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{{Short description|Village in Northern Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
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  |official_name=     Broughshane
  |irish_name=        Bruach Sheáin
  |scots_name=     Brochshane<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Smyth|first1=Anne|title=Tha Yeir o Grace|journal=Ullans|date=2010|url=http://www.ulsterscotsacademy.com/ullans/11/tha-yeir-o-grace.php|access-date=27 February 2017}}</ref>
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  |map_type=          Northern Ireland
  |coordinates = {{coord|54.893611|-6.206111|display=inline,title}}
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  | population = 2,879
  | population_ref = ([[2011 United Kingdom census|2011 census]])
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  |unitary_northern_ireland= [[Mid and East Antrim Borough Council|Mid and East Antrim]]
  |country=           Northern Ireland
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|post_town=         BALLYMENA
  |postcode_area=     BT
  |postcode_district= BT43
  |dial_code=         028
  |constituency_westminster=[[North Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)|North Antrim]]
  |constituency_ni_assembly=[[North Antrim (Assembly constituency)|North Antrim]]
  |lieutenancy_northern_ireland=[[County Antrim]]
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'''Broughshane''' ({{IPAc-en|b|r|ə|ˈ|ʃ|eɪ|n}} {{respell|brə|SHAYN}}, formerly spelt '''Brughshane''', {{Irish derived place name|Bruach Sheáin}}{{audio|Uladh - Aontroim - Bruach Sheáin.wav|}})<ref name="PNI">[http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=16636 Place Names NI]</ref> is a large [[village]] in [[County Antrim]], Northern Ireland. It is {{convert|3.5|mi|km|1}} northeast of [[Ballymena]] and {{convert|13.8|mi|km|1}} north of [[Antrim, County Antrim|Antrim]], on the A42 road. It is part of [[Mid and East Antrim District Council]] and had a population of 2,879 people in the [[2011 United Kingdom census|2011 census]].<ref name=Census2011>{{cite web | url = http://www.ninis2.nisra.gov.uk/public/AreaProfileReportViewer.aspx?FromAPAddressMulipleRecords=Enniskillen@Exact%20match%20of%20location%20name:%20@Exact%20Match%20Of%20Location%20Name:%20%20Enniskillen@23? | title = Census 2011 Population Statistics for Broughshane Settlement | publisher = [[Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency]] (NISRA) | access-date = 21 June 2021}}[[File:Open Government Licence logo.svg|30px]] This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/  Open Government Licence v3.0]. © Crown copyright.</ref>

Its name comes from the Irish for "Shane's dwelling", and seemingly refers to a castle of Shane mac Brian O'Neill, ruler of the [[Gaelic Ireland|Gaelic]] territory of Lower [[Clannaboy]] from 1595 to 1617, which formerly stood on the north side of the village street.<ref name="PNI"/> The nearby pub, ''The Thatch Inn'', has a thatched roof and is a Grade B+ [[listed building]].

Broughshane is known as the 'Garden Village of Ulster' with the motto 'People, Plants and Pride growing Together'.  In 2018, the village won Channel Four's 'UK Village of the Year'.<ref>{{cite web |title=Broughshane crowned UK's village of the year |url=https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/broughshane-crowned-uks-village-year-14276899 |website=www.belfastlive.co.uk |access-date=16 April 2023}}</ref> It 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.<ref name="BBC">[https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7015365.stm BBC report on winning the Britain in Bloom award]</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bewwt.co.uk/ |title=BEWWT |access-date=3 September 2017 |archive-date=3 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903165005/http://www.bewwt.co.uk/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Sport ==
Broughshane's two [[association football|football]] teams, Braid United FC and [[Raceview FC]], play in the Ballymena Saturday Morning League. Both clubs play their home matches at the village's football pitch at Knockan Road. Since 2008, the pitch has also been used as a venue for [[Milk Cup]] games.{{fact|date=April 2025}}

Ballymena Golf Club, founded in 1903, is located just outside the village.{{fact|date=January 2025}}

[[Ballymena R.F.C.]]'s rugby grounds are on the road linking Ballymena to Broughshane.

== Demographics ==
Broughshane had a population of 2,879 people (1,243 households) in the 2011 census.<ref name=Census2011/> On census day in 2011:
* 19.00% were under 16 years old and 21.74% were aged 65 and above;
* 47.48% of the population were male and 52.52% were female; and
* 4.52% were from a Catholic community background and 89.65% were from a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' community background.{{fact|date=April 2025}}

== Notable people ==
{{See also|Category:People from Broughshane}}

*Broughshane was the ancestral home of [[George White (British Army officer)|Sir George White]] [[Victoria Cross|VC]], the most decorated soldier in the [[British Army]] and the hero of the [[Siege of Ladysmith]]. There is a memorial in the [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]] Church graveyard.
*His son, [[Jack White (labour unionist)|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]].
*[[James Russell (Hong Kong judge)|Sir James Russell]], [[Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong|Chief Justice of Hong Kong]], was from Broughshane and is buried there.
*[[Guy Wilson (horticulturalist)|Guy Wilson]], horticulturalist and nurseryman.
*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)|David Humphreys]], from Broughshane, winning the [[Triple Crown (rugby union)|Triple Crown]] and captaining the [[Barbarian F.C.]] in his illustrious career.
*[[Ulster Rugby]] player [[Ian Humphreys]], brother of David Humphreys is from Broughshane.
*[[British & Irish Lions]], [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland national rugby union]], [[Barbarian F.C.|Barbarian F.C]], [[Ulster Rugby]] & [[Ballymena RFC]] rugby player [[Steve Smith (rugby union, born 1959)|Steve Smith]] lives in Broughshane, [[Ballymena]]
* [[Darts]] player [[Josh Rock]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Northern Ireland win World Cup of Darts |url=https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/daryl-gurney-and-josh-rock-win-the-world-cup-of-darts-for-ni-ill-have-a-sore-head-in-the-morning/a562708981.html |website=www.Belfast telegraph.co.uk |access-date=15 June 2025}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.broughshane.org.uk Welcome to Broughshane] - News and information relating to the village and the greater Braid Valley area
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927204244/http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/town_Home.aspx?co=16&to=320&ca=0&sca=0&navID=1 Culture Northern Ireland] (archived 2007)


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[[Category:Villages in County Antrim]]