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Broughshane (pronounced , formerly spelt Brughshane, )〔(Placenames NI )〕 is a village within the Borough of Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is northeast of Ballymena and north of Antrim, on the A42 road. It is part of Mid and East Antrim District Council and had a population of 2,851 people in the 2011 Census. The quaint pub, ''The Thatch Inn'', has a thatched roof and is a Grade B+ listed building. It was originally a planter’s house. The local Masonic Lodge used to meet upstairs in The Thatch. Now a Masonic Hall built in 1904 stands next to the pub. Broughshane is known as the 'Garden Village of Ulster' with the motto 'People, Plants and Pride growing Together'. The village has won Ulster in Bloom, Britain in Bloom and Entente Florale (Europe in Bloom). In 2007 and again in 2012 the village won 'Champion of Champions' award in the Britain in Bloom competition. It has also won the All Ireland Tidy Town Award.〔(BBC report on winning the Britain in Bloom award )〕 Volunteers have established in the area around the village pond, a wildlife area which has some of every species of swan and many rare types of geese etc. == Notable people == *Broughshane was the ancestral home of Sir George White VC, the most decorated soldier in the British Army and the hero of the Siege of Ladysmith. There is a memorial in the Presbyterian Church graveyard. *His son, Captain James Robert "Jack" White, co-founded the Irish Citizen Army during the Dublin Lockout and later went on to fight the Fascist uprising in the Spanish Civil War. *Sir James Russell, Chief Justice of Hong Kong was from Broughshane and is buried there. *Actor James Nesbitt grew up in Broughshane before moving to Coleraine. *Ireland national rugby union team and British and Irish Lions rugby player David Humphreys (rugby union), from Broughshane, winning the Triple Crown (rugby union) and captaining the Barbarian F.C. in his illustrious career. *Ulster Rugby player Ian Humphreys, brother of David Humphreys (rugby union) is from Broughshane. *Labour Party politician Mark Young is a native of Broughshane *British & Irish Lions, Ireland national rugby union, Barbarian F.C, Ulster Rugby & Ballymena RFC Rugby player Stevie Smith (Irish rugby union) lives in Broughshane, Ballymena 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Broughshane」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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