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|county= | |county 2=Antrim | ||
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|longitude=-6.947 | |||
|os grid reference=C6732 | |||
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|post town=Magherafelt | |||
|postcode=BT45 | |||
|dialling code= 028 | |||
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'''Ballyscullion''' is a village in [[County Londonderry]]. | '''Ballyscullion''' is a small village and parish in [[County Londonderry]]. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 291 people. The parish additionally extends into [[County Antrim]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Parishes of Northern Ireland| work=Public Record Office of NI|url=http://applications.proni.gov.uk/geogindx|accessdate=30 December 2012}}</ref> The name is from the Irish ‘’Baile Uí Scuillín’’, meaning “Ó Scullín's townland”. | ||
==People== | |||
Increase Mather served as a minister at [http://www.ballyscullion.com/graveyard.html St Tida's Church, Ballyscullion] in the late 1650s until 1659. Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol, known as "The Earl-Bishop", was Bishop of Cloyne from 1767-68, and as Bishop of Derry from 1768-1803. He built [[Downhill House]] and [[Ballyscullion House]], residences which he adorned with rare works of art. | |||
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==References== | |||
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==Outside links== | |||
* [http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk Profile], NI Neighbourhood Information System | |||
* [http://www.dicamillocompanion.com/Houses_hgpm.asp?ID=7188 Profile], DiCamillo Companion to British & Irish Country Houses | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:04, 17 November 2015
| Ballyscullion Irish: Baile Uí Scuillín | |
| County Londonderry, County Antrim | |
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| Location | |
| Location: | 55°8’17"N, 6°56’49"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Magherafelt |
| Postcode: | BT45 |
| Dialling code: | 028 |
| Local Government | |
Ballyscullion is a small village and parish in County Londonderry. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 291 people. The parish additionally extends into County Antrim.[1] The name is from the Irish ‘’Baile Uí Scuillín’’, meaning “Ó Scullín's townland”.
People
Increase Mather served as a minister at St Tida's Church, Ballyscullion in the late 1650s until 1659. Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol, known as "The Earl-Bishop", was Bishop of Cloyne from 1767-68, and as Bishop of Derry from 1768-1803. He built Downhill House and Ballyscullion House, residences which he adorned with rare works of art.
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Ballyscullion) |
References
- ↑ "Parishes of Northern Ireland". Public Record Office of NI. http://applications.proni.gov.uk/geogindx. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
Outside links
- Profile, NI Neighbourhood Information System
- Profile, DiCamillo Companion to British & Irish Country Houses
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