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'''Barmeen''' is a rural [[townland]] in the [[Antrim Hills]] or [[County Antrim]], located at the foot of [[Glendun]], one of the nine [[Glens of Antrim]], west of [[Cushendun]] and north of [[Knocknacarry]]. It is within the historic [[Barony of Cary|Cary]].
'''Barmeen''' is a rural [[townland]] in the [[Antrim Hills]] of [[County Antrim]], located at the foot of [[Glendun]], one of the nine [[Glens of Antrim]], west of [[Cushendun]] and north of [[Knocknacarry]]. It is within the [[Barony of Cary]].


The name derives from the Irish ''Barr min'', meaning "Smooth top".<ref>{{cite web|title=Barmeen|work=Place Names NI|url=http://www.placenamesni.org/historicforms.php?getPnameId=18437|accessdate=10 May 2013}}</ref>
The name derives from the Irish ''Barr min'', meaning "Smooth top".<ref>{{cite web|title=Barmeen|work=Place Names NI|url=http://www.placenamesni.org/historicforms.php?getPnameId=18437|accessdate=10 May 2013}}</ref>

Latest revision as of 22:18, 31 October 2017

Barmeen
TOWNLAND
County Antrim

Fields and scrub in Glendun by Barmeen
Location
Location: 55°7’34"N, 6°4’16"W
Grid reference: D231327
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Barmeen is a rural townland in the Antrim Hills of County Antrim, located at the foot of Glendun, one of the nine Glens of Antrim, west of Cushendun and north of Knocknacarry. It is within the Barony of Cary.

The name derives from the Irish Barr min, meaning "Smooth top".[1]

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