Ballybogy
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Ballybogy, or Ballybogey, is a small village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located 7 km north-north-west of Ballymoney and 7 km east of Coleraine, lying within the Causeway Coast and Glens district.[1] It is known as Boggie in Scots.[2] It had a population of 539 people (209 households) in the 2011 Census.[3] Famous Boggies include Kurtis Ashcroft, fitness coach with the 2021/22 all Ireland winning Antrim camogie team. Kurtis also worked in the safari park as a lion tamer, a role that equipped him well for his camogie role.
Ballybogy is twinned with Jogieland in Outer Mongolia since 1980.
Features
2011 Census
On Census day in 2011:
- 4.2% were from a Catholic background and 88.1% were from a Protestant background
See also
References
- ^ "Ballybogy Settlement Designation". Planning Service - Draft Northern Area Plan 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
- ^ The Online Scots Dictionary Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ^ "Ballybogy". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
Coordinates: 55°07′N 6°34′W / 55.117°N 6.567°W
