Corkey Explained

Official Name:Corkey
Irish Name:Corcaigh
Static Image Name:Corkey Tricolour.JPG
Static Image Caption:Corkey
Map Type:Northern Ireland
Coordinates:55.061°N -6.306°W
Label Position:none
Belfast Distance Mi:43
Population:202
Population Ref:(2011 Census)
Irish Grid Reference:D082250
Country:Northern Ireland
Post Town:BALLYMENA
Postcode Area:BT
Postcode District:BT44
Dial Code:028, +44 28
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Corkey or Corky[1] is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Located 11 miles east of Ballymoney, it is within the Ballymoney Borough Council area, and is at the edge of the Glens of Antrim. The villages of Loughguile and Cloughmills are nearby. It had a population of 202 people (59 households) in the 2011 Census.[2]

The Scottish renewable energy company Scottish Power Renewables operate a ten-windmill wind farm in Corkey. The wind farm is on Slievenahanagh mountain.[3] Local company W & J Taggart own and run Corkey quarry, supplying stones to local building contractors.[4]

Altnahinch Dam and Slieveanorra Forest are outside Corkey.

The local school is St Anne's Primary School.

See also

References

  1. http://www.logainm.ie/135749.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland
  2. Web site: Corkey. Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. 30 April 2015.
  3. http://www.scottishpowerrenewables.com/pages/corkey.asp "Our Business"
  4. http://sitebuilder.yell.com/sb/show.do?id=SB0001940059000010 W & J Taggart Ltd

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