BT7
Ballynafoy
Year approved: 1894
Named after Kandahar, the second-largest city of Afghanistan, located in the south-central region of the country. It was named Alexandria in Arachosia after the invasion of Alexander the great in 330 BCE. “Our adventures in Afghanistan, on India's northern frontier, gave us Cabul Street [now Manor Street]. Candahar Street preserves the memory of General Roberts's famous march from Cabul to Kandahar in 1880. Herat Street is also drawn from the Afghan wars”. "Empire Battle Memories" John J Marshall, Belfast Telegraph - Friday 07 March 1941. Candahar Street is part of a group of streets off Ormeau Road with names related to the Indian sub-continent, popularly known as 'the Punjab'. See also Agra Street, Baroda Drive / Parade / Street, Burmah Street, Delhi Street / Parade, Herat Street and Ava Street (UPNS street names project; Tempan 2024, p. 123). The minutes of the Town Improvement Committee of Belfast Corporation on 25 April 1894 indicate the naming of five new streets off Ormeau Road: Delhi, Candahar, Golconda, Herat and Elgin streets.