Ballyskeagh

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| official_name = Ballyskeagh

| irish_name = Baile Sceach

| static_image_name = The High Bridge, Ballyskeagh - geograph.org.uk - 645862.jpg

| static_image_caption = The High Bridge over the Lagan Canal at Ballyskeagh, April 1979.

| static_image_alt = A tall, brown stone bridge with one wide central arch over a canal, and a secondary arch over a towpath. The bridge is partially obscured by trees.

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| coordinates = {{coord|54|32|02|N|6|00|19|W|type:city(500)_region:GB|display=inline, title}}

| label_position = none

| population = 186

| population_ref = (2001 Census)

| irish_grid_reference =

| unitary_northern_ireland = Lisburn City Council

| country = Northern Ireland

| post_town = Lisburn

| postcode_area = BT

| postcode_district = BT27

| dial_code = 028

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| lieutenancy_northern_ireland = County Down

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Ballyskeagh ({{Irish derived place name|Baile Sceach|townland of thorn bushes}})[http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=10767 Placenames NI] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526085204/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=10767 |date=26 May 2012}} is a small village and townland situated between Lambeg and Drumbeg in County Down, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 186 people. It lies within the Lagan Valley Regional Park and the Lisburn City Council area.

Places of interest

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New Grosvenor Park , Home of Lisburn Distillery Football Club

Ballyskeagh Bridge, a sandstone arched bridge situated over the Lagan Canal, was built between 1760 and 1779 by Thomas Omer, engineer in charge of the canal.{{cite web| title=Bridges| url=http://www.laganvalley.co.uk/places-to-visit/bridges| website=laganvalley.co.uk| access-date=19 Jul 2018}} It is a listed building.{{cite web| title=HB19/09/007| work=Buildings Database| url=https://apps.communities-ni.gov.uk/Buildings/buildview.aspx?id=1907&js=false| access-date=19 Jul 2018}}
McIlroy Park, connecting the Lagan towpath to Ballyskeagh and Dunmurry, was named after local footballer Jimmy McIlroy.{{cite web| title=McIlroy Park| website=outdoorni.com| url=http://www.outdoorni.com/local-outdoors/venues/mcilroy-park/| access-date=19 Jul 2018| archive-date=19 July 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719054144/http://www.outdoorni.com/local-outdoors/venues/mcilroy-park/| url-status=dead}}{{cite web| title=Football legend McIlroy 'honoured and embarrassed' by New Year MBE| work=Ulster Star| date=4 Jan 2011| url=https://www.lisburntoday.co.uk/news/football-legend-mcilroy-honoured-and-embarrassed-by-new-year-mbe-1-2361892| access-date=19 Jul 2018| archive-date=19 July 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719024453/https://www.lisburntoday.co.uk/news/football-legend-mcilroy-honoured-and-embarrassed-by-new-year-mbe-1-2361892| url-status=dead}}
The Lock Keeper’s House, also built between 1760 and 1779, is a privately owned listed building.{{cite web| title=HB19/09/003| work=Buildings Database| url=https://apps.communities-ni.gov.uk/Buildings/buildview.aspx?id=4933&js=false| access-date=19 Jul 2018}}
To the west of the Lock Keeper's House, an enclosure, probably a rath, is situated.{{cite web| title=SMR Number DOW 008:001| work=Northern IReland Sites and Monuments Record| url=https://apps.communities-ni.gov.uk/NISMR-public/Details.aspx?MonID=6414| access-date=19 Jul 2018}}

Sport

Ballyskeagh is the home of New Grosvenor Stadium, the football stadium of Lisburn Distillery F.C., Lisburns biggest Irish League team.

Notable residents

Jimmy McIlroy

References

External links

[http://freespace.virgin.net/hearth.nireland/Bskeagh.html Ballyskeagh Lockhouse]

Category:Villages in County Down

Category:Townlands of County Down

Category:Civil parish of Lambeg