Ballycraigy

Ballycraigy Bonfire Entrance to the Loyalist Ballycraigy housing estate in Antrim with the annual 11th of July bonfire ready to be lit.

Ballycraigy is a loyalist housing estate in Antrim, about 10 miles north of Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Ballycraigy has its own band "Ballycraigy Sons of Ulster" with purple/lilac attire for their uniform. The Ballycraigy estate is made up of the mostly Protestant religion group. Every July 12th many of them celebrate by lighting a ^[1] bonfire in the centre of the estate. The bonfire for 2006 was the largest in Northern Ireland.

The Ballycraigy estate is one of the very few strongholds left of the loyalist terrorist organisation the Loyalist Volunteer Force.

Census

According to the census for ballycraigy ward the estate has approximately 865 Residents.

Coordinates: 54°42′31″N 6°10′41″W / 54.70861°N 6.17806°W / 54.70861; -6.17806

Places in County Antrim

List of places in County Antrim

Cities	Belfast (part) Lisburn (part)

Towns	Antrim Ballycastle Ballyclare Ballymena Ballymoney Carrickfergus Larne Newtownabbey Portrush Randalstown

Villages	Aghagallon Aghalee Ahoghill Aldergrove Armoy Aughafatten Ballinderry Upper Ballinderry Lower Ballintoy Ballybogy Ballycarry Ballyeaston Ballygally Ballylinny Ballynure Ballyrobert Ballystrudder Ballyvoy Balnamore Bendooragh Broughshane Buckna Bushmills Capecastle Cargan Carnalbanagh Carncastle Carnlough Clogh Cloghmills Cogry-Kilbride Craigarogan Crumlin Cullybackey Cushendall Cushendun Dervock Derrymore Doagh Donegore Drains Bay Dunadry Dundrod Dunloy Gawley's Gate Glenarm Glenavy Glenoe Glynn Gracehill Grange Corner Greenisland Groggan Kells-Connor Kellswater Keshbridge Killead Knocknacarry Longkesh Loughguile Lurganure Lurganville Maghaberry Magheramorne Martinstown Mill Bay Millbank Milltown Moneyglass Monkstown Moss-Side Mounthill Mullaghboy Newtown Crommelin Parkgate Portballintrae Portbraddon Portglenone Rasharkin Roughfort Stoneyford Straid Stranocum Templepatrick Toome Tullynacross Waterfoot Whitehead

Townlands	Ballycraigy Barmeen Bonnybefore Broomhedge Broomhedge Lower Carnmoney Dunamuggy Dunmurry Dunseverick Galgorm Parks Glengormley Jordanstown Kilroot Lambeg Lisnagarvy Loughlynch Monkstown Rathcoole Solar Tobergill White Abbey

Landforms	Belfast Lough Benbane Head Black Mountain Cavehill Divis Fair Head Giant's Causeway Glens of Antrim Glenariff Forest Park Islandmagee Lagan Valley Larne Lough Lough Beg Portmore Lough Rathlin Island Scawt Hill Slemish Slieve True Slieveanorra Forest Tievebulliagh Waterloo Bay

Baronies	Antrim Lower Antrim Upper Belfast Lower Belfast Upper Carrickfergus Cary Dunluce Lower Dunluce Upper Glenarm Lower Glenarm Upper Kilconway Massereene Lower Massereene Upper Toome Lower Toome Upper

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References

↑ http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/bonfires-lit-across-northern-ireland-ahead-of-12th-marches-1.1864204

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