Balnamore (from Irish: Baile an Átha Móir, meaning "homestead of the big ford") is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the townland of Ballynacree-Skein and lies 3 km west of Ballymoney. It is part Causeway Coast and Glens District Council. Historically it was known as Balinamore.
The village has good road links to Ballymoney and Coleraine and adequate public transport connections by bus to these two towns.
Balnamore had a population of 900 people (342 households) in the 2011 Census.
Balnamore is classified as a Small Village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 661 people living in Balnamore. Of these:
Leitrim is a very funny place sir
It's a strange and a troubled land
All the boys are in the IRA sir
All the women are in Cumann na mBan
Every tractor has a Nicky Kelly sticker
Displayed for all to see
Sure it was no wonder that the Gardai made a blunder
Said your man from RTE
Today-Tonight they went to Ballinamore sir
They were briefed by the Gardai
On a video they showed to them the Provo's
Eating curry and drinking tea
They were all wearing Russian balaclavas
Each carried an RPG
British scalps around their tummy pockets full of
stolen money
Said your man from RTE
Leitrim is seething with sedition
It's Sinn Fein through and through
All the task force have joined the local unit
The post office in the GHQ
They've a racetrack underground for training Shergar
No comment! Is all they'll say to me
Subversion here is bubblin' please take me back to
Dublin
Said your man from RTE
Every bird upon my word is singing I'm a rebel sir up
in Leitrim sir
Every hen indeed is laying hand grenades I do declare
sir in Dromahair sir
Every auld crock of a Drumsna cock is longing to be
free
Even sheep are advising there'll be another rising said