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Finaghy
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  Finaghy Location withinNorthern Ireland | |
| Irish grid reference | O003360 |
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| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BELFAST |
| Postcode district | BT10 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
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Finaghy (/ˈfinəxi/[1] or/ˈfɪnəki/; fromIrishan Fionnachadh, meaning 'the white field')[2] is anelectoral ward in theBalmoraldistrict ofBelfast City Council,Northern Ireland. It is based on thetownland of Ballyfinaghy (fromIrishBaile an Fhionnachaidh).[3] There has been a small community living in the area since the 17th century, and it has been involved in the production oflinen, which was key to theLagan Valley area at the time.
In the 1930s, the community gradually started to grow; the localPresbyterian church was founded in 1930. In the 1950s, the city ofBelfast grew outwards. Housing estates were built in Finaghy, including Benmore, Locksley and Erinvale, which caused the population to at least double. Finaghy now refers to the area along theLisburn Road from the King's Hall to the start of Black's Road and between theMalone Road and the M1 Motorway bridge at Finaghy Road North. The heart of the area is Finaghy crossroads, where the Lisburn Road intersects with Finaghy Road North and Finaghy Road South.[citation needed]
Source:[4]
| Catholic | 43% |
| Presbyterian | 12% |
| Church of Ireland | 8% |
| Methodist | 3% |
| Other Christian religions | 6% |
| Other religions | 3% |
| No religion/Not stated | 24% |
Census 2021 - Belfast - Highest level of qualifications, Economic activity, Hours worked per week, Industry of employment, OccupationHighest level of qualification
| No qualifications | 24% |
| Level 1 | 6% |
| Level 2 | 12% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% |
| Level 3 | 17% |
| Level 4 and above | 34% |
| Other |
| Agriculture, energy and water | 1% |
| Manufacturing | 5% |
| Construction | 5% |
| Distribution, hotels and restaurants | 21% |
| Transport and communication | 10% |
| Financial, real estate, professional and administration | 18% |
| Public administration, education and health | 36% |
| Other | 5% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 8% |
| Professional occupations | 24% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 11% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 12% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 7% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 11% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 11% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 5% |
| Elementary occupations |
| In employment | 53% |
| Unemployed | 4% |
| Economically inactive |
Finaghy is home to the first purpose-builtNational Health Service clinic in theUnited Kingdom.[citation needed] Unusually, Finaghy has nopubs or betting shops: it was stipulated in land deeds that there were to be no public houses on the land belonging to Ballyfinaghy House, the past residence of Ralph Charley, a wealthy Belfast merchant who made a fortune from the linen industry. Behind the crossroads is the new Finaghy Campus, which houses a freshly builtpublic library, the non-denominationalFinaghy Primary School and community playing fields.
Finaghy is home to variousProtestant congregations –Presbyterian,Methodist,Church of Ireland,Plymouth Brethren andBaptist and a largeRoman Catholic congregation in nearbyDunmurry. Aside from the older Presbyterian Church, which now has a new community centre, there is a relatively modern Methodist Church which has a representation ofJacob's Ladder in its skyline. The Church of Ireland church is dedicated toSt. Polycarp. St. Anne's Roman Catholic Parish Church and centre is nestled opposite the top of the Black's Road. St Anne's Roman Catholic Primary School is situated next to it. Behind St. Anne's liesRathmore Grammar School, a Catholicgrammar school.
Finaghy Football Club play in theNorthern Amateur Football League, and were originally known as Lowe Memorial YM when they were founded in 1962[5]
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