River Main (County Antrim)
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The River Main or Maine (Irish: An Mhean)[1] is a river in Northern Ireland, flowing through County Antrim.[2]
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River Main River Maine | |
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Etymology | From Abhainn Mhaighin, "river of the plain" |
Native name | An Mhean (Irish) |
Location | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Cities | Ballymena, Randalstown, Cullybackey |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Glenariff |
Mouth | |
• location | North Channel via Lough Neagh and Lower Bann |
Length | 55 kilometres (34 mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 15.4 m3/s (540 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
River system | Bann |
Tributaries | |
• left | Kellