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
Arthur Rice, 6th Baron Dynevor to the Welsh form of his name “Rhys”. He became a member of Carmarthenshire County Council at the inaugural elections in 1889, representing Llandybie. The 6th Baron Dynevor died on 8 June 1911 aged 75 at Dynevor Castle. Arthur Rice, 6th Baron Dynevor Arthur de Cardonnel FitzUryan Rice, 6th Baron Dynevor (24 January 1836 – 8 June 1911) was a British peer. He was the son of Francis William Rice, 5th Baron Dynevor and Harriett Ives Barker. On 17 October 1855 Rice matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford. He gained a B.A. degree in 1855 and was awarded an M.A. degree