Bushmills

For the whiskey brand, see Old Bushmills Distillery.

Bushmills
Scots: Bushmillcode: sco is deprecated
Irish: Muileann na Buaise
Bushmills shown within Northern Ireland
Population	1,319 (2001 Census)
District	Causeway Coast and Glens
County	County Antrim
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BUSHMILLS
Postcode district	BT57
Dialling code	028
EU Parliament	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	North Antrim
NI Assembly	North Antrim
List of places UK Northern Ireland Antrim

Bushmills (Irish Muileann na Buaise) is a village on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. Bushmills had 1,319 inhabitants in the 2001 Census. It is located 60 miles (97 km) from Belfast, 11 miles (18 km) from Ballycastle and 9 miles (14 km) from Coleraine. The village owes its name to the River Bush and to a large watermill that was built there in the early 17th century.

Demography

Bushmills is classified as a village by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 1,319 people living in Bushmills. Of these:

• 19.9% were aged under 16 and 22.1% were aged 60 and over
• 49.2% of the population were male and 50.8% were female

In popular music

Old Bushmills is mentioned in Tom Waits' song "Tom Traubert's Blues". Also mentioned in Neon Cathedral by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - "Bushmills for a band-aid". Corb Lund's "Time to Switch to Whiskey" mentions Bushmills along with Jameson's and Tullamore Dew

In not-so-popular music

Bushmills is mentioned in NOFX's "Theme From a NOFX Album" on "Pump Up the Valuum". The main chorus begins with "Buy me a Becks beer or pass me a bong. Gimmie some Bushmills, I'll sing you this song."

Places of interest

The village is best known as the location of the Old Bushmills Distillery. The distillery's range includes the Bushmills Original and Black Bush blends, as well as the 10-, 12-, 16-, and 21-year-old Bushmills Single Malts. To celebrate the 400th anniversary of distilling starting in the area the distillery released a unique whiskey called the "1608" which included crystal malt. The distillery draws its water, not from the River Bush itself but from a tributary known as Saint Columbs Rill.

The world famous Giant's Causeway which attracts over two million visitors per year is also located a short distance away, being located 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the town. There is a narrow-gauge steam train running in the summer from Bushmills to the Giant's Causeway.

Transport

See also: Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway

Bushmills railway station opened on 28 January 1883, but finally closed on 1 October 1949.

Bushmills Station with a steam locomotive on the 3 ft gauge track.

Railway access

The Belfast-Derry railway line run by Northern Ireland Railways connects to Coleraine and along the branch line to Portrush. Local Ulsterbus provides connections to the railway stations. There is a scenic walk of 7 miles from Portrush alongside Dunluce Castle and the Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Railway.

Twin towns

Bushmills is twinned with Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States.

Education

Schools in the area include Dunluce School and Bushmills Primary School.

People

• Norman Parke a Mixed Martial Artist who fights in the UFC was born and raised in Bushmills.

Navigation History

Bushmills was the location of one of the five Consol Navigation System transmitter stations in the years following the Second World War.

External links

• Bushmills Presbyterian Church