Cullybackey
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Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in County Antrim
County Antrim
County Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,844 km², with a population of approximately 616,000...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. It lies 4 miles north of Ballymena
Ballymena
Ballymena is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland and the seat of Ballymena Borough Council. Ballymena had a population of 28,717 people in the 2001 Census....
, on the banks of the River Maine, and is within the Borough of Ballymena. It had a population of 2,405 people in the 2001 Census
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
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Places of interest
- Arthur CottageArthur CottageArthur Cottage in the village of Cullybackey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, is the ancestral home of Chester A. Arthur, the 21st President of the United States. It is situated 4 miles from Ballymena, only a short walk from the village of Cullybackey...
, the ancestral home of Chester A. ArthurChester A. ArthurChester Alan Arthur was the 21st President of the United States . Becoming President after the assassination of President James A. Garfield, Arthur struggled to overcome suspicions of his beginnings as a politician from the New York City Republican machine, succeeding at that task by embracing...
, 21st President of the United StatesPresident of the United StatesThe President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
, from 1881 to 1885, is close to the village, on the B62 road from Ballymena. It is a restored 18th-century farmhouse with open flaxFlaxFlax is a member of the genus Linum in the family Linaceae. It is native to the region extending from the eastern Mediterranean to India and was probably first domesticated in the Fertile Crescent...
-straw thatched roofThatchingThatching is the craft of building a roof with dry vegetation such as straw, water reed, sedge , rushes, or heather, layering the vegetation so as to shed water away from the inner roof. It is a very old roofing method and has been used in both tropical and temperate climates...
, open to the public. - The old MethodistMethodismMethodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
church on the banks of the river was opened in 1839 as the Original Secession Church. It later became the United Free Church of ScotlandUnited Free Church of ScotlandThe United Free Church of Scotland is a Scottish Presbyterian denomination formed in 1900 by the union of the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland and the Free Church of Scotland...
. When the United Free clergy withdrew from Ireland in 1923, the congregation became Methodists. - The Cunningham Memorial Presbyterian Church is a church with a large congregation.
- Central Arms - voted best bar in Ulster three years running.
The fishy hut, the strongly contested king of the bank fishing contest is held on the banks of the river Maine in the village every year.
Famous Cullybackey people
- Jessica KurtenJessica KürtenJessica Kürten is an Irish equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.Born Jessica Chesney, Kürten won several national pony championships as a youth....
, Olympic horse rider and representative of Ireland. - The family of Chester A. ArthurChester A. ArthurChester Alan Arthur was the 21st President of the United States . Becoming President after the assassination of President James A. Garfield, Arthur struggled to overcome suspicions of his beginnings as a politician from the New York City Republican machine, succeeding at that task by embracing...
, 21st President of the United StatesPresident of the United StatesThe President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
, emigrated in the 19th century. The ancestral home and interpretive centre is Arthur CottageArthur CottageArthur Cottage in the village of Cullybackey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, is the ancestral home of Chester A. Arthur, the 21st President of the United States. It is situated 4 miles from Ballymena, only a short walk from the village of Cullybackey...
. - The ancestral families surnamed WisemanWiseman-People:* Bob Wiseman, Canadian musician, filmmaker, singer-songwriter, actor* Chad Wiseman, Canadian ice hockey player* Clarence Wiseman, 10th General of The Salvation Army* Danny Wiseman, American professional bowler...
and Dunlap or Dunlop or Delap who were also present in the nearby Ballywatermoy Townland in the early to middle 19th century, perhaps most prominently at Ballywatermoy with the farmer and landowner Patrick Wiseman, who gave the land on which a Gospel Hall for the local Christian Brethren congregation was built. (See "Sandy's Story", a 1991 pamphlet published by the Ballymena Borough Council.) - Thomas Given, Ulster Scots poet and local JP. Thomas Given published a book of poetry by himself and two of his deceased brothers, Patrick Given and Samuel-Fee Given. Thomas's contribution to the book was in the Ulster Scots dialect and well known as an example of a this rare form of poetry.
Transport
On 24 March 2000, a woman died after a collision involving a passenger train and her car at a level crossing at Station Road, Cullybackey. None of the 88 passengers on board the train travelling from BelfastBelfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
to Derry
Derry
Derry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Doire or Doire Cholmcille meaning "oak-wood of Colmcille"...
was hurt. See also Cullybackey railway station
Cullybackey railway station
Cullybackey railway station serves Cullybackey in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The station was opened in 1865, or on 1 July 1856 according to another source....
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2001 Census
Cullybackey is classified as an intermediate settlement by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e., with population between 2,250 and 4,500 people).On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 2,405 people living in Cullybackey. Of these:
- 19.5% were aged under 16 and 22.3% were aged 60 and over
- 47.1% of the population were male and 52.9% were female
- 1.2% were from a CatholicCatholicThe word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
background and 97.0% were from a ProtestantProtestantismProtestantism is one of the three major groupings within Christianity. It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regards to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology.The doctrines of the...
background - 3.3% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed.
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service
Education
- Cullybackey High SchoolCullybackey High SchoolCullybackey High School is a secondary school in the village of Cullybackey, in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was established in 1968 and has about 500 pupils and about 70 members of teaching staff.-Awards and recognition:...
is a secondary school in the village. - Buick Memorial Primary School is also located on Main Street.
Controversies
In August 2005 the local Catholic church was attacked. 17 February 2008 a house of a PolishPoland
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family was attacked.
An upsurge in anti social behaviour and violence has been linked to paramilitary groups in the village.
However after an investigation by the Police Service of Northern Ireland
Police Service of Northern Ireland
The Police Service of Northern Ireland is the police force that serves Northern Ireland. It is the successor to the Royal Ulster Constabulary which, in turn, was the successor to the Royal Irish Constabulary in Northern Ireland....
a statement was issued by a local police inspector who denied that paramilitaries were involved.
External links
- Culture Northern Ireland
- Train accident at Cullybackey
- Inspection report for Cullybackey High School
- Davis signs for Rangers
- Sectarian attacks in and near Ballymena
See also
- List of villages in Northern Ireland
- List of towns in Northern Ireland