Ballycraigy
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| Ballycraigy | |
| County Antrim | |
|---|---|
 Bonfire Entrance to Ballycraigy housing estate | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | J175860 |
| Location: | 54°42’31"N, 6°10’41"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Antrim |
| Postcode: | BT41 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Antrim and Newtownabbey |
Ballycraigy is a village which has declined to become a housing estate attached to Antrim Town, County Antrim, south of Greystone and about 10 miles north of Belfast.
Ballycraigy is well known for having its own band "Ballycraigy Sons of Ulster" with purple/lilac attire for their uniform. The Ballycraigy estate is predominantly Protestant and every year for The Twelfth (12 July) a bonfire is lit the centre of the estate. The bonfire for 2006 was the largest in Ulster.
Census
According to the census for Ballycraigy ward the estate has approximately 865 residents.
