Templepatrick Explained

Official Name:	Templepatrick
Irish Name:	Teampall Phádraig^[1] ^[2]
Map Type:	Northern Ireland
Static Image Name:	St. Patrick's Templepatrick - geograph.org.uk - 78365.jpg
Static Image Caption:	St Patrick's Church, Templepatrick
Coordinates:	54.6833°N -6.0833°W
Label Position:	none
Population:	1,437
Population Ref:	(2011 Census)
Irish Grid Reference:	J264853
Unitary Northern Ireland:	Antrim
Country:	Northern Ireland
Post Town:	BALLYCLARE
Postcode Area:	BT
Postcode District:	BT39
Dial Code:	028
Constituency Westminster:	South Antrim
Constituency Ni Assembly:	South Antrim
Lieutenancy Northern Ireland:	County Antrim
Belfast Distance:	9.2 mi (14.8 km) SE
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Templepatrick (;) is a village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is 9.2miles northwest of Belfast, and halfway between the towns of Ballyclare and Antrim. It is also close to Belfast International Airport and the village has several hotels. Templepatrick is the site of historic Church of Ireland,^[3] Presbyterian^[4] and the Old Presbyterian Church. It had a population of 1,437 people in the 2011 Census.^[5]

Places of interest

• One side of the main street in Templepatrick consists of the demesne wall of Castle Upton. A mock fortified gateway in the wall at the centre of the village leads to the castle itself. The core of the main house is a tower house with walls up to five feet thick, built in 1611 by Sir Robert Norton, but later bought in 1625 by Captain Henry Upton. The family mausoleum is in the care of the National Trust and is open to visitors.^[6] The Templeton Hotel in the village was named after Lady Elizabeth Templetown, an aristocrat and writer who lived in Castle Upton in the 18th century. ^[7] In 2020 the Templeton became The Rabbit Hotel.^[8]
• The Patterson's Spade Mill, which is now a small industrial museum, is nearby. It is a National Trust property.^[9]

History

The Troubles

1974

• 9 November 1974 – Patrick Courtney (29) and William Tierney (31), both Catholic civilians, were shot dead by the Protestant Action Force at their workplace, a garage, Clady Corner, near Templepatrick.^[10]

1976

• 25 June 1976 – Ruby Kidd (28), Francis Walker (17) and Joseph McBride (56), all Protestant civilians, were shot dead during a Republican Action Force gun attack on The Store Bar, Lyle Hill Road, Templepatrick.^[11]

Notable people

• Sir Robin Kinahan (died 1997) and his son Danny Kinahan both politicians, of Castle Upton. Danny Kinahan is a cousin of Irish pop/rock star Chris De Burgh.
• Lavinia Loughridge (1930–2014), physician, was born in Templepatrick.^[12]

Transport

• Templepatrick railway station opened on 11 April 1848 and shut for passenger traffic on 21 February 1981.^[13]

Population

2011 Census

In the 2011 Census, Templepatrick had a population of 1,437 people (605 households).^[5]

2001 Census

Templepatrick is classified as a village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with a population between 1,000 and 2,250 people).^[14] On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 1,556 people living in Templepatrick. Of these:

• 19.4% were aged under 16 years and 20.6% were aged 60 and over
• 50.1% of the population were male and 49.9% were female
• 12.3% were from a Catholic background and 82.7% were from a Protestant background
• 1.2% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed.^[14]

See also

• List of civil parishes of County Antrim
• List of towns and villages in Northern Ireland

Notes and References

1. Web site: Teampall Phádraig/Templepatrick. Logainm.ie.
2. Web site: Northern Ireland Placenames Project. https://web.archive.org/web/20110717190754/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=5663. dead. 17 July 2011.
3. Web site: Church of Ireland. https://web.archive.org/web/20010307022845/http://templepatrick.connor.anglican.org/Framesets/f_history.htm. dead. 7 March 2001.
4. Web site: Presbyterian Church. https://web.archive.org/web/20050228213325/http://www.presbyterianireland.org/congregations/index.html. dead. 28 February 2005.
5. Web site: Templepatrick. Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. 22 April 2015.
6. http://freespace.virgin.net/hearth.nireland/CUpton2.html Castle Upton
7. Web site: Culture Northern ireland. https://web.archive.org/web/20070310194851/http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/town_Home.aspx?co=16&to=346&ca=0&sca=0&navID=1. dead. 10 March 2007.
8. Web site: Sensi . Jasdip . 17 July 2020 . NI Templeton hotel rebrands as The Rabbit . live . Hotelowner.co.uk . https://web.archive.org/web/20201025201330/https://www.hotelowner.co.uk/25143-ni-templeton-hotel-rebrands-as-the-rabbit/ . 25 October 2020.
9. Web site: National Trust. https://web.archive.org/web/20061210113458/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-pattersonsspademill/. dead. 10 December 2006.
10. http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/sutton/chron/1974.html CAIN VICTIMS: 1974
11. http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/sutton/chron/1976.html CAIN Victims: 1976
12. News: Lavinia Loughridge. The Times. 27 May 2014. 13 November 2017.
13. Web site: Templepatrick station . Railscot – Irish Railways . 2007-11-24.
14. Web site: statistics. Northern Ireland Statistics and Research. Agency. www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk.