Cogry Explained

Official Name:Cogry-Kilbride
Irish Name:Coigríoch – Cill Bhríde
Map Type:Northern Ireland
Label Position:none
Coordinates:54.7572°N -6.0361°W
Country:Northern Ireland

Cogry-Kilbride is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, about 4 km west of Ballyclare. The village encompasses the two townlands of Cogry and Kilbride. It had a population of 1,195 people in the 2001 census. Kilbride is also a civil parish.[1] It is situated in Antrim and Newtownabbey district.

History

The names Cogry (also written as Coggrey[2]) and Kilbride come [3] and Cill Bhríde meaning "Bríd's church".[4]

Cogry was originally a mill village built and owned by the McMeekin family during the mid 19th century, who also owned Cogry Mill. But it declined in the 1950s with the closure of the mill, The mill has since been purchased in 2019 by a property developer but the site currently lies dormant. In recent years the village has been revitalised by housing development. As the two settlements are so close they are often treated as one.

2001 Census

Cogry/Kilbride is classified as a Village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 1,000 and 2,250 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 1,195 people living in Cogry/Kilbride. Of these:

For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service

See also

References

Notes
  1. Web site: Parishes of Northern Ireland. Public Record Office of NI. 31 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131013132314/http://applications.proni.gov.uk/geogindx/. 13 October 2013. dead.
  2. https://www.townlands.ie/antrim/antrim-upper/grange-of-doagh/ballyclare-rural/coggrey/ Coggrey Townland, Co. Antrim (on Townlands.ie)
  3. http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=6877 Placenames NI: Cogry
  4. http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=6299 Placenames NI: Kilbride
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