belong to or were brought up Catholic Christian ; 65.51% indicated that they had a British national identity, 27.66% had a Northern Irish national identity and 11.25% had an Irish national identity (respondents could indicate more than one national identity); 39 years was the average (median) age of the population. 17.67% had some knowledge of Ulster-Scots and 5.66% had some knowledge of Irish (Gaelic). Education There are a number of educational establishments in the town: Braidside Integrated Primary School Ballymena Academy Cambridge House Grammar School St Louis Grammar School, Ballymena Slemish College Cullybackey High School Northern Regional College Dunclug College Transport Ballymena railway station opened on 4 December 1855. A station was opened at Harryville on 24 August 1878, but closed on 3 June 1940. The Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway operated narrow gauge railway services from Ballymena to Parkmore from 1875 to 1940. The Ballymena and Larne Railway was another narrow gauge railway. The line opened in 1878, but closed to passengers in 1933 and to goods traffic in 1940. Between 1878 and 1880 the line terminated at Harryville, but was then extended to the town's main railway station. Sport Association football clubs in the area include Ballymena United F.C., Southside Rangers F.C. and Wakehurst F.C. Ballymena RFC is a local rugby union club. All Saints GAC is the only Gaelic Athletic Association club in the town. Other Ballymena sports clubs include Ballymena Cricket Club, Ballymena Lawn Tennis Club and Ballymena Bowling Club. Townlands Townlands are traditional land divisions used in Ireland. Ballymena covers all or part of the following townlands: Ballee () Ballycreggy (from Baile na Creige, 'townland of the rock/rocky land') Ballykeel (from An Baile Caol, 'the narrow townland/farmstead') Ballyloughan (from Baile Locháin, 'townland of the little lake') Bottom Brocklamont (historically Broghnamolt, from Bruach na Molt, 'bank of the wethers') Carniny (probably from Carn Fhainche, 'Fainche's cairn') Dunclug (from Dún Cloig, 'fort of the bell') Galgorm (from Gall Gorm, 'blue castle', referring to a castle of the McQuillans which was burnt down in 1641) Town Parks of Ballymena (from An Baile Meánach, 'the middle townland/farmstead') Climate Notable persons Arts and media Ethna Carbery, journalist, writer, poet, as well as a founding member and vice president of Inghinidhe na hÉireann. Ian Cochrane, novelist. Graham Forsythe, the Canadian artist, was born in Ballymena. Jackie Fullerton, BBC Sports broadcaster. Joanne Hogg, a vocalist, was born in Ballymena. Ronald Mason,