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Ballyhackamore Village Upper Newtownards Road East Belfast Northern Ireland MAP HOMEPAGE |
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Village history
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The electric trams run
by the Belfast Corporation Tramway Department, followed the horse trams,
with bus services to Dundonald and Gilnahirk run by the Belfast Omnibus
Company and later the Major Bus Company. Trams and single deck buses gave
way to Double Deck buses and Trolley Buses which were introduced in the
late forties, after the end of the second world war. With cemeteries situated at Knock and Dundonald, horse drawn carriages and horses were a common sight in Ballyhackamore, as they often stopped at the local hostelries on their return journey.
With many horses in
Ballyhackamore, it was logical to have a Forge. The McNally family were
the village Blacksmiths and the Forge was situated at the corner of
Pasadena Gardens to the rear of the present Kentucky Fried Chicken.
The trades and type of
shops over the years has changed. The Grocers and Butchers in
Ballyhackamore delivered to Holywood, Stormont, Dundonald, Knock and
Castlereagh and prior to 1950 used horse transport. 
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