placenamesWhiteside's Corner
An Phrochlais
Parliamentary questions and later road works document the practical importance of this crossroads near Randalstown.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- An Phrochlais · Irish · main form · validated name
- Whiteside's Corner · English · main form
Place & story
A sub-post office in the delivery network
On 22 March 1920, Captain Craig raised postal deliveries to Ballymacilroy in the House of Commons. His question identified Whitesides Corner as the nearest sub-post office and complained about the postman’s waiting time there on days without delivery to the outlying district. Assistant Postmaster-General Pike Pease promised an inquiry; the answer did not announce a new daily service. [2]
Changes at the crossroads
A September 2010 local report described road-safety work under way along Whitesides Road. Proposed measures at the corner included central hatched markings to prevent overtaking and help drivers turning into Ahoghill Road and Glebe Road. The programme also covered signs, road markings and grip surfacing on bends. The account records the improvement programme, rather than confirming completion of every measure. [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Antrim
- Barony
- Toome Upper
- Civil parish
- Drummaul
- Within
- Procklis
- Coordinates
- 54.80060, -6.35152 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 135869 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Whiteside's Corner. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Postal Facilities (Ballymacilroy, Co. Antrim), 22 March 1920 · UK Parliament, House of Commons
- MP welcomes Whitesides Road improvements · The Newsroom, The Ballymena Times
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-05-26. How this page was prepared.