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Bushmills (From Irish ''Muileann na Buaise''Placenames Database of Ireland
/ref>) is a village on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Bushmills had a population of 1,295 in the 2011 Census. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under th
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It is located from Belfast, from Ballycastle and from
Coleraine Coleraine ( ; from ga, Cúil Rathain , 'nook of the ferns'Flanaghan, Deirdre & Laurence; ''Irish Place Names'', page 194. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a town and civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern I ...
. The village owes its name to the River Bush and to a large watermill that was built there in the early 17th century. It is home to the Old Bushmills Distillery, which produces Irish whiskey, and is near the Giant's Causeway.


Demography

Bushmills is classified as a village (population 1,000–2,499) by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). On Census day (27 March 2011) there were 1,295 people living in Bushmills. Of these: * 20.39% were under 16 years old and 21.47% were aged 65 and above; * 46.64% of the population were male and 53.36% were female; and * 3.47% were from a Catholic community background and 92.90% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' community background.


Places of interest

The village is best known as the location of the Old Bushmills Distillery. The distillery's products include the Bushmills Original and
Black Bush The Old Bushmills Distillery is an alcohol (primarily Irish whiskey) distillery in Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, owned by Casa Cuervo. Bushmills Distillery uses water drawn from Saint Columb's Rill, which is a tributary of the Ri ...
blends, as well as the 10-, 12-, 16-, and 21-year-old Bushmills Single Malts. To celebrate the 400th anniversary of distilling starting in the area the distillery released a unique whiskey called the "1608" which included crystal malt. The distillery draws its water, not from the River Bush itself, but from a tributary known as
Saint Columbs Rill Saint Columb's Rill is a tributary of the much more famous River Bush (''An Bhuais'' in Irish) in Northern Ireland. This 'rill' or rivulet is really a small stream that rises in bog land approximately five miles (eight kilometres) southeast of ...
. The Giant's Causeway, which attracts over two million visitors per year, is located north of the town.


Transport

Bushmills railway station opened on 28 January 1883, but finally closed on 1 October 1949. There is a narrow-gauge steam train running in the summer from Bushmills to the Giant's Causeway. The Belfast-Derry railway line run by Northern Ireland Railways connects to
Coleraine Coleraine ( ; from ga, Cúil Rathain , 'nook of the ferns'Flanaghan, Deirdre & Laurence; ''Irish Place Names'', page 194. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a town and civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern I ...
and along the branch line to Portrush. Local Ulsterbus provides connections to the railway stations. There is a scenic walk of 7 miles from Portrush alongside Dunluce Castle and the
Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway The Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway (GC&BR) is a narrow gauge heritage railway operating between the Giant's Causeway and Bushmills on the coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The line is long. History Original line The Gia ...
.


Twin towns

Bushmills is twinned with Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States.Sister Cities Online Directory: UK, Europe
." '' Sister Cities International.'' Retrieved on March 26, 2007.


Education

Schools in the area include Dunluce School and Bushmills Primary School.


Churches

There are a few churches in the village: *Bushmills Presbyterian Church, Main Street, Magheraboy (1646) *Bushmills Gospel Hall, Priestland Road, Ballaghmore *Bushmills Free Presbyterian Church, Priestland Road, Walk Mill *St. John The Baptist Church of Ireland, Priestland Road, Glebe (1821) *St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Priestland Road, Ballaghmore


People

* Norman Parke, a Mixed Martial Artist who fights in the UFC, was born and raised in Bushmills. *
Caroline McElnay Caroline Ann McElnay () is a medical officer in New Zealand. She was the director of public health for the New Zealand Ministry of Health from 2016 to 2022, and chaired the Pandemic Influenza Technical Advisory Group, which advises the Ministry ...
, Director of Public Health for the
New Zealand Ministry of Health The Ministry of Health (Māori: ''Manatū Hauora'') is the public service department of New Zealand responsible for healthcare in New Zealand. It came into existence in its current form in 1993. History Origins The Ministry of Health's origin ...
, was born and raised in Bushmills.


Navigation history

Bushmills was the location of one of the five Consol Navigation System transmitter stations in the years following the Second World War.


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{{authority control Villages in County Antrim