| has gloss | eng: Cogry/Kilbride is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, about 4 km west of Ballyclare. The village encompasses the two areas of Cogry and Kilbride which have merged. It had a population of 1,195 people in the 2001 census. Cogry was originally a mill village built and owned by the McMeekin family during the mid 19th century, who also owned Cogry Mill. But it declined in the 1950s with the closure of the mill and the demolition, in the 1970s, of Cogry Square. In recent years the village has been revitalised by residential development. Kilbride developed in proximity and is so closely related to Cogry that the two are treated together. Kilbride is also known locally as Burnside, due to its position along the banks of the Cogry Burn. |