Kells, County Antrim
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Kells/Connor (in Irish: Na Cealla, ie the monastic cells/churches) is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near Ballymena. The area encompasses both villages which are very close together and have a joint primary school, library, development association etc. It had a population of 1,745 people in the 2001 Census. It is within the Ballymena Borough Council area.
An old stone bridge crosses the Kells Water, separating Kells from the adjacent village of Connor.
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[edit] History
There is much evidence, from written sources and archaeological material, that Connor was a sizeable, complex settlement in the Early Christian period, probably with monastic and secular elements coexisting. There was no monastic establishment at Connor in the Middle Ages, though there was an Augustinian community at Kells nearby. This Augustinian Abbey in the village was once the cathedral of the old diocese of Connor and Kells. Only one wall remains of the Abbey and this now stands in the middle of a textile factory.
[edit] 2001 Census
Kells/Connor is classified as a Village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 1,000 and 2,250 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 1,745 people living in Kells/Connor. Of these:
- 25.0% were aged under 16 years and 14.7% were aged 60 and over
- 48.4% of the population were male and 51.6% were female
- 1.3% were from a Catholic background and 94.7% were from a Protestant background
- 2.9% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service
[edit] References
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Kells/Connor (in Irish: Na Cealla, ie the monastic cells/churches) is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near Ballymena. The area encompasses both villages which are very close together and have a joint primary school, library, development association etc. It had a population of 1,745 people in the 2001 Census. It is within the Ballymena Borough Council area.
An old stone bridge crosses the Kells Water, separating Kells from the adjacent village of Connor. Contents [hide]
* 1 History * 2 2001 Census * 3 References * 4 See also
[edit] History
There is much evidence, from written sources and archaeological material, that Connor was a sizeable, complex settlement in the Early Christian period, probably with monastic and secular elements coexisting. There was no monastic establishment at Connor in the Middle Ages, though there was an Augustinian community at Kells nearby. This Augustinian Abbey in the village was once the cathedral of the old diocese of Connor and Kells. Only one wall remains of the Abbey and this now stands in the middle of a textile factory.
[edit] 2001 Census
Kells/Connor is classified as a Village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with population between 1,000 and 2,250 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 1,745 people living in Kells/Connor. Of these:
* 25.0% were aged under 16 years and 14.7% were aged 60 and over * 48.4% of the population were male and 51.6% were female * 1.3% were from a Catholic background and 94.7% were from a Protestant background * 2.9% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service
[edit] References
* Culture Northern ITighearna 19:13, 19 February 2007 (UTC)reland
[edit] See also
* List of towns in Northern Ireland * List of villages in Northern Ireland * Kells, County Meath, in the Republic of Ireland.
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Category: Villages in Antrim
[edit] See also
- List of towns in Northern Ireland
- List of villages in Northern Ireland
- Kells, County Meath, in the Republic of Ireland.
