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Dunmurry
Dunmurry (/dʌnˈmʌri/; from Irish Dún Muirígh 'Murry's stronghold') is a suburban town and townland near Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is 4+1⁄2 miles (7 km) south-west of Belfast city centre. Dunmurry is in the Collin electoral ward for the local government district of Belfast City Council.
Until the end of the 18th century, Dunmurry was largely an agricultural area dominated by wealthy landowners. In 1817, work began on a new road from Belfast to Dublin through Finaghy and Dunmurry. This replaced the old turnpike road through Upper Malone and Drumbeg to Lambeg, which was linked to the town by Dunmurry Lane.
Throughout the 19th century, Dunmurry became known as one of the many 'linen villages' that were spread across Ulster as many of the local factories and mills were promoted by local entrepreneurs. It remained very much a village until the late 1920s, when developers became keen to seize the greenfield sites for overspill housing and for industry - a phenomenon which became particularly evident after the Second World War. The largest expansion of the village in this era came with the advent of the Housing Trust, who, in response to a 1951 order for 1500 units of social housing to be built between Belfast and Lisburn, purchased a large amount of land at Suffolk and former demesne land at Seymour Hill and Conway. One third of these housing units were reserved for residents of Lisburn.
Dunmurry has no defined boundaries, so its exact population is hard to determine. By using the boundaries of Dunmurry electoral ward, Dunmurry's population would be around 5,117. Another definition of Dunmurry consists of Collin District Electoral Area, and includes the areas of Poleglass, Twinbrook, Blacks Road, Lagmore, Mount Eagles, Ladybrook and Kilwee. These areas are listed as Dunmurry on addresses and by Royal Mail. Using this definition, Dunmurry would have a population of 33,909.
Politically, Dunmurry falls into the Collin district electoral area (DEA) of Belfast City Council. This is composed of the wards of Dunmurry, Seymour Hill, Derriaghy, Colin Glen, Kilwee, Poleglass, Twinbrook and Lagmore. The Collin DEA generally elects nationalist and left-leaning representatives.
From 1 April 2015, Dunmurry transferred to Belfast City Council under local government reforms.
In 2008, it was recorded in statute that the Dunmurry ward would transfer in its entirety from Lagan Valley to Belfast West. Furthermore, it was decided that the section of the Derriaghy wards which lay to the north of the Derriaghy and Lagmore townland boundary would also transfer to Belfast West.
The Member of Parliament for the constituency in which most of Dunmurry lies is Paul Maskey, Sinn Féin MP for Belfast West.
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Dunmurry
Dunmurry (/dʌnˈmʌri/; from Irish Dún Muirígh 'Murry's stronghold') is a suburban town and townland near Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is 4+1⁄2 miles (7 km) south-west of Belfast city centre. Dunmurry is in the Collin electoral ward for the local government district of Belfast City Council.
Until the end of the 18th century, Dunmurry was largely an agricultural area dominated by wealthy landowners. In 1817, work began on a new road from Belfast to Dublin through Finaghy and Dunmurry. This replaced the old turnpike road through Upper Malone and Drumbeg to Lambeg, which was linked to the town by Dunmurry Lane.
Throughout the 19th century, Dunmurry became known as one of the many 'linen villages' that were spread across Ulster as many of the local factories and mills were promoted by local entrepreneurs. It remained very much a village until the late 1920s, when developers became keen to seize the greenfield sites for overspill housing and for industry - a phenomenon which became particularly evident after the Second World War. The largest expansion of the village in this era came with the advent of the Housing Trust, who, in response to a 1951 order for 1500 units of social housing to be built between Belfast and Lisburn, purchased a large amount of land at Suffolk and former demesne land at Seymour Hill and Conway. One third of these housing units were reserved for residents of Lisburn.
Dunmurry has no defined boundaries, so its exact population is hard to determine. By using the boundaries of Dunmurry electoral ward, Dunmurry's population would be around 5,117. Another definition of Dunmurry consists of Collin District Electoral Area, and includes the areas of Poleglass, Twinbrook, Blacks Road, Lagmore, Mount Eagles, Ladybrook and Kilwee. These areas are listed as Dunmurry on addresses and by Royal Mail. Using this definition, Dunmurry would have a population of 33,909.
Politically, Dunmurry falls into the Collin district electoral area (DEA) of Belfast City Council. This is composed of the wards of Dunmurry, Seymour Hill, Derriaghy, Colin Glen, Kilwee, Poleglass, Twinbrook and Lagmore. The Collin DEA generally elects nationalist and left-leaning representatives.
From 1 April 2015, Dunmurry transferred to Belfast City Council under local government reforms.
In 2008, it was recorded in statute that the Dunmurry ward would transfer in its entirety from Lagan Valley to Belfast West. Furthermore, it was decided that the section of the Derriaghy wards which lay to the north of the Derriaghy and Lagmore townland boundary would also transfer to Belfast West.
The Member of Parliament for the constituency in which most of Dunmurry lies is Paul Maskey, Sinn Féin MP for Belfast West.