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Finaghy (

(1990). 9780192827456, Oxford University Press. .
or ; ) Placenames Database of Ireland is an in the Balmoral district of Belfast City Council, . It is based on the of Ballyfinaghy (). Placenames NI There has been a small community living in the area since the 17th century, and it has been involved in the production of , which was key to the area at the time.


History
In the 1930s, the community gradually started to grow; the local Presbyterian church was founded in 1936. In the 1950s, the city of grew outwards. Housing estates were built in Finaghy, including Benmore, Locksley and Erinvale, which caused the population to at least double. Finaghy now refers to the area along the from the King's Hall to the start of Black's Road and between the and the M1 Motorway bridge at Finaghy Road North. The heart of the area is Finaghy crossroads, where the Lisburn Road intersects with Finaghy Road North and Finaghy Road South.


Demographics
Source:

+ReligionCatholic43%
Presbyterian12%
Church of Ireland8%
Methodist3%
Other Christian religions6%
Other religions3%
No religion/Not stated24%

Census 2021 - Belfast - Highest level of qualifications, Economic activity, Hours worked per week, Industry of employment, Occupation Highest level of qualification

+Highest level of qualificationNo qualifications24%
Level 16%
Level 212%
Apprenticeship5%
Level 317%
Level 4 and above34%
Other

+Industry of employmentAgriculture, energy and water1%
Manufacturing5%
Construction5%
Distribution, hotels and restaurants21%
Transport and communication10%
Financial, real estate, professional and administration18%
Public administration, education and health36%
Other5%

+OccupationManagers, directors and senior officials8%
Professional occupations24%
Associate professional and technical occupations11%
Administrative and secretarial occupations12%
Skilled trades occupations7%
Caring, leisure and other service occupations11%
Sales and customer service occupations11%
Process, plant and machine operatives5%
Elementary occupations

+Economic activityIn employment53%
Unemployed4%
Economically inactive


Architectures
Finaghy is home to the first purpose-built National Health Service clinic in the . Unusually, Finaghy has no or betting shops: it was stipulated in land deeds that there were to be no public houses on the land belonging to Ballyfinaghy House, the past residence of Ralph Charley, a wealthy Belfast merchant who made a fortune from the linen industry. Behind the crossroads is the new Finaghy Campus, which houses a freshly built , the non-denominational Finaghy Primary School and community playing fields.

Finaghy is home to various congregations – , , Church of Ireland, Plymouth Brethren and and a large congregation in nearby . Aside from the older Presbyterian Church, which now has a new community centre, there is a relatively modern Methodist Church which has a representation of Jacob's Ladder in its skyline. The Church of Ireland church is dedicated to St. Polycarp. St. Anne's Roman Catholic Parish Church and centre is nestled opposite the top of the Black's Road. St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School is situated next to it. Behind St. Anne's lies Rathmore Grammar School, a Catholic .


Sport
Finaghy Football Club play in the Northern Amateur Football League, and were originally known as Lowe Memorial YM when they were founded in 1962


See also
  • Finaghy railway station


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