Corkey

Corkey Irish: Corcaigh
Corkey
Corkey shown within Northern Ireland
Population	202 (2011 Census)
Irish grid reference	D082250
• Belfast	43 mi (69 km)
District	Ballymoney
County	County Antrim
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BALLYMENA
Postcode district	BT44
Dialling code	028, +44 28
EU Parliament	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	North Antrim
NI Assembly	North Antrim
List of places UK Northern Ireland Antrim 55°03′40″N 6°18′22″W / 55.061°N 6.306°W / 55.061; -6.306Coordinates: 55°03′40″N 6°18′22″W / 55.061°N 6.306°W / 55.061; -6.306

Corkey or Corky (from Irish: Corcaigh) is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Located 11 miles east of Ballymoney, it is within the Ballymoney Borough Council area, and is at the edge of the Glens of Antrim. The villages of Loughguile and Cloughmills are nearby. It had a population of 202 people (59 households) in the 2011 Census.

The Scottish renewable energy company Scottish Power Renewables operate a ten-windmill wind farm in Corkey. The wind farm is on Slievenahanagh mountain. Local company W & J Taggart own and run Corkey quarry, supplying stones to local building contractors.

Altnahinch Dam and Slieveanorra Forest are outside Corkey.

The local school is St Anne's Primary School.

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