Ballyhay

Townland in County Down, Northern Ireland

Townland in Northern Ireland

Ballyhay

Location within County Down

County Down

CountryNorthern IrelandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPolice Northern Ireland Fire Northern Ireland Ambulance Northern Ireland

List of places: UK; Northern Ireland; Down

54°37′19.657″N 5°35′1.630″W / 54.62212694°N 5.58378611°W / 54.62212694; -5.58378611

Ballyhay (from Irish Baile Hae, meaning 'Hay's townland'^[1]) is a townland near Donaghadee in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is in the civil parish of Donaghadee and the historic barony of Ards Lower.^[1] It is called Bellyhie in Ulster-Scots.^[2]

Ballyhay is a rural farming community with much land used for arable and pasture farming. There are records of a church flourishing in the area since the late 13th to early 14th centuries.

Transport is available via the Number 7 bus (Moss road/Windmill road, Killaughey road) which travels from Millisle to Belfast via the Moss road.

References

^ ^a ^b "Ballyhay". Place Names NI. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
^ M'Gimpsey Johnston, John. "Another Ulster-Scots Writer: John M'Gimpsey Johnston". Ullans: The Magazine for Ulster-Scots. Ulster-Scots Academy.