Q. Is Ballycastle a Protestant?
47.5% of the population were male and 52.5% were female. 77.1% were from a Catholic and 19.0% were from a Protestant or other Christian background.
Q. Is Ballycastle safe?
Despite not being patrolled by a lifeguard service the beach at Ballycastle is generally regarded as quite safe for swimming. Ballycastle is also a popular surf spot.
Q. Why is Ballycastle called Ballycastle?
Ballycastle, means ‘town of the castle’ and is taken from the Irish name ‘Baile an Chaistil’.
Q. Does Ballycastle have a castle?
Ballycastle Castle was a castle located at Ballycastle in County Antrim in Northern Ireland.
Q. Is Northern Ireland Protestant?
Most of the population of Northern Ireland are at least nominally Christian, mostly Roman Catholic and Protestant denominations. Protestants have a slight majority in Northern Ireland, according to the latest Northern Ireland Census.
Q. Can you swim in Ballycastle?
Ballycastle Beach is a popular tourist destination located on the Causeway Coastal Route on the Antrim Coast. There are no restrictions on swimming at this beach and a seasonal lifeguard service is provided by RNLI Beach Lifeguards. This beach attained the Seaside Award in 2020.
Q. What’s it like to live in Ballycastle?
Ballycastle has been named the best place to live in Northern Ireland in the Sunday Times’ ‘Best Places to Live 2020’ list – thanks to its ‘refreshingly salty’ air. It finished ahead of other highly-commended spots in NI, including South Belfast, and Dundrum, Hillsborough and Holywood in County Down.
Q. How old is Ballycastle?
Seventeenth century Ballycastle was largely, of not entirely the outcome of the settlement around the Castle erected about 1625 at the present Diamond. It is on record that after the rebellion of 1641 the town was practically deserted.
Q. Who owns the Salthouse Hotel Ballycastle?
Denis McHenry
Denis McHenry, owner of the Salthouse, said a “significant investment” had been required to develop the hotel and the funding from the agency had enabled him to realise his “business ambitions”. “We hope the hotel will appeal to a wide range of visitors from Republic of lreland, Great Britain, Europe and USA.
