placenamesBallyrashane
Baile Ráth Singean
A Presbyterian congregation and its buildings illuminate the wider historic parish.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Baile Ráth Singean · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Ballyrashane · English · main form
Place & story
A congregation across the parish
Ballyrashane’s historic parish extended across the Antrim–Derry county boundary. Lewis recorded Presbyterian places of worship at Kirkstown and Ballywatt in 1837. Later official building research traces Ballywatt’s congregation to a Seceder cause formed in 1748 by members from Ballyrashane, Roseyards and Derrykeighan. These connections concern the wider parish community, rather than establishments confined to its Antrim portion. [2] [3]
Craig’s church hall
The Moore Memorial Hall at Ballywatt Leggs, beside Ballywatt Presbyterian Church, was built in 1910 to Vincent Craig’s design. The historic buildings survey describes blackstone walls, red sandstone dressings and a tiled roof. Named in memory of Harriet Moore of Montreal, it complemented Craig’s adjoining church of 1895. [3]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Antrim
- Barony
- Dunluce Lower
- Coordinates
- 55.15773, -6.56205
- Mapped area
- 25.59 km²
- Logainm ID
- 61299 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballyrashane. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Ballyrashane, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
- Moore Memorial Hall, HB03/05/015 B · Department for Communities, Historic Buildings Database
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-08-26. How this page was prepared.