Cogry-Kilbride is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, about 4 km west of Ballyclare. The village encompasses the two townlands of Cogry and Kilbride. It had a population of 1,195 people in the 2001 census. Kilbride is also a civil parish.[1] It is situated in Antrim and Newtownabbey district.

Cogry-Kilbride
  • Irish: Coigríoch – Cill Bhríde
View across the fields towards Cogry
Cogry-Kilbride is located in Northern Ireland
Cogry-Kilbride
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54°45′26″N 6°2′10″W / 54.75722°N 6.03611°W / 54.75722; -6.03611

History

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The names Cogry (also written as Coggrey[2]) and Kilbride come from Irish Coigríoch, meaning 'border-land, frontier'[3] and Cill Bhríde meaning "Bríd's church".[4]

Cogry was originally a mill village built and owned by the McMeekin family during the mid 19th century, who also owned Cogry Mill. But it declined in the 1950s with the closure of the mill, The mill has since been purchased in 2019 by a property developer but the site currently lies dormant. In recent years the village has been revitalised by housing development. As the two settlements are so close they are often treated as one.

2001 Census

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Cogry/Kilbride is classified as a Village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 1,000 and 2,250 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 1,195 people living in Cogry/Kilbride. Of these:

  • 26.3% were aged under 16 years and 7.3% were aged 60 and over
  • 50.2% of the population were male and 49.8% were female
  • 1.5% were from a Catholic background and 93.7% were from a Protestant background
  • 2.7% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed

For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service

See also

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References

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Notes
  1. ^ "Parishes of Northern Ireland". Public Record Office of NI. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  2. ^ Coggrey Townland, Co. Antrim (on Townlands.ie)
  3. ^ Placenames NI: Cogry Archived 2012-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Placenames NI: Kilbride Archived 2012-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
Sources
  • Draft Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan 2015