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Glenavy is also home to an [[Northern Ireland football league system#Intermediate|intermediate]]-standard football team. [[Crewe United F.C.|Crewe United]] is a member of the [[Mid-Ulster Football League]]. |
Glenavy is also home to an [[Northern Ireland football league system#Intermediate|intermediate]]-standard football team. [[Crewe United F.C.|Crewe United]] is a member of the [[Mid-Ulster Football League]]. |
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Glenavy also has the tracks, house of p and firemans It is currently owned by the GYP these are some crazy mother fuckers who love swalling and pulling young females but the glenavy ones because frankly they are rotten. They love playing football down the church while other love sucking buckets down the church. They often invade rival territory patroled by the CYV but they just get blocked and often fight their rival members. So in conclusion glenavy is amazing |
'''Glenavy also has the tracks, house of p and firemans It is currently owned by the GYP these are some crazy mother fuckers who love swalling and pulling young females but not the glenavy ones because frankly they are rotten. They love playing football down the church while other love sucking buckets down the church. They often invade rival territory patroled by the CYV but they just get blocked and often fight their rival members. So in conclusion glenavy is amazing''' |
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Revision as of 20:23, 13 January 2011
- This article refers to the village in Northern Ireland. For the town in New Zealand, see Glenavy, New Zealand
Glenavy
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| Population | 1,069 (2001) |
| Irish grid reference | J154729 |
| • Belfast | 13 miles |
| District | |
| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CRUMLIN |
| Postcode district | BT29 |
| Dialling code | 028, +44 28 |
| Police | Northern Ireland |
| Fire | Northern Ireland |
| Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
| UK Parliament | |
Glenavy (from Template:Lang-ga[1]) is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 17 kilometres north west of Lisburn on the banks of the Glenavy River. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,069 people. In early documents it was known as Lenavy.[1]
Demographics
The population of Glenavy on Census day (29th April 2001) was 4305 people. The demographic characteristics of the people living in Glenavy was as follows:
- 26.6% were aged under 16 years;
- 13.6% were aged 60 and over;
- the average age was 29.6 years (NI average age 35.8 years);
- 48.2% of the population were male and 51.8% were female;
- 54.9% were from a Catholic Community Background;
- 42.9% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' Community Background;
- 7.2% were born outside Northern Ireland; and
- 0.4% were from an ethnic group other than white.
http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme/pf_report.asp?sLevel=WARD&sID=95SS11&sName=Glenavy
Transport
Glenavy railway station was opened on 13 November 1871,[2] but is no longer operational.
Facilities
Glenavy Currently has a petrol station, Ballymacrickett Primary School, a gift shop, a garden centre, a youth club, Lily Johnston's public house and restaurant, a fish and chip shop, a Chinese take-away, a pharmacist as well as a kitchen shop There is also an Orange Hall, a Methodist Hall and a Church of Ireland hall.
St Joseph's Gaelic Athletic Club provides Gaelic football teams at u8, u10, u12, u14, u16, u18, u21, reserve and senior level. The senior team currently plays in division 2 with the reserves playing in division 4 of the Antrim ACFL.The club also fields hurling and camogie teams up to senior level- Glenavy is also home to an intermediate-standard football team. Crewe United is a member of the Mid-Ulster Football League.
Glenavy also has the tracks, house of p and firemans It is currently owned by the GYP these are some crazy mother fuckers who love swalling and pulling young females but not the glenavy ones because frankly they are rotten. They love playing football down the church while other love sucking buckets down the church. They often invade rival territory patroled by the CYV but they just get blocked and often fight their rival members. So in conclusion glenavy is amazing
Notable residents
- John Ballance, Premier of New Zealand in the late nineteenth century, was born in Glenavy.
See also
References
- ^ a b Logainm - Glenavy entry
- ^ "Glenavy station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-08-28.
- Draft Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan 2015
External links
54°35′N 06°13′W / 54.583°N 6.217°W
