St. Brigid's Primary School St. Brigid's Primary School is located in Castle Street. Secondary schools Ballymoney High School Dalriada School Our Lady of Lourdes High School, Ballymoney College Northern Regional College, Ballymoney campus Sport Association football clubs in the area include Ballymoney United F.C. and Glebe Rangers F.C. Transport Ballymoney railway station opened on 4 December 1855, and was closed to goods traffic on 4 January 1965. The refurbished railway station was opened in May 1990. It was one terminus of the Ballycastle Railway, a narrow gauge railway which ran 17 miles connecting Ballycastle to Ballymoney, on the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway (BNCR), later Northern Counties Committee (NCC), main line to Derry, and closed in July 1950. Economy and media Maine Soft Drinks Ltd is based in the area. The Ballymoney Chronicle was established in 1844. It is the largest selling weekly newspaper in the North Coast and the second largest weekly newspaper in Northern Ireland. People Arts and Media Patrick Boyle (1905–1982), novelist. George Shiels (1881–1949), Popular playwright of early 20th century. Jimmy Young (1918–1974), a successful comedian, was born in Ballymoney. Politics J.B. Armour (1841–1928), cleric, educationalist and Home Rule activist. Thomas McKean (1734–1817), a prominent figure in the American Revolution, was the son of an emigrant from Ballymoney. Sir William Moore (1864–1944), Unionist politician and judge. William Robinson (1823–1912), Conservative Ontario politician. John Pinkerton (1845–1908), Tenant righter and Irish Parliamentary Party MP. John Robb (1932-2018), surgeon and member of Seanad Éireann. John Tennant (1777–1813) born at Roseyards near Ballymoney, leading United Irishman, killed in the service of Napoleon's Irish Legion. Sports Adrian Archibald (b.1969), motor cycle racer. Stephen Carson (b.1980), former Northern Ireland Under-21 international footballer, who plays for Coleraine in the IFA Premiership. Peter Chambers (b.1990), rower; Silver medal in the men's lightweight four at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Karen Corr (b.1969), pool and snooker player. Stephen Dooley (b.1991), professional footballer. Joey Dunlop (1952–2000), known as the "King of the Road", was five times the World Motorcycle Champion. Robert Dunlop (1960–2008), motor cycle racer, Joey Dunlop's brother Mabel Harrison (1886-1972), golfer, died at Ballymoney James Hopkins (1901–1943), professional footballer. Gary Kelly (b.1989), Bowls World Cup Singles champion Gareth McAuley (b.1992), sport shooter Bridget McKeever (b.1983), a former Ireland women's field hockey international. Jim Platt (b.1952), former Middlesbrough and Northern Ireland goalkeeper. Damien Quinn (b.1980), captain of the Antrim senior hurling team. Chris Turner (b.1987), former