Corkey or Corky[1] is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Located 11 miles east of Ballymoney, it is within the Ballymoney Borough Council area, and is at the edge of the Glens of Antrim. The villages of Loughguile and Cloughmills are nearby. It had a population of 202 people (59 households) in the 2011 Census.[2]

Corkey
Corkey
Corkey is located in Northern Ireland
Corkey
Location within Northern Ireland
Population202 (2011 Census)
Irish grid referenceD082250
• Belfast43 mi (69 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBALLYMENA
Postcode districtBT44
Dialling code028, +44 28
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Antrim
55°03′40″N 6°18′22″W / 55.061°N 6.306°W / 55.061; -6.306

The Scottish renewable energy company Scottish Power Renewables operate a ten-windmill wind farm in Corkey. The wind farm is on Slievenahanagh mountain.[3] Local company W & J Taggart own and run Corkey quarry, supplying stones to local building contractors.[4]

Altnahinch Dam and Slieveanorra Forest are outside Corkey.

The local school is St Anne's Primary School.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
  2. ^ "Corkey". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Our Business" Scottish Power Renewables.com
  4. ^ W & J Taggart Ltd Archived 10 February 2013 at archive.today Yell.com
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