Millisle
Encyclopedia
Millisle or Mill Isle is a village
on the Ards Peninsula
in County Down
, Northern Ireland
. It is mostly within the townland
of Ballymacruise, about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Donaghadee
. It had a population of 1,800 in the 2001 Census
. It has been described as an "unpretentious bucket-and-spade resort of fish-and-chip shops and acres of caravan sites".
abuse of the Jews increased, the British Jewish Refugee Committee organised Kindertransport
with the help of the British government. About ten thousand unaccompanied children aged between three and seventeen from Germany
, Austria
and Czechoslovakia
, were permitted entry into Britain without visas. Some of these children were sent to Northern Ireland. Many of them were looked after by foster parents but others went to a farm on the Woburn Road owned by the Magill family, which took refugees from May 1938 until its closure in 1948.
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service
Millisle Lagoon and Beach Park has 165 yd (150 m) of golden sand and a seawater lagoon providing a safe bathing area. A jetty, slipways and paddling pool complement the lagoon area situated at the shorefront of Millisle village. The beach received one of only eight Northern Ireland Tourist Board
'Seaside Award' in 2010 for its natural beauty and cleanliness
.
The Northern Ireland Prison Service College
is situated on a 21 acres (84,984.1 m²) site on the outskirts of Millisle.
The First and Last Pub which is situated in Millisle was apparently visited in 1690 by William III of England
on his way south to the Battle of the Boyne
, despite actually being founded in 1790 a full hundred years after the battle.
The Borstal a former family summer home turned young offender's home and is now a prison officer training centre called Lisnevin Training School. Lisnevin School was an Industrial School, sometimes called Millisle Borstal after it moved to its location in 1931, it closed as a detention center on the 7th of October 2003.
It is 'apparently' haunted by ghosts which still walk the halls. The story is that a butler threw the maid off the rock just off shore of the Borstal after killing her and dragging her through an underground tunnel which has since been blocked.
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...
on the Ards Peninsula
Ards Peninsula
The Ards Peninsula is a peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland which separates Strangford Lough from the North Channel of the Irish Sea, on Ireland's northeast coast. A number of towns and villages are located on the peninsula, such as the seaside town of Donaghadee, with the surrounding area...
in County Down
County Down
-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...
, 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 is mostly within the townland
Townland
A townland or bally is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland. The townland system is of Gaelic origin—most townlands are believed to pre-date the Norman invasion and most have names derived from the Irish language...
of Ballymacruise, about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Donaghadee
Donaghadee
Donaghadee is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the northeast coast of the Ards Peninsula, about east of Belfast and about six miles south east of Bangor. It had a population of 6,470 people in the 2001 Census...
. It had a population of 1,800 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....
. It has been described as an "unpretentious bucket-and-spade resort of fish-and-chip shops and acres of caravan sites".
History
As NaziNazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
abuse of the Jews increased, the British Jewish Refugee Committee organised Kindertransport
Kindertransport
Kindertransport is the name given to the rescue mission that took place nine months prior to the outbreak of the Second World War. The United Kingdom took in nearly 10,000 predominantly Jewish children from Nazi Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland and the Free City of Danzig...
with the help of the British government. About ten thousand unaccompanied children aged between three and seventeen from Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
, were permitted entry into Britain without visas. Some of these children were sent to Northern Ireland. Many of them were looked after by foster parents but others went to a farm on the Woburn Road owned by the Magill family, which took refugees from May 1938 until its closure in 1948.
2001 Census
Millisle is classified as a village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 1,000 and 2,250. On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 1,800 people living in Millisle. Of these:- 19.0% were aged under 16 years and 25.5% were aged 60 and over
- 47.7% of the population were male and 52.3% were female
- 0.1% 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 99.9% 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 - 6.1% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed.
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service
Places of interest
Ballycopeland Windmill, a late 18th-century tower mill in use until 1915 and still in working order. The visitor centre at the miller’s house includes an electrically operated model of the mill and a restored corn-drying kiln.Millisle Lagoon and Beach Park has 165 yd (150 m) of golden sand and a seawater lagoon providing a safe bathing area. A jetty, slipways and paddling pool complement the lagoon area situated at the shorefront of Millisle village. The beach received one of only eight Northern Ireland Tourist Board
Northern Ireland Tourist Board
The Northern Ireland Tourist Board is a non-departmental public body of the Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment. Its primary objective is to promote Northern Ireland as a tourist destination....
'Seaside Award' in 2010 for its natural beauty and cleanliness
.
The Northern Ireland Prison Service College
Northern Ireland Prison Service
The Northern Ireland Prison Service is an executive agency of the Department of Justice, the headquarters of which are in Dundonald House in the Stormont Estate in Belfast....
is situated on a 21 acres (84,984.1 m²) site on the outskirts of Millisle.
The First and Last Pub which is situated in Millisle was apparently visited in 1690 by William III of England
William III of England
William III & II was a sovereign Prince of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau by birth. From 1672 he governed as Stadtholder William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic. From 1689 he reigned as William III over England and Ireland...
on his way south to the Battle of the Boyne
Battle of the Boyne
The Battle of the Boyne was fought in 1690 between two rival claimants of the English, Scottish and Irish thronesthe Catholic King James and the Protestant King William across the River Boyne near Drogheda on the east coast of Ireland...
, despite actually being founded in 1790 a full hundred years after the battle.
The Borstal a former family summer home turned young offender's home and is now a prison officer training centre called Lisnevin Training School. Lisnevin School was an Industrial School, sometimes called Millisle Borstal after it moved to its location in 1931, it closed as a detention center on the 7th of October 2003.
It is 'apparently' haunted by ghosts which still walk the halls. The story is that a butler threw the maid off the rock just off shore of the Borstal after killing her and dragging her through an underground tunnel which has since been blocked.
People
- Amy CarmichaelAmy CarmichaelAmy Wilson Carmichael was a Protestant Christian missionary in India, who opened an orphanage and founded a mission in Dohnavur...
, a Christian missionary to India, was born in the village in 1867. The Carmichael's large townhouse, which was sited on the junction of Main Street and Abbey Road, was demolished in 2002. A commemorative plaque was erected by the town to mark the site.
- William Kelly (1821–1906), prominent member of the Plymouth BrethrenPlymouth BrethrenThe Plymouth Brethren is a conservative, Evangelical Christian movement, whose history can be traced to Dublin, Ireland, in the late 1820s. Although the group is notable for not taking any official "church name" to itself, and not having an official clergy or liturgy, the title "The Brethren," is...
, writer and scholar, was born in Millisle.
See also
- List of towns and villages in Northern Ireland
- History of the Jews in Northern IrelandHistory of the Jews in Northern IrelandThe Jews of Northern Ireland have lived primarily in Belfast, where the Belfast Hebrew Congregation, an Ashkanasi orthodox community, was established in 1870...