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'''Balnamore''' is a village in [[County Antrim]].
'''Balnamore''' is a small village in [[County Antrim]], within the [[townland]] of Ballynacree-Skein,<ref>[http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=18332 Placenames NI]</ref> two miles west of [[Ballymoney]].


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The name of the village is derived from the Irish ''Baile an Átha Mhóir'' meaning "Homestead of the big ford"<ref name="Logianm">[http://www.logainm.ie/135731.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland]</ref> Historically it was known as '''Balinamore'''.<ref name="Logianm"/>
 
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Latest revision as of 22:59, 30 October 2017

Balnamore
County Antrim

Balnamore
Location
Grid reference: C919251
Location: 55°3’55"N, 6°33’44"W
Data
Post town: Ballymoney
Postcode: BT53
Local Government
Council: Causeway Coast & Glens

Balnamore is a small village in County Antrim, within the townland of Ballynacree-Skein,[1] two miles west of Ballymoney.

The name of the village is derived from the Irish Baile an Átha Mhóir meaning "Homestead of the big ford"[2] Historically it was known as Balinamore.[2]

References