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[[File:River Main - geograph.org.uk - 433838.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The River Main upstream of the Slaght Bridge]] | [[File:River Main - geograph.org.uk - 433838.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The River Main upstream of the Slaght Bridge]] | ||
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The '''River Main''' or '''Maine''' is a river in [[County Antrim]], thirty-four miles long and running from the [[Antrim Hills]] across the county to [[Lough Neagh]] | The '''River Main''' or '''Maine''' is a river in [[County Antrim]], thirty-four miles long and running from the [[Antrim Hills]] across the county to [[Lough Neagh]]. | ||
Terence O'Neill, a Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, took the title "Baron O'Neill of the Maine" when he was made a life peer. | Terence O'Neill, a Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, took the title "Baron O'Neill of the Maine" when he was made a life peer. | ||
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==Outside links== | ==Outside links== | ||
*Location map: {{wmap|54.831225|-6.300341}} | *Location map: {{wmap|54.831225|-6.300341|zoom=14}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 06:45, 11 July 2018
The River Main or Maine is a river in County Antrim, thirty-four miles long and running from the Antrim Hills across the county to Lough Neagh.
Terence O'Neill, a Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, took the title "Baron O'Neill of the Maine" when he was made a life peer.
Course
The River Main rises in the Antrim Hills, then descending to the west and forming a broad valley as it flows to the south. The name of the river is from the Gaelic Maighin, meaning "Plain".
The main flows through Ballymena and Randalstown before entering Lough Neagh.
Wildlife
The River Main is a noted salmon and trout fishery.[1]
Outside links
- Location map: 54°49’52"N, 6°18’1"W
References
- ↑ https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/angling-river-maine ANgling on the River Main]: NI Direct