The Winch
The Winch, originally located on the headlands overlooking the North beach, was used by fishermen...
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Category: Ballymoney History
Tara Vale Swimmers
Since our inception in 2006, where we raised €1,000.00 for Bothar, Tara Vale Swimmers have now...
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The Soup Kitchen
The Great Famine was no stranger to Ballymoney and North County Wexford. The people of Ballymoney...
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Tutty’s Brook
The origin of the name is not known, it is assumed that a family of that name lived there at one...
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Ballymoney Guest Houses
Ballymoney Guest Houses were at their peak in the 1950’s and 60’s and into 70’s but were there...
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History of Prospect Townsland
The name Prospect owes its origins to Sir Edward Fisher, who first called it Fishertown, then,...
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Ballymoney Seascapes, Rocks, and Place Names
The rocks on the shoreline of Ballymoney were formed, essentially over two periods, separated by...
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Local Mystery Story – Pat’s Bench
Over the years and decades and back through the 19th and 20th centuries there have been many...
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Ballymoney Water Scheme
Believe it or not, we had no water scheme in Ballymoney until 1966 (that’s only a few short years...
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The Isallt
The Isallt schooner shipwrecked on Ballymoney north beach, 7th December 1947. She was built in...
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Captain of the Isallt – Charles “Nomad” McGuinness
Our second most recent shipwreck in Ballymoney was the Isallt. It was shipwrecked on 7th December...
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The Ballymoney Coal Boats
Courtown Harbour was built by James, Fourth Earl of Courtown (born on 22nd March 1794, died 20 th...
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