This street was named in honour of a priest from St Patrick's Parish, Fr William Blaney who later served in St Peter's Parish. The following information about Fr Blaney comes from a book on the clergy of Down and Connor by Ambrose Macaulay and George O'Hanlon. "BLANEY, WILLIAM b. Ballywalter, Ballee, Co. Down 1832; educ. St Malachy's College and Maynooth 1851-5; ord. 7 Nov. 1855 by Dr Whelan in Convent of Charity, St Stephen's Green, Dublin; CC St Patrick's 1855; Adm. St Peter's 1866; Vicar General 1870; PP Antrim 1873; d. 26 Nov. 1876: buried Milltown cemetery in the same grave as Fr Malachy Kelly.