Bendooragh
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Bendooragh (likely from Irish: Bun Dúraí, meaning "bottomland of black soil")[1] is a small village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). south west of Ballymoney. It is part of Causeway Coast and Glens District Council. It had a population of 622 people (217 households) in the 2011 Census.[2]
The village is located at the edge of the Ballymoney/Coleraine Green Belt and developed over the post-war period from a crossroads cluster at the junction of the Bann, Drumahiskey and Bendooragh Roads. Bendooragh was the scene of a battle in 1642 where Irish rebels defeated a Government force under Archibald Stewart.[citation needed] During the 1950s public authority housing was built and in the past decade private housing has also been completed. A shop, post office, Orange Hall and fabrication works are located within the hamlet, and there is a church and church hall just outside on the Bann Road.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ Placenames NI[dead link]
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Draft Northern Area Plan 2016
See also
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