Ballykeel

Ballykeel (from Irish An Baile Caol, meaning "the narrow townland/farmstead") is a townland, containing a large housing estate off the Crebilly Road in South-East Ballymena, County Antrim, in Northern Ireland.

"Ballykeel 2" on the Eastern side, was built in 1972, due to further demand for housing.

[1] Ballykeel 1 comprises mainly rows of terraced houses parallel to the street, as well as 2 or 3 storey blocks of flats or maisonettes.

Ballykeel 2 is built in the Radburn layout, with many of the terraced houses not facing the street, but onto a pedestrian path.

Due to the closure of many mills and factories, many workers were left unemployed, and by the 1990s, many homes were empty and boarded up.