Corkey

Corkey

Corkey
Corkey shown within Northern Ireland
Population 202 (2011 Census)
Irish grid reference D082250
 Belfast 43 mi (69 km)
District
County
Country Northern Ireland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BALLYMENA
Postcode district BT44
Dialling code 028, +44 28
EU Parliament Northern Ireland
UK Parliament
NI Assembly

Corkey or Corky (from Irish: Corcaigh)[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. Placenames Database of Ireland
  2. "Corkey". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  3. "Our Business Scottish Power Renewables.com
  4. W & J Taggart Ltd Archived 2013-02-10 at Archive.is Yell.com
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