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County Antrim has a population density of 211 people per square kilometre or 546 people per square mile. [8] It is also one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland . The Glens of Antrim offer isolated rugged landscapes, the Giant's Causeway is a unique landscape and a UNESCO World Heritage Site , Bushmills produces whiskey, and ...
Antrim (Irish: Aontroim [ˈeːnˠt̪ˠɾˠɪmʲ] ⓘ, meaning 'lone ridge') [4] is a town and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies on the banks of the Six Mile Water on the north-east shore of Lough Neagh .
Antrim railway station, serving the town of Antrim; Antrim (borough), an administrative division; Antrim GAA, the Gaelic football, hurling or any other sporting teams fielded by the Antrim County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association Antrim county football team; Former constituencies: Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)
This is a list of cities, towns, villages and hamlets in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. See the List of places in Northern Ireland for places in other counties.
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council replaced Antrim Borough Council and Newtownabbey Borough Council.The first election for the new district council was originally due to take place in May 2009, but on 25 April 2008 Shaun Woodward, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, announced that the scheduled 2009 district council elections were to be postponed until 2011. [5]
Ballycastle lies at roughly the mid point of the Causeway Coastal Route and is a gateway to both the Glens of Antrim and the North Coast. With a number of attractions on the town's doorstep such as the Giant's Causeway , Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge and the Dark Hedges it is a popular destination and stopping point for tourists. [ 6 ]
The Glens of Antrim (Irish: Glinnte Aontroma), [1] known locally as simply The Glens, is a region of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It comprises nine glens, that radiate from the Antrim Plateau to the coast. The Glens are an area of outstanding natural beauty and are a major tourist attraction in north Antrim.
Killen was born at Prahran, Victoria, a member of the prominent Killen family of New South Wales pastoralists. [1]He was a member of the N.S.W. Cattle Breeders' Association and its president in 1939; [2] also the Graziers' Association of New South Wales and a member of its general council 1931 to 1932 and 1947 to 1948.