Notable People
The late footballer George Best grew up in the Cregagh Estate, and as a boy played football on the open playing fields at the centre of the estate. Best's funeral originated from Burren Way where his father still lived up until his death in April 2008. George Best is commemorated by a mural in the Cregagh estate and formerly by another on the Woodstock Road.
Singer-songwriter David McWilliams, who achieved mainstream success with his song "Days of Pearly Spencer", was born in the Cregagh estate although he moved to Ballymena at an early age.
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Iris Robinson grew up on the Cregagh estate and met her husband, future First Minister of Northern Ireland Peter Robinson, when they both attended Castlereagh College. The Robinson Centre is also named after Peter Robinson.
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