Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Ballymoney (from Irish: Baile Monaidh, meaning "homestead on the peatland" [ˈbˠalʲə ˈmˠʊnˠəi]) is a small town and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 9,021 people in the 2001 Census.[citation needed] It is currently served by Ballymoney Borough Council. The civil parish of Ballymoney covers areas of County Antrim as well as County Londonderry.The town hosts the Ballymoney Drama Festival, the oldest drama festival in Ireland, which was founded in 1933.Ballymoney has expanded in recent years and a lot of new houses have been built. This is primarily as a result of high house prices in the Coleraine/Portstewart/Portrush 'Triangle' areas shifting first-time buyers to the less expensive Ballymoney area. Ballymoney is located on the main road between Coleraine and Ballymena, with good road and rail connections to the main cities in Northern Ireland, Belfast and Derry.The Ballymoney area has the highest life expectancy of any area in Northern Ireland, with the average male life expectancy at birth being 79.6 years and 82.0 years for females.Conversely, it was revealed in 2013 that Ballymoney residents are more likely to die from heart disease than anywhere else in Northern Ireland.. }
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- Ballymoney abstract "Ballymoney (from Irish: Baile Monaidh, meaning "homestead on the peatland" [ˈbˠalʲə ˈmˠʊnˠəi]) is a small town and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 9,021 people in the 2001 Census.[citation needed] It is currently served by Ballymoney Borough Council. The civil parish of Ballymoney covers areas of County Antrim as well as County Londonderry.The town hosts the Ballymoney Drama Festival, the oldest drama festival in Ireland, which was founded in 1933.Ballymoney has expanded in recent years and a lot of new houses have been built. This is primarily as a result of high house prices in the Coleraine/Portstewart/Portrush 'Triangle' areas shifting first-time buyers to the less expensive Ballymoney area. Ballymoney is located on the main road between Coleraine and Ballymena, with good road and rail connections to the main cities in Northern Ireland, Belfast and Derry.The Ballymoney area has the highest life expectancy of any area in Northern Ireland, with the average male life expectancy at birth being 79.6 years and 82.0 years for females.Conversely, it was revealed in 2013 that Ballymoney residents are more likely to die from heart disease than anywhere else in Northern Ireland.".