neile Hugh Boyd M‘Neile (18 July 1795 – 28 January 1879) was a well-connected and controversial Irish-born Calvinist Anglican of Scottish descent. Fiercely anti-Tractarian and anti-Roman Catholic (and, even more so, anti-Anglo-Catholic) and an ...

(1795–1879) – controversial anti-Roman Catholic preacher

1800s

John Samuel Bewley Monsell John Samuel Bewley Monsell (2 March 1811 - 9 April 1875) was an Irish Anglican clergyman and poet. Life The son of Thomas Monsell, Thomas Bewley Monsell, Archdeacon of Derry, he was born in St. Columb's, Londonderry, and educated at Trinity Colleg ...

(1811–1875) – clergyman and hymnwriter *

Thomas Witherow Thomas Witherow (1824–1890) was an Irish Presbyterian minister and historian. Life The son of Hugh Witherow, a farmer at Aughlish, near Dungiven, County Londonderry, and his wife Elizabeth Martin, he was born at Ballycastle on 29 May 1824. He r ...

(1824–1890) – Presbyterian minister and historian. *

Sir Roger Casement Roger David Casement ( ga, Ruairí Dáithí Mac Easmainn; 1 September 1864 – 3 August 1916), known as Sir Roger Casement, CMG, between 1911 and 1916, was a diplomat and Irish nationalist executed by the United Kingdom for treason during Worl ...

(1864–1916) – writer and

Irish Republican Irish republicanism ( ga, poblachtánachas Éireannach) is the political movement for the unity and independence of Ireland under a republic. Irish republicans view British rule in any part of Ireland as inherently illegitimate. The develop ...

revolutionary who was born and raised in

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to a father from Ballycastle. * Dame Louise McIlroy (1874–1968) – medical doctor, born near

Ballymena Ballymena ( ; from ga, an Baile Meánach , meaning 'the middle townland') is a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is part of the Borough of Mid and East Antrim. The town is built on land given to the Adair family by King Charles I i ...

, father was a general practitioner in Ballycastle * Robert Quigg 1885–1955) – soldier and recipient of the

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1900s

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(1907–2002) – crystallographer *

Donal Lamont Donal Raymond Lamont (27 July 1911 – 14 August 2003), was an Irish-Rhodesian Roman Catholic bishop and missionary who was best known for his fight against white minority rule in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Early years Donal Raymond Lamont was ...

(1911–2003) – Bishop of

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, nominated for the

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in 1978 *

Michael Dallat Michael Dallat (11 June 1925 – 25 September 2000), D.D., M.A., S.T.L., was the Titular Bishop of Thala and Auxiliary Bishop of The Diocese of Down and Connor. Early life and study Bishop Dallat was a native of Ballycastle, one of several ...

(1925–2000) –

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of Thala, Tunisia and Auxiliary Bishop of

Diocese of Down and Connor The Diocese of Down and Connor, ( ga, Deoise an Dúin agus Chonaire) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Northern Ireland. It is one of eight suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of the me ...

* Keith Cardinal O'Brien (1938–2018) – he served as

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, 1985–2013. Cardinal O'Brien was effectively the head of the Catholic Church in

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from the death of Thomas Cardinal Winning,

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, in June 2001 until his own resignation as Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh in February 2013. He was created a Cardinal in October 2003. * David McWilliams (1945–2002) – folksinger and musician *

Conleth Hill Conleth Seamus Eoin Croiston Hill (born 24 November 1964) is an actor from Northern Ireland. He has performed on stage in productions in the UK, Ireland, Canada and the United States. He has won two Laurence Olivier Awards and received two Ton ...

(b. 1964) – actor

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