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Ballygalley
Ballygalley or Ballygally (from Irish: Baile Geithligh, meaning "Geithleach's townland") is a village and holiday resort in County Antrim, Northern Ireland which lies on the Antrim coast, approximately 3 miles north of Larne. It is also a townland of 769 acres and is situated in the civil parish of Carncastle and the historic barony of Glenarm Upper. It had a population of 714 in the 2001 Census. It is located within the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area.
Archaeology
In the 1990s archaeological excavations were carried out in Ballygally and remains of a number of Neolithic houses on low ground about 500m from the shore of Ballygally Bay were discovered. Ballygalley Neolithic site produced a large number of finds, including pottery, worked flints and stone axes and is an important Neolithic site.
Places of interest
Notable features include the distinct headland of Ballygally Head, O'Haloran's Castle, The White Bear Rock, a lovely sandy beach, Ballygally Castle and Ballygally Hall, which opened in 2011.
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And the winners are... Northern Ireland's best experience, place to stay and eat named at Tourism awards
Belfast Telegraph 25 May 2018
The Northern Ireland Tourism Awards have showcased the very best in local tourism for the fortieth time - at the venue where they first began 40 years ago. The special anniversary event, organised by Tourism NI in association with Diageo NI, was held at the Europa Hotel in Belfast, where the inaugural awards took place in 1978 ... Revealed ... Revealed ... Jorge Lopes, Country Director, Diageo NI said ... Winner ... Winner ... Ballygally Holiday Apartments ... ....
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8 great ways to explore Glens of Antrim’s historical coastline
Belfast Telegraph 21 May 2018
Directly facing the soft sandy beach in the idyllic seaside village of Ballygally, you will find the Ballygally Castle Hotel which dates back to 1625 and is the only 17th century building still used as a residence in Northern Ireland today ... These multi-award winning Ballygally Holiday Apartments overlook Ballygally Bay, providing magnificent views over the Irish Sea to Scotland....
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Barnardo's Belfast cafe visited by Princess Diana to close
Belfast Telegraph 03 May 2018
A Barnardo's-run cafe in Belfast that trains young people with learning disabilities towards a career in catering has announced that it is to shut due to funding and staffing issues ... After studying hospitality at the Northern Regional College in Newtownabbey, Matthew Magill's successful stint at Dr B's has led to a placement at the Ballygally Castle on the Antrim Coast Road for two days a week ... His father Kevin said ... He said ... It added ... ....
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Belfast fashion spy: 'Claire Danes has a great style - I love the Prada look'
Belfast Telegraph 19 Apr 2018
Rachel Dean checks out the style in Victoria Square, Belfast. Joanne Close (48), sales assistant, Bangor. Joanne Close. Wore what? Blouse, £15, H&M;; coat, £60, bag, £13, both Zara; jeans, £20, Sainsbury’s; boots, £40, Mango. Why? I would describe my style as understated. I really just wear what I like. Who? Claire Danes has a great style. I love the Prada look and she wears their clothes quite often ... Cairenn Murphy (18), student, Ballygally....
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Aaron Montgomery's brother still blames himself for one punch-death tragedy
Belfast Telegraph 05 Feb 2018
A heartbroken Co Antrim man who cradled his dying brother after a fatal ''one punch" assault by a stranger has revealed that he tortured himself with blame for years afterwards ... "None of us had a girlfriend at the time ... "No one saw it coming ... "We'd had fun." ... "He was remembered in our speeches at the wedding reception at Ballygally Castle but, unfortunately, he never got to meet Rebecca, who has been my rock since Aaron's death." ... ....
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Celebrate Valentine’s Day in style: The best breaks from €100 to €10,000
The Irish Times 01 Feb 2018
It’s three-day Over-The-Top-Valentine’s offering includes an airport pick-up, if you need it, in the Conrad’s seven series BMW ... You can stay in the Stormont Hotel from £85pps/€96 with a bottle of wine, Everglades in Derry-Londonderry from £85pps/€96, Ballygally Castle from £90pps €102, the Europa in Belfast from £95pps/€108, Slieve Donard resort from £125pps/€142 and the Culloden Estate from £150pps/€170, hastingshotels.com ... . ....
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Man who raped and murdered Belfast pensioner freed from jail to attend funeral
Belfast Telegraph 15 Jan 2018
A man who raped and murdered a pensioner was released from prison at the weekend - to attend his father's funeral in south Belfast. Billy Stevenson (53) - who killed frail Lily Smyth (66) - was seen in handcuffs walking behind the coffin of his father James as it left the family home in Finaghy ... In 2008 Stevenson - who had by then built a new life for himself in the village of Ballygally, near Larne - was tried at Belfast Crown Court ... ....
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From the East Antrim Times, via Fleet Street, to a glittering TV career ... NI-born media watcher Raymond Snoddy on why the printed Press will triumph over fake news
Belfast Telegraph 05 Jan 2018
in Larne, 55 years ago. "I got paid for it, too," says 71-year-old Raymond ... It's a tough question, which is still vexing tourist chiefs in the town many years later ... "I bought a house just outside Ballygally after the Good Friday Agreement ... "Ballygally is a lovely place for a break ... The beautiful and quiet coastal hideaway of Ballygally is a world away from the cut and thrust of the media industry, which Raymond has known for so long ... ....
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Legendary hotelier never forgot humble roots
Belfast Telegraph 16 Dec 2017
"Sadly, Billy won't get to see that dream come to fruition next year," said one friend ... He also acquired the reputedly haunted Ballygally Castle on the Antrim Coast Road from carpet magnate Cyril Lord ... In recent years Billy backed plans for the Ballygally to market special events to exploit the tourism potential of the cult TV series Game Of Thrones, which attracts thousands of visitors to see the show's filming locations nearby ... ....
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How Clintons gave Europa a boost after its Troubled past
Belfast Telegraph 16 Dec 2017
The Europa Hotel is famously known as 'Europe's most bombed Hotel', having been damaged by IRA bombs 33 times between 1970 and 1994 ... Billy's Hastings Hotels group also included the Culloden, Ballygally Castle, the Stormont Hotel, the Slieve Donard in Newcastle and the Everglades Hotel in Londonderry, the last of which was targeted by terrorists as recently as 2014, when dissident republican planted a bomb in its reception area ... ....
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The Causeway Coast in 12 Giant Steps: Our ultimate driving guide
Irish Independent 10 Dec 2017
Ballygally Castle - At night ... Climbing the spiral staircase at Ballygally Castle Hotel (it dates from 1625) takes you to a chilly room in which a black cloak is draped over a chair overlooking the ocean ... Game of Thrones_ Door 9 - Ballygally Castle ... hasting shotels.com/ballygally-castle ... Ballygally is 24km from The Gobbins (allow 30 mins) ... Ballycastle is 58km from Ballygally (allow 1hr 15mins)....
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7 great spots for Sunday lunch in Northern Ireland this winter
Belfast Telegraph 23 Nov 2017
It’s difficult to beat a cosy Sunday lunch, and it’s especially tempting when the weather forces us indoors or we’re just not in the mood to cook ... 1 ... . 2 ... Ballygally Castle, Ballygally . Situated along the north coast and overlooking the Atlantic, the picturesque setting of Ballygally Castle makes it even more appealing come Sunday afternoon ... Cost ... Visit www.hastingshotels.com/ballygally-castle for more information ... ... ....
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New Year getaways: 25 great hotels, pubs and cottages
The Guardian 04 Nov 2017
There’s still time to book a cosy New Year break in the UK and see in 2018 in style, with our pick of historic hotels, charming pubs and seaside cottages from Cornwall to Loch Lomond. Christmas and New Year holidays. New Year getaways ... PUBS ... Twitter ... Twitter ... rhedynguesthouse.co.uk Ballygally, County Antrim ... A 17th-century castle transformed into a striking 54-bedroom hotel, Ballygally Castle overlooks the sea on the scenic Antrim Coast ... ....
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