Ballyharry

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Ballyharry
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtBT40
Dialling code028
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Antrim

Ballyharry (/ˌbæliˈhæri/ BAL-ee-HARR-ee;[citation needed] from Irish Baile h-Araidh, meaning "town of the charioteer")[1] is a townland of 224 acres and an area of archaeological sites on Islandmagee, in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, where a number of well-preserved Neolithic house sites have been investigated.[2] The townland is situated in the civil parish of Islandmagee and the historic barony of Belfast Lower.[3]

1996 and 2003 investigations[edit]

2004 investigation[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ballyharry". Place Names NI. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Investigations at Ballyharry Farm, Ballyharry, County Antrim" (PDF). Centre for Archaeological Fieldwork. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  3. ^ "Ballyharry". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 4 May 2015.