Ballyboley (Ballycor)
Ballyboley
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Ballyboley is a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland in the barony of Antrim Upper.[1]
Name origin
Ballyboley is derived from the Irish Baile na Buaile, meaning the townland of the summer milking place, referencing the practice of moving cattle to a mountain pasture during the summer months, known as booleying in Hiberno-English.[2]
Ballyboley Forest
Ballyboley Forest was planted in 1957[3] and is maintained by the Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.
The site is reputedly haunted.[4]
References
- ^ "Ballyboley Townland". Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Ballyboley, County Antrim". PlacenamesNI.org. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Ballyboley Forest". NI Direct. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ Rear, Jack (20 October 2020). "11 of Britain's spookiest woodland spots for a Halloween walk". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
