Killead

Infobox UK place
official_name= Killead
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scots_name=
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map_type= Northern Ireland
latitude= 54.665095162842086
longitude= -6.1804962158203125
belfast_distance= 14 miles
population= 78 (2001)
irish_grid_reference= J173812
unitary_northern_ireland= Antrim Borough
country= Northern Ireland
post_town= CRUMLIN
postcode_area= BT
postcode_district= BT29
dial_code= 028, +44 28
constituency_westminster= South Antrim
lieutenancy_northern_ireland= County Antrim
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Killead is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near Aldergrove and Antrim. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 78 people. It is situated within the Antrim Borough Council area

The village borders Belfast International Airport and is accessed from the A26 Tully Road.

People

*James Molyneaux, now Baron Molyneaux of Killead, was born on August 27, 1920) in the village. He is a Northern Irish Unionist politician and was leader of the Ulster Unionist Party from 1979 to 1995.

*Reverend Arthur Bell Nicholls, who was the Reverend Patrick Brontë's curate, and husband of Charlotte Brontë, was born in Killead on 6 January 1819.

*James Gordon was born in the parish of Killead on October 31, 1739, attended local schools and emigrated to the United States in 1758, settling in Schenectady, New York. He served in Congress from 1791-1795 and in the State senate from 1797-1804.

*Reverend James Alexander Hamilton Irwin (1876-1954) ministered at the Presbyterian Church at Killead from 1903 to 1926. He was a vocal supporter of Home Rule for Ireland and later became a supporter of Irish independence.

*Charles McCorrie VC 1830-1857 Was born in the Parish of Killead and was awarded the Victoria Cross during the Crimean War in 1853 for throwing a live russian shell over the Parapet. He died in Malta 9th April 1857.

2001 Census

On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 5,234 people living in Aldergrove. Of these:
* 22.1% were aged under 16 years and 8.7% were aged 60 and over
* 57.3% of the population were male and 42.7% were female
* 65.9% were from a Protestant background and 23.1% were from a Catholic background.
* 2.2% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed.

References

* [http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Neighbourhood Information System]
* [http://www.bronte.org.uk/brontes/Rev._Arthur_Bell_Nicholls.asp Nicholls and Brontes]
* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000311 James Gordon]
* [http://www.politics.ie/wiki/index.php?title=James_Alexander_Hamilton_Irwin Politics.ie]

See also

*List of villages in Northern Ireland
*List of towns in Northern Ireland