Ballygowan period, and subsequent to the introduction of the Belfast & County Down Railway in 1850, that the village began to grow. Ballygowan railway station opened on 10 September 1858, but finally closed on 16 January 1950. After the railway closed in 1950 the village became an attractive "dormitory" town and the ensuing 50 years have seen rapid growth. On Monday, 15 September 2014, the remains of The Baron Bannside (better known as The Rev. Ian Paisley) were buried in the graveyard attached to Ballygowan Free Presbyterian Church. Lord Bannside was a former First Minister of Northern Ireland and a former
Maurice Roche, 6th Baron Fermoy Connections, a mobile communications broker. He is co-partner of UK China Elite International, which brings together known and trusted individuals and businesses from China and the United Kingdom. On 26 March 1998, he married Tessa Fiona Kayll, daughter of Major David Pelham Kayll and his wife, Sheila Morrison. They have two daughters: As Lord Fermoy has no sons, his heir is his younger brother, Edmund Hugh Burke Roche. Maurice Roche, 6th Baron Fermoy Maurice Burke Roche, 6th Baron Fermoy (born 11 October 1967) is an Irish peer. Roche is the eldest son of Edmund Roche, 5th Baron Fermoy and his