Editing Carryduff

{{short description|Town in County Down, Northern Ireland}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{more citations needed|date=February 2015}}

{{Infobox UK place|
| official_name = Carryduff
| irish_name = Ceathrú Aodha Dhuibh
| static_image_name = Killynure Road, Carryduff - geograph.org.uk - 1618119.jpg
| static_image_caption = Killynure Road passes through Carryduff
| coordinates = {{coord|54.509|-5.872|display=inline,title}}
| label_position = none
| population = 7,173
| population_ref = ([[2021 United Kingdom census|2021 census]])
| unitary_northern_ireland = [[Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council|Lisburn and Castlereagh]]
| lieutenancy_northern_ireland = [[County Down]]
| constituency_westminster = [[Belfast South (UK Parliament constituency)|Belfast South]]
| constituency_ni_assembly = [[South Belfast (Assembly constituency)|South Belfast]]
| country = Northern Ireland
| historic_county = 
| post_town = BELFAST
| postcode_area = BT
| postcode_district = BT8
| dial_code = 028
| hide_services = 
| irish_grid_reference = J3683065382
}}

[[File:Carryduff Library.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Carryduff Library]]

'''Carryduff''' ({{Irish derived place name|Ceathrú Aodha Dhuibh|Black Hugh's quarter}})<ref name=logainm>[http://www.logainm.ie/66141.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ulsterplacenames.org/ainm_index_down.htm |title=''Ainm: Journal of the Ulster Placename Society'' - County Down |access-date=17 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214225130/http://www.ulsterplacenames.org/ainm_index_down.htm |archive-date=14 December 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="PNI">[http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=10825 Northern Ireland Placenames Project] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717190128/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=10825 |date=17 July 2011 }}</ref> is a small town and [[townland]] in [[County Down]], [[Northern Ireland]], about {{convert|10|km|mi}} south of [[Belfast]] city centre. It had a population of 7,173 people in the [[2021 United Kingdom census|2021 census]].<ref name="2021 pop">{{cite web |title=Settlement 2015 |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&%7ESETTLEMENT15=N11000159 |website=NISRA |access-date=15 October 2023}}</ref>
Most of the settlement lies within the townland of Carryduff, although part of it extends into the neighbouring townlands of Killynure and Mealough.

==History==
One of the earliest references to the settlement dates from 1622, where its [[anglicised]] name is written as ''Carrow-Hugh-Duffe''.<ref name="PNI"/> The original village formed where six roads and a river crossed, and is the site of the ancient Queen's Fort [[Ringfort|Rath]]. The road south from [[Belfast]] (the [[A24 road (Northern Ireland)|A24]]) climbs out of a gap in the Castlereagh Hills, and splits at Carryduff, one fork (the [[A7 road (Northern Ireland)|A7]]) continuing to [[Downpatrick]] (via [[Saintfield]] and [[Crossgar]]), the other fork (A24) continuing via [[Ballynahinch, County Down|Ballynahinch]] to [[Newcastle, County Down|Newcastle]] towards Kilkeel. In addition, the road from the [[Ards Peninsula]], [[Newtownards]] and [[Comber]] (the B178) crosses here en route to [[Hillsborough, County Down|Hillsborough]] in the west. All six roads cross the small [[Carryduff River]] here (which flows northwards to eventually join the [[River Lagan]] at Minnowburn).

The Knockbracken Reservoir was constructed for the [[Belfast City and District Water Commissioners|Belfast Water Commissioners]] and opened in 1901, the same year as the [[Mourne Conduit]] which carried water from the Kilkeel and Annalong rivers (and later the [[Silent Valley Reservoir]]) to Carryduff where it was transported on to Belfast.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Your Place And Mine - Down - A Century of Water from the Mournes - a concise history|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/yourplaceandmine/down/A1068518.shtml|access-date=2021-05-16|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> The Mourne Conduit was replaced by the [[Mourne Conduit#Aquarius Line|Aquarius pipeline]] and associated infrastructure between 1999 and 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Your Place And Mine - Down - A Century of Water from the Mournes - Part 6|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/yourplaceandmine/down/A1068608.shtml|access-date=2021-05-16|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> This new pipeline was laid to the east and north of Carryduff, crossing the A24 at Brackenvale, and bypassing the Knockbracken Reservoir.

The road connections with and proximity to Belfast meant that the town saw some overspill development, from the city, in the 1960s.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}} This period saw several housing developments, the construction of the "Town and Country Shopping Centre", and Carryduff Primary School, leading into the 1970s with the building of the Killynure housing estate by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. Development along one side of the northbound A24 took place adjacent to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church and St Joseph's Primary School, with the Knockbracken Reservoir on the other side.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}

The 1980s saw expansion continue with Carryduff becoming a commuter town for Belfast workers. Developments continued into the 1990s and included Carryduff Library, Carryduff Shopping Centre. These developments saw the Carryduff River placed inside a culvert for much of its journey through the town. Very little [[green belt]] land now remains between Carryduff and the southern border of Belfast, the 1980s having seen the former Matthew Stop Line breached.

