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Moneyreagh

Coordinates: 54°32′N 5°50′W / 54.533°N 5.833°W / 54.533; -5.833
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Moneyreagh
Moneyreagh Village as seen on Street View in 2009
Moneyreagh is located in County Down
Moneyreagh
Moneyreagh
Location within County Down
Population1,594 (Census 2021)
Irish grid referenceJ4051266736
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWTOWNARDS
Postcode districtBT23
Dialling code028
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54°31′52″N 5°49′49″W / 54.5312°N 5.8304°W / 54.5312; -5.8304

Moneyreagh or Moneyrea (from Irish Mónaidh Riabhach, meaning 'grey bog or moor'[1]) is a small village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. Around 6 miles (10 km) south-east of Belfast city centre, it is just off the main road between Belfast and Ballygowan. It is situated in the civil parish of Comber and the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower.[1] It had a population of 1,594 people in the 2021 Census.[2]

Demography

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2011 Census

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On Census Day, 27 March 2011, the usual resident of the Moneyreagh Settlement was 1,384 (519 households).[3]

  • 17.92% were aged under 16 years and 13.37% were aged 65 and over
  • 50.29% of the usually resident population were male and 49.71% were female
  • 44 was the average (median) age of the population
  • 99.71% were from the white (including Irish Traveller) ethnic group
  • 2.24% belong to or were brought up as Catholic
  • 90.39% belong to or were brought as 'Protestant and other Christian (including Christian related)' religion
  • 83.31% indicated that they had a British national identity, 2.53% had an Irish national identity and 29.77% had a Northern Irish national identity.

Respondents could indicate more than one national identity.

Language

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  • 1.04% had some knowledge of the Irish Language
  • 9.07% had some knowledge of the Ulster Scots Language
  • 0.30% did not have English as their first language

Education

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Primary

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Moneyreagh has one primary school locally, seen at the top of the table below.

Other schools nearby have been added also.

School Name Location Distance outside
Moneyrea PS Moneyreagh 0 mi (0 km)
Alexander Dickson PS Ballygowan 3.6 mi (5.8 km)
Loughview Integrated PS Castlereagh 4 mi (6.4 km)
Andrews Memorial PS Comber 4 mi (6.4 km)

Secondary

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Moneyreagh does not have any secondary schools locally.

Those located nearby (<10 mi (16 km) away) are shown in the table below:

School Name Location Distance outside Notes
Lagan College Castlereagh 4 mi (6.4 km)
Grosvenor Grammar School Castlereagh 4.7 mi (7.6 km) Accessible by public bus route 12/512
Saintfield High School Saintfield 6.4 mi (10.3 km)

Notable People

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Golfer, Rory McIlroy, lived near the village until March 2013.[citation needed]

Transport

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Moneyreagh is connected to Belfast City Centre by the 12/512 bus route ran by Translink. This route also connects Moneyreagh to the neighbouring small town of Ballygowan.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Moneyreagh". Place Names NI. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  2. ^ "NISRA Census Results 2021". NISRA. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  3. ^ "statistics". www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk. Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 10 June 2022. Text was copied from this source, which is available under an Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.

54°32′N 5°50′W / 54.533°N 5.833°W / 54.533; -5.833