people are putting up posters saying 'No more sectarian attacks'. jumped me from behind as I walked to Dunclug. He was a bag of nerves because he
you can used to this war, that doesn't mean that this war isn't on.". Michael McIlveen in intensive care was texted: 'We didn't just kill one
"He called me a Fenian bastard, right in the middle of the
shopping centre, and he went to hit me. Some Catholics have 999 keyed into their mobile phones for when they're in
The vast majority live in North Ballymena but the
'", Michelle's brother, Stephen, 17, says it was dangerous before Michael's
beautiful angel. Standing outside is too
His friend, Ryan
These figures are presented here as an approximation of the community balance, without implying any particular significance to the absolute figures. Aine.' Linfield, Glentoran, Crusaders, Ards would all have a mainly protestant support. everybody he was proud of what he did.". When trouble flares in the city, it is in the border areas between It's too dangerous.". 'Alright big lad. The first election using these districts took place on 22 May 2014, electing councillors who sat in shadow form until 1 April 2015. The chapel at Harryville needs so much security
The vast majority live in North Ballymena but the best shopping, social and recreational facilities â the cinema, leisure centre, and Superbowl â are in the Protestant south of town. Michael McIlveen's murder was atrocious but
My mother never slept a wink until my brothers came
that I'd be buying his wreath. It is recorded, however, that in 1704, Father John McGinn was registered as Parish Priest at Ballyclug. Older people leave crucifixes and holy pictures. The dissidents are trying to take over the place. "Michael was godfather. Agnew, 26, says: "My father's in Sinn Féin but I think they're losing touch
We grew up being told to keep
go to pubs at night. Later, I
privately admit Ballymena is one of the strongest areas for dissident
Catholic schools and churches here have
"The peace process improved nothing. Imagine a 16-year-old
We killed a bit of all the nationalists in Ballymena. Hearts' 'No time for love', blasts from a parked car: "Come on all you
They won't accept being second-class citizens." He pretended to be dead and managed to
We have counted 34 Protestant churches taking part in these walks, representing congregations totalling, no doubt, thousands of Protestants. However, 35% of the pupils attending St Columbanus' College in Bangor in County Down last year were Protestant. Catholics make up a fifth of Ballymena's population. On Easter Saturday Kirk McCaughern, 20, was stabbed during a
terrorists who butchered Protestants? I managed to get away. suffered numerous attacks. The police don't protect us. "Relations between the communities have never been so tense. I could have ended up
In the living-room of his home on the Fisherwick Estate, Anthony Lee, 30,
escape. "I lifted my two-year-old in front of me to protect my stomach. While Catholics have effectively used hunger strikes for 150 years as a powerful weapon (creating many martyrs), Protestants tried only one hunger strike. always celebrating him.". The vast majority live in North Ballymena but the best shopping, social and recreational facilities â the cinema, leisure centre, and Superbowl â are in the Protestant south of town. ", Michael McIlveen's funeral takes place tomorrow. isn't like 'Gangs of New York' with both sides as bad as each other. wanted to get it right. "I'm not bigoted, my father is a Protestant, but this is a Protestant town
parade two days later. 'A new
Ballymena, Irish An Baile Meánach, town, Mid and East Antrim district, Northern Ireland.Founded in 1626, it lies in the River Main valley 24 miles (40 km) northwest of the city of Belfast.The town is the market centre for the surrounding countryside and has been long known for its production of linens and woolens; more recently, synthetic fibres have also been manufactured there. Ballymena
mobile phone charger pulled around his neck. The neighbours call
"I found my 15-year-old daughter crying in bed yesterday. was attacked, a woman says: "Some people think this will be a turning-point. He heard his assailants
We'd so much fun. The days are gone
Many see the town as a crucible of sectarianism. centre, and Superbowl are in the Protestant south of town. The only detail I have is that they were from Ballymena. "They
people who give to your sisters and brothers the will to fight on/They say
it's dangerous when they visit Protestant areas." school-friend, Michael Reid, who was at a house in the Protestant Harryville
[2] In the Belfast City Council and Derry and Strabane District Council areas, the figures at ward level vary from 95% Protestant to 99% Catholic. The gap between the proportion of Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland has narrowed, new census figures revealed today. He was beaten on the head with a saucepan, stabbed, and had the cord of a
As it passed the chapel, he danced and roared to show
discuss ways of sawing up his body. sits under pictures of Bobby Sands and Francis Hughes. to capture those who no longer identify with a religion. elephants in his office. One son, John Boyd b 1831 came to Australia in the mid 1850' s. I am familiar with Irish records and their shortcomings but don't have any more information than this. republicans would never do the same to a Protestant teenager. Supt Terry Shevlin has ornamental
You're in a better place than any of us. In the past five or so years Tricolours have flown intermittently in Dunclug, provoking anger in a town which is often described as having union and loyalist flags flying from every lamp post during the marching season. Even if loyalists yelled abuse at him, he'd never answer back. when he left school." Ballymena is a former local government district with borough status in Northern Ireland.It was one of twenty-six districts created on 1 October 1973 and covered the town of Ballymena and the surrounding area which includes small towns including Broughshane, Cullybackey, Galgorm, Ahoghill and Portglenone.The borough had an area of 200 square miles (520 km 2) and a population of 64,044 ⦠murder. For information on recent communal conflicts in Northern Ireland, see the Troubles. He was so
Northern Ireland: where Protestants and Catholics donât need to be Protestants or Catholics Posted: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 by Roy Fisher Northern Ireland's equalities practices are furthering the harmful narrative that the country is made up of two communities and restricting citizens' ability to decide their own religious identities, says Roy Fisher. "When she tries to speak, some drum the tables to drown her out. I note that one of the replies you have says that Sloan is a protestant name, this is not accurate as the name predates 0 ad and is a celtic name neither catholic or protestant. Fri, 12 Aug, 2005 - 09:29 Find Catholic Churches near Ballymena on Yell. but you were nice to me and lovely looking.'. A girl stands by a row of red candles, replacing every
All day, young people arrive at the scene, leaving
this summer: "You'd think King Billy was from Ballymena, the way they're
My sister's moving to England and she says I
with the feeling on the ground. out of here tonight. Northern Ireland, a part of Protestant United Kingdom, was for many years a battleground between these two religions. protection it looks like a prison not a church.". "I want to keep a warm glow here for Michael," she
Ringforts are found in the townland of Ballykeel and a site known as Camphill Fort in the townland of Ballee may also have been of this type. In the 2011 census the same process could only assign a religion to 94% of the population and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency ceased to call the measure "community background" and instead called it "religion or religion brought up in". like Michael.". He wanted to join the Irish Army. I
She was godmother at the christening of Michael's niece a
Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related) 895,377 53.12 44,723 76.30 Other Religions and philosophies 6,569 0.38 189 0.32 None 45,909 2.72 1,410 2.40 ¹ The term Catholic includes those respondents who gave their religion as Catholic or Roman Catholic. The police
He's pleading not guilty. ", Sean says nationalists will be penned in by Orange marches every fortnight
as a Catholic. "When my children go to the cinema, they ring me five minutes before they
Back at the scene where he
Most Catholic managed schools cater for a very small number of Protestant children. There is a lot going for it." Last year, Neil White, 30, was convicted of Reid's attempted
", Black flags in the streets outside, erected for the hunger-strikers, now
Not all Protestants are unionists, and not all Catholics are nationalist. part of town. untrue to say Ballymena is dangerous for Catholics. But there's just as much anger about the murder. Today, new apartment towers in Belfast are named after the famous Catholic hunger strikers of 1981. 'Sleep well, you deserve
There are a number of souterrain sites within a 1 â4 miles (2.0 km) radius of the centre of Ballymena. Roman Catholic Parish Records List of Roman Catholic Parish Records available for Antrim We have put together as many names and variations of names for each of the Roman Catholic Parishes of Co. Antrim with a list of âapproximateâ dates that records are available for. The ceasefire and the peace process hasn't changed unionists
As well as asking the traditional question of "Religion?" This was gathered from both sorts, Catholics that went to the Protestant dances and Protestants that went to the Catholic, to dance or to provide the music ~ with varying preferences. Neeson was raised in a âstrong Catholic familyâ during a time and place where being Catholic was a bit of a liability. It lasted just a week and when it broke up, Mars bars wrappers were found under the beds. Sectarianism is never far from the surface. they were scum and should get out of Ballymena. He lifts his Celtic shirt to show the knife wounds
Teenagers bring teddy bears
"He was one of my best mates," says Barry, 18. When I was sixteen our family was told
with the north of the city, is the main growth pole of the Protestant population. Cross-community dating means loyalists sometimes learn the mobile numbers of
He's one of five
The yellow areas denote areas with a fairly equal proportion of Catholics and Protestants. murder. crucible of sectarianism. Ballymena is the buckle in Northern Ireland's Bible belt, the seat of the Paisley family and a place that has been likened to 1960s Mississippi. plenty of 15-year-old Protestants have been murdered in Northern Ireland and
Am searching for a marriage c 1820-1830 between Andrew Boyd and Elizabeth McCulloch most probably Catholic Parish. somewhere better than here. Ryan'. "It's to make sure loyalists don't wreck it. when loyalists could come into our estates and take down Tricolours. frightened to go to school. nationalist. interested.". This article appeared in the May 14, 2006 edition of the Sunday Tribune. "You're
quiet. The census reports do not distinguish between Protestant and other non-Catholic Christian faiths. Catholics make up a fifth of Ballymena's population. This is a list of districts in Northern Ireland by religion or religion brought up in. "I don't want to leave but it'll be worse when Darren's older and wants to
"The loyalist who did it was at an Orange
where the loyalist gang tried to carve a Union Jack on his chest. street," says Sean. In the 2001 decennial census, the Census Office for Northern Ireland (CONI) asked a new question to attempt to achieve a more accurate depiction of the balance of the mainly unionist Protestant and mainly nationalist Catholic communities across Northern Ireland. certain parts of town at night. We
Protestant teenagers get
", "Even in death, you're not safe that's how much they hate us," says a
beaten up as well. Darren's been on diazepam since Michael's murder. The Irish Times, May 2008. dangerous. Tower Centre. Catholics make up a fifth of Ballymena's population. Many see the town as a
I told the police but they're not
Ballymena Church Members Forum â Ballymena Methodist Church, West Presbyterian Church, All Saints Roman Catholic Church, St Patrickâs Church of Ireland. 'I only ever talked to you once or twice
I pretended he'd to make a speech at the end and he nearly died. She's too
On the protestant side theres too Groups, Uda and Uvf, Both Divided between too nearby communityâs Ballee and BallyKeel, Avoid Ballykeel at all cost as out of both the two estates Ballee is the more Welcoming one with its own pub and such. coffee in her beautiful, sun-lit kitchen. Its a Catholic estate and Protestants are being systematically removed from the area in order to create a 100% catholic area. come out so I can pick them up immediately. The Gealic for the name is O'Sluaigheain (the gh is silent) in old Irish or O'Sluain in modern Irish it comes from the root Slua which means crowd. We stayed. The combination of the two questions gave a community background by religion for over 97% of the population. "Anti-Agreement republicanism here is growing. Not all Protestants are unionists, and not all Catholics are nationalist. Sean, a Sinn Féin member, says: "When my young fellow goes to the dentist in
Ballymena, the first northern town to have a DUP council majority, is not a place where Protestants find it easy to speak up for their Catholic neighbours. "Nationalist politicians are using this death for political leverage. everything they did. Many thanks town, he takes off his St Patrick's school uniform because it identifies him
A 300-strong contingent of police in riot gear was needed in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, last night to ensure that 300 Catholics were able to attend Mass at their local church. our heads down but that's changing. Our young
Leeds United, Sligo Rovers Cliftonville, Donegal Celtic would be the two clubs with the highest percentage of Catholic fans. times together. (Historically, the action in Irish Catholic-Protestant marriages was for the girls to be brought up with the mother's religion, and the boys with the father's. What sort of message does that send out, supporting
"Unfortunately, when unionist politicians don't speak up for them, they
"I called my wee lad Ruairi. giving him a Catholic name. A rough on this would be something to the order of five full sets in an evening with other dances for the Protestants, and seven for the Catholics. I don't want to go through that. The number of Orthodox Christians in Northern Ireland is estimated at about 3000 followers.[1]. hole in the back garden. We have counted 34 Protestant churches taking part in these walks, representing congregations totalling, no doubt, thousands of Protestants. I never thought then
Michaela'. Sinn Féin
"You see ordinary Catholics starting to wear Celtic and GAA tops despite the
flowers and messages. Protestants in the Co Antrim town of Ballymena are planning a vigil today to show their support for local Catholics whose church is being repeatedly attacked. Now, I'm kicking myself for
"He kept whispering to me 'what do we have to do now?'. Catholics have to watch their backs in Ballymena every hour of the day. people facing charges of Real IRA membership and firebomb possession
The breakdown of religion or religion brought up in within these new boundaries at the time of the 2011 census was as follows. Two Protestant families in Dunclug and Millfield have
"Michael McIlveen played netball out there with my son Darren. It's where your interests connect you with your people. Patsy McGarry, Orthodox Christians of all shades now have a significant presence in Ireland. "They punched me in the face and then they took out a Stanley knife. "Everyday activities, like shopping, carry huge risks," says Deirdre. Ballymena Church Members Forum â Ballymena Methodist Church, West Presbyterian Church, All Saints Roman Catholic Church, St Patrickâs Church of Ireland. recorded the ceremony. Deirdre, who lives in the working-class Dunclug Estate, is a friend of the
Ballymena elected its first Sinn Féin councillor, Monica Digney, last year. Catholic teenagers, says Teresa's friend Michelle: "A wee girl visiting
He was very shy so
serve a double purpose. just been warned by police they're not safe. risks. was lucky to escape with only black eyes and scars. I'd like to hope he'll be the last young Catholic beaten or killed here. received threats they'd kill my kids. And then there's clubs like Ballinamallard which are very cross community. But
Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. - to which over 13% of respondents gave no answer â it also asked "Religion brought up in?" Real IRA graffiti adorns the gable walls. Last
We're angry about Michael's murder but
belittle her. 26-year-old mother. Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, reform of local government in Northern Ireland, List of districts in Northern Ireland by population, List of districts in Northern Ireland by area, List of districts in Northern Ireland by national identity, "Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_districts_in_Northern_Ireland_by_religion_or_religion_brought_up_in&oldid=990688707, Districts of Northern Ireland, 1972â2015, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 25 November 2020, at 23:27. Get reviews and contact details for each business including phone number, postcode, opening hours and photos. "Monica Digney says the hunger-strikers were heroes and she agrees with
this is Ballymena.". at night. should do the same. "Her treatment by some DUP councillors encourages sectarianism on the
The south of Ballymena or 'the bottom of the town' is predominantly Protestant while the north is mixed with a higher percentage of Catholic residents. A pensioner in a nearby house watches the makeshift shrine from her bedroom
For ⦠drift towards paramilitaries. They try to
home on weekend nights. Teresa talks of an old
The number of Catholics and Protestants of working age is almost the same for the first time as Northern Ireland's population changes continue. we heard little about it. music is playing. The family dog Lassie is digging a
Following the reform of local government in Northern Ireland the twenty-six districts created in 1973 were replaced with eleven "super districts". "All he ever talked about was getting out of here and heading down South
In 1766, in a reply made to the House of Lords, a Protestant Minister of Ballymena wrote that there were âtwenty Popish families and neither Popish Priest nor Friar residing in the districtâ. Barry knows he was lucky. "We'd some great
Liam Neeson was born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. These figures based on the 2011 census at district level mask wide variations on smaller scales. were calling me a Fenian bastard as they beat me. "Only one community is under siege. one as it burns out. year, she was heavily pregnant when threatened by a known UDA man in the
"Just say Darren starts seeing a Protestant girl? boy on diazepam. John Dickey who runs the North Antrim Victims' Support Network says:
In the Roman Catholic divisions the parish is the head of a district, called Ballymena and comprises also the parish of Ballyclug: there are chapels at Ballymena and Crebilly; also three places of worship for Presbyterians and one for Wesleyan Methodists. Watching it breaks my heart. [3], Lists of settlements in the United Kingdom. me Miss Marple because I miss nothing. We're at the spot where Michael McIlveen, 15, was fatally beaten last
"Ballymena Protestants are wrongly demonised and nobody defends them. They're more use than his officers.". getting on the council has incited hatred too. I've to live here," says the young mother. Few people want their names printed. crucible of sectarianism. I wouldn't mind at all but
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