In 2018, the disused Knockbracken reservoir became Ireland's largest aqua park, offering a range of water based activities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://visitbelfast.com/see-do/partners/lets-go-hydro|title=Let's Go Hydro|website=visitbelfast.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-04}}</ref>

==Demography==
=== 2021 census ===
The population of Carryduff on census day (21 March 2021) was 7,173 people.<ref name="2021 pop"/> Of these:

* 53.36% were from a Catholic background and 36.46% were from a Protestant or Other Christian (including Christian related) background, 1.4% were from other religious backgrounds and 8.77% had no religious background<ref>{{cite web |title=Religion or religion brought up in |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=RELIGION_BELONG_TO_OR_BROUGHT_UP_IN_DVO&%7ESETTLEMENT15=N11000159 |website=NISRA |access-date=15 October 2023}}</ref>
* 37.22% indicated they had a British national identity, 39.89% indicated they had an Irish national identity, and 35.69% indicated they had a Northern Irish national identity*<ref>{{cite web |title=National Identity (Irish) |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=NAT_ID_IRISH_AGG3&%7ESETTLEMENT15=N11000159 |website=NISRA |access-date=15 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=National Identity (British) |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=NAT_ID_BRITISH&%7ESETTLEMENT15=N11000159 |website=NISRA |access-date=15 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=National Identity (Northern Irish) |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=SETTLEMENT15&v=NAT_ID_NORTHERN_IRISH_AGG3&%7ESETTLEMENT15=N11000159 |website=NISRA |access-date=15 October 2023}}</ref>
<nowiki>*</nowiki>respondents could indicate more than one nationality.

=== 2011 census ===
The population of Carryduff on census day (27 March 2011) was 6,961 people.<ref name=Census2011>{{cite web | url = https://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/public/AreaProfileReportViewer.aspx?FromAPAddressMulipleRecords=Carryduff@Exact%20match%20of%20location%20name:%20@Exact%20Match%20Of%20Location%20Name:%20%20Carryduff@23? | title = Census 2011 Population Statistics for Carryduff Settlement | publisher = [[Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency]] (NISRA) | access-date = 6 August 2019}} [[File:UKOpenGovernmentLicence.svg|30px]] This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/  Open Government Licence v3.0]. © Crown copyright.</ref>
Of these:

* 21.45% were aged under 16 years and 13.92% were aged 65 years and over
* The mean age was 38 years
* 47.55% of the population were male and 52.45% were female
* 96.83% were from the white (including Irish Traveller) ethnic group
* 49.85% were from a Catholic background and 42.24% were from a Protestant or Other Christian (including Christian related) background
* 49.39% indicated they had a British national identity, 28.96% indicated they had an Irish national identity, and 32.45% indicated they had a Northern Irish national identity*
<nowiki>*</nowiki>respondents could indicate more than one nationality.

==Sport==

===Gaelic games===
The local [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] (GAA) club is [[Carryduff GAC]]. It was initially formed in 1971, when a group of parents, concerned at the lack of playing facilities in the area, formed a schoolboys [[Gaelic football]] team. Within a couple of years, a full GAA club had come into being with a team entered in the East Down League.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://carryduffgac.com/history/ |title=Carryduff Gaelic Athletic Club |publisher= www.carryduffgac.com |date=28 May 2018 |access-date=16 September 2021}}</ref> Carryduff has had a number county players over the years with [[Greg Blaney]], Neil Collins, Mark McCartan and John Kelly featuring in the All-Ireland winning [[Down county football team]]s of the 1990s.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

===Running===
Carryduff Running Club, which was founded in 2022, is affiliated with Athletics NI.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://carryduffrc.com/|title=Carryduff Running Club |website=carryduffrc.com|language=en|access-date=2024-12-03}}</ref> The club also runs a free non-member based "Couch to 5k" program as well as weekly organised runs.

===Association football===
Carryduff also has 2 local men's football teams who all play from Lough Moss pitches in the town, they are Carryduff Colts F.C. and Carryduff Athletic F.C.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

==Churches==
The Catholic parish of [[Drumbo]] was erected in late 1943 by Bishop [[Daniel Mageean]] in response to an offer of land from Mr Patrick Mallon as the site for a church. After the [[Belfast Blitz]] an influx of Belfast families to the area coupled with the arrival of US troops increased the Catholic population.

On 30 June 1946 a new church, under the dedication of the [[Immaculate Heart of Mary]] was opened and blessed by Bishop [[Daniel Mageean]]. The sermonist was Cardinal [[Cahal Daly]]. Nine years later on 9th Jan 1955 St Joseph's Primary School began to educate pupils on a site adjacent to the church.

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[[Category:Towns in County Down]]
[[Category:Civil parish of Drumbo]]