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| − | [[File:River Main - geograph.org.uk - 433838.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The River Main upstream of the Slaght Bridge]] | + | #Redirect[[River Main]] |
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| − | The '''River Maine''' or '''Main''' is a river 34 miles long in [[County Antrim]]. The river rises in the [[Glens of Antrim]], flowing through [[Cullybackey]] and [[Randalstown]] before entering [[Lough Neagh]].
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| − | The name of the river is from the Gaelic language, in which ''Abhainn Mhaighin'' means "river of the plain".
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| − | Former Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Terence O'Neill took the title "Baron O'Neill of the Maine" when he was made a life peer.
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| − | ==Wildlife==
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| − | *Location map: {{wmap|54.831225|-6.300341}}
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| − | The River Maine is a noted salmon and trout fishery.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/angling-river-maine|title=Angling at River Maine | nidirect|date=3 December 2015}}</ref>
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| − | ==References==
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| − | [[Category:Rivers of County Antrim|Main]]
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