
Ballyrashane () is a small
village
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and
civil parish
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outside
Coleraine
Coleraine ( ; from , 'nook of the ferns'Flanaghan, Deirdre & Laurence; ''Irish Place Names'', page 194. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a town and Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, No ...
,
County Londonderry
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,
Northern Ireland
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. The civil parish of Ballyrashane covers areas of
County Antrim
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(in the historic
barony Barony may refer to:
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of
Dunluce Lower), as well as County Londonderry (in the historic barony of
North East Liberties of Coleraine).
It is part of
Causeway Coast and Glens district.
It is well known for its
creamery, Ballyrashane Creamery, which processes milk, butter and cheese for shops and supermarkets all over Ireland and Europe.
Ballyrashane Flute Band recently celebrated their 100th year (2008).
Newsletter
- Flute band leads the way in Coleraine They are a traditional "First Flute" marching band, and are known locally as "The White Army" due to their distinctive uniform.
There are two churches in Ballyrashane - the Presbyterian, and St John's Church of Ireland
Civil parish of Ballyrashane
Townlands
The civil parish contains the following townlands:[
]
A
Articrunaght North, Articrunaght South
B
Ballindreen Irish, Ballindreen Scotch, Ballynag Lower, Ballynag Upper, Ballyrock Irish, Ballyrock Scotch, Ballyvelton Lower, Ballyvelton Upper, Ballyversall, Ballywatt East, Ballywatt Leggs, Ballywatt West
C
Carnglass Beg, Carnglass More, Cloyfin South
G
Glebe, Gorticloghan
I
Island Effrick North, Island Effrick South
K
Kilmoyle, Kirkistown, Knocknakeeragh
L
Lisnagalt, Lisnarick, Lisnisk, Liswatty Lower, Liswatty Upper
O
Oldtown, Outhill
R
Revallagh North, Revallagh South, Risk
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See also
*List of towns and villages in Northern Ireland
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*List of civil parishes of County Antrim
In Ireland County, Counties are divided into civil parishes in Ireland, civil parishes and parishes are further divided into townlands. The following is a list of civil parishes in County Antrim, Northern Ireland:
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A
Aghagallon, Aghal ...
* List of civil parishes of County Londonderry
References
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Villages in County Londonderry
Causeway Coast and Glens district