Ballyhackamore

Ballyhackamore

Ballyhackamore

Suburb of Belfast, Northern Ireland

Ballyhackamore (Irish: Baile an Chacamair, meaning "townland of the slob land or mud flat")[1] is a townland in County Down, Northern Ireland, it is a suburb of Belfast located on the Upper Newtownards Road. It is also a ward in the UK Parliamentary constituency of East Belfast.

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The Sunday Times named Ballyhackamore the Brunch Capital of Belfast in a 2018 article on the Best Places to live in Britain. The neighbourhood (often called 'Ballyhack' for short[2]) is the location of several restaurants and cafés as well as a range of local and national shops.[3][4]

Transport

Ballyhackamore is served by the Translink Glider G1 service. In addition Metro and Ulsterbus services stop here.[5]

Places of note

Notable people

  • Ballyhackamore – "Town of the big horses”, an NVTV television programme
  • Cyprus Avenue, a Van Morrison song

References

  1. [1]
    "Place Names NI - Home". www.placenamesni.org.
  2. [2]
    Meredith, Fionola. "How a touch of cafe culture has helped make Ballyhackamore one to watch in the upcoming election". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Five Northern Ireland Locations Named Among the Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2018". lovebelfast.co.uk. 16 March 2018.
  4. [4]
    "The best place to live in the UK in 2018". theweek.co.uk.
  5. [5]
    "Translink". www.translink.co.uk.
  6. [6]
    "Cyprus Avenue Conservation Area | Planning Portal". www.planningni.gov.uk. 9 November 2006.
  7. [7]
    "People thought Gemma Garrett looked great as Miss GB, but she was 'binge drinking, going on crash diets and so unhealthy'". Belfast Telegraph.
  8. [8]
    Smith, Ryan (28 March 2017). "Which Belfast schools did these celebrities go to?". belfastlive. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
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