Ballyhay Explained

Type:Townland
Official Name:Ballyhay
Country:Northern Ireland
Lieutenancy Northern Ireland:County Down
Irish Name:Baile Hae

Ballyhay ([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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ballyhay. Place Names NI. 21 February 2013.
  2. Web site: M'Gimpsey Johnston. John. Another Ulster-Scots Writer: John M‘Gimpsey Johnston. Ullans: The Magazine for Ulster-Scots. Ulster-Scots Academy.