Ballyrobert
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| Ballyrobert | |
| County Antrim | |
|---|---|
 Ballyrobert Orange Hall | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | J287873 |
| Location: | 54°43’2"N, 6°0’11"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Ballyclare |
| Postcode: | BT39 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Antrim and Newtownabbey |
Ballyrobert is a small village in County Antrim. Its name is derived from the Irish Baile Riobaird, meaning "Robert's Town";[1] a name apparently Gaelicised in the Middle Ages from a Norman original: in 1306 the name Ville Rob[er]ti is recorded.
The village is to be found about two and a half miles south of Ballyclare and has developed around the junction of the Ballyrobert Road and the Mossley Road/The Longshot. It had a population of 587 people at the 2001 Census.