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Ballynahinch (from Irish Baile na hInse, meaning 'settlement of the island/water-meadow') [2] is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 6,164 people in the 2021 census. [3] Ballynahinch was traditionally a market town, and the market still takes place in the square every Thursday.
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County Down is where, in the words of the song by Percy French, "The mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea", and the area around the granite Mourne Mountains continues to be known for its scenery. Slieve Donard, at 849 m (2,785 ft), is the highest peak in the Mournes, in Northern Ireland and in the province of Ulster.
The banks of the Ballynahinch River in the early days (18th century) were dotted with little bleach greens, but as bleaching became more centralised in the Lagan-Bann region, the small greens went out of existence. The first water-powered scutch mills were introduced about 1750, the second in Down being at Rademon. [2]
In 1709 Hamilton sold the estate to Major General Nicholas Price of Hollymount, County Down, who laid the foundations of the town and renamed it Saintfield in 1712. [ 6 ] Nicholas Price remained owner of the village until his death in 1734 and encouraged linen manufacturers and tradesmen to settle, established a barracks, repaired the parish ...
The Down District Council area consisted of 4 electoral areas: Ballynahinch, Downpatrick, Newcastle and Rowallane. At the last election in 2011, 23 Councillors were elected from the following political parties: 9 SDLP , 5 Sinn Féin , 3 DUP , 3 UUP , 1 Alliance Party , 1 Green Party , 1 Independent .