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Glenavy

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Demography
Transport
Sport
Notable residents
See also
References
External links

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}}Glenavy ({{Irish derived place name|Lann Abhaigh}}^[1]) is a village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 17 kilometres north west of Lisburn on the banks of the Glenavy River. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 5,697 people. In early documents it was known as Lenavy.^[1]

Demography

The population of Glenavy ward on census day (27 March 2011) was 5,697 people. Of these:^[2]

26.07% were aged under 16 years;
10.39% were aged 65 and over;
the average age was 34 years;
49.48% of the population were male and 50.52% were female;
59.96% were from a Catholic "community background";
35.39% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' community background; and
0.86% were from an ethnic group other than white.

Transport

Glenavy railway station was opened on 13 November 1871,^[3] but is no longer operational.

Sport

Glenavy is home to an intermediate-standard football team. Crewe United is a member of the Mid-Ulster Football League.
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 camogie teams.

In 2015 Glenavy senior football team won the Antrim Intermediate championship after beating Dunloy in the final.

Notable residents

John Ballance, Premier of New Zealand in the late nineteenth century
Samuel Hill, recipient of the Victoria Cross
Ivor Jess, disability sports campaigner

References

1. ^¹Logainm - Glenavy entry
2. ^Census 2011 Population Statistics for Glenavy Ward, Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Information Service (NINIS)
3. ^{{cite web | title=Glenavy station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2007-08-28}}

External links

St Joseph's Gaelic Athletic Club
Communities Against Lough Neagh Incinerator
Glenavy history site

2 : Villages in County Antrim|Civil parishes of County Antrim

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