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Banbridge is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland.It lies on the River Bann and the A1 road and is named after a bridge built over the River Bann in 1712. It is situated in the civil parish of Seapatrick and the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half. [2]
Banbridge was a local government district in Northern Ireland. ... but it was announced in May 2010 that a biogas site would be built. ... John Drake 290 -290 Green (NI)
Much of the village was laid-out by John Reilly, owner of Scarvagh House, in the mid-18th century. [5] This included the construction of Scarva's Presbyterian meeting house, [5] which was built in 1753. [6] In the late 18th century, there were skirmishes in the area involving the Hearts of Steel and Break-of-day Boys. [5]
The company that operated the railway line, initially named the Banbridge, Newry, Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway Company, was created by the Banbridge Junction Railway Act 1853. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The initial shareholders of the company included several local mill owners and linen producers, such as Thomas Ferguson , John Smyth, Robert McClelland ...
The new building was designed by Michael McGavigan in the neoclassical style, built in rough stone at a cost of £2,000 and was completed in 1834. [5] It was arcaded on the ground floor, so that markets could be held, with an assembly hall on the first floor.
Dromore was situated on the Banbridge, Lisburn and Belfast Junction Railway, part of the Great Northern Railway, which ran from Knockmore Junction to Banbridge. Immediately to the west of Dromore Railway Station is the Dromore Viaduct, which once carried trains across the River Lagan. At 74 ft (22.6 m) tall and 7 arches long, the eye-catching ...
There were community vigils held earlier in December following the murder of mother-of-two Karen Cummings, 40, in Banbridge. Ms O’Neill noted that behind the death of each of the seven women ...
Loughbrickland (/ l ɒ x ˈ b r ɪ k l æ n / or / l ɒ x ˈ b r ɪ k l æ n d / lokh-BRIK-lan(d); from Irish Loch Bricleann) [1] is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland, south of Banbridge on the main Belfast to Dublin road. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 693. Loughbrickland is within the Banbridge District.