Ballycastle, County Antrim

Ballycastle is a small town in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom.

Ballycastle Scots: Ballykessel,[1] Bellykessel[2] or Bellycaissle[3] Irish: Baile an Chaistil
Ballycastle harbour
Population	5,089 (2001 Census)
Irish grid reference	D115407
• Belfast	55 miles (89 km)
District	Moyle
County	County Antrim
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BALLYCASTLE
Postcode district	BT54
Dialling code	028
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	North Antrim
NI Assembly	North Antrim
Website	www.northantrim.com
List of places UK Northern Ireland Antrim

Population facts

On 29 April 2001, the United Kingdom government had a census and saw that there were 5,089 people living in Ballycastle. They also saw that:

• 25.3% of people were under 16 years old and 18.7% were over 60 years old
• 46.8% of people were male and 53.2% were female
• 77.7% of people were from a Roman Catholic background and 20.5% were from a Protestant background.
• 5.5% of people aged 16–74 had no job.^[4]

References

1. "North-South Ministerial Council: 2002 Annual Report in Ulster Scots" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
2. Bonamargy Friary guide – Department of the Environment
3. Guide to Dunluce Castle in Ulster-Scots Archived 2012-09-03 at the Wayback Machine DOE.
4. Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service website.