Ballymoney (borough)

Ballymoney (Irish: Baile Monaidh [ˌbˠalʲə ˈmˠɔnˠə], meaning 'townland of the moor') is a town and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area. The civil parish of Ballymoney is situated in the historic baronies of Dunluce Upper and Kilconway in County Antrim, as well as the barony of North East Liberties of Coleraine in County Londonderry. It had a population of 11,048 people at the 2021 census. Ballymoney is located on the main road between Coleraine and Ballymena, with good road and rail connections to the main cities in Northern Ireland, Belfast and Derry. The Ballymoney area has the highest life expectancy of any area in Northern Ireland, with the average male life expectancy at birth being 79.9 years and 83.8 years for females in years between 2010 and 2012. Conversely, it was revealed in 2013 that Ballymoney residents are more likely to die from heart disease than anywhere else in Northern Ireland. The town hosts the Ballymoney Drama Festival, the oldest drama festival in Ireland, which was founded in 1933. The town also hosts the Ballymoney Show, which is one of the oldest agricultural shows in Northern Ireland and was founded in 1902.

The Robinson Hospital is a health facility in Newal Road, Ballymoney, Northern Ireland. It is managed by the Northern Health and Social Care Trust.

Ballymoney High School is a secondary school located in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. As of 2012, it had an enrollment of over 660 pupils and an average annual intake of approximately 130 new pupils each year. In 2016, a new expansion of the school was built, and in 2017 it was officially named the 'Holmes wing'. It was named after Mollie Holmes OBE, a retired mayor of Ballymoney who died at age 101. Past pupils of the school include Stephen Carson (an association football player with Glasgow Rangers) and Mervyn Storey (DUP politician).

Ballymoney railway station serves the town of Ballymoney in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

fUSe FM Ballymoney (For Ulster Scots Enthusiasts) is the first Ulster Scots community radio station in the UK and is currently run under the Ullans Speakers Association. Broadcasting on FM 107.5, online and via the TuneIn app from their studio based in Ballymoney, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, within the Fuse Centre.

Ballymoney Town Hall is a municipal structure in the High Street, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The structure, which incorporates a local history museum, is a Grade B1 listed building.

The Riada Stadium is a purpose-built sports facility in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The football teams Glebe Rangers and Ballymoney United share the stadium.

Our Lady of Lourdes School is a secondary school located in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Dalriada School is a mixed voluntary grammar school in Ballymoney in the north of County Antrim in Northern Ireland, named after the Kingdom of Dál Riata. In 2008 the school won The Sunday Times Northern Ireland State Secondary School of the Year award.

Jason, Mark and Richard Quinn were three brothers killed by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) in a firebomb attack on their home in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland on 12 July 1998. The crime was committed towards the end of the three-decade period known as "The Troubles". One man, Garfield Gilmour, was found guilty of murdering the three brothers 15 months later and sentenced to life imprisonment after admitting that he had driven three other men to the house to commit the fatal petrol-bombing. Although Gilmour named the three alleged killers, they were never charged due to a lack of concrete evidence.

Tow Valley Fault is a geological fault in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Balnamore (from Irish Baile an Átha Mhóir, meaning 'homestead of the big ford') is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Ballynacree-Skein and lies 3 km west of Ballymoney. It is part Causeway Coast and Glens District Council. Historically it was known as Ballinamore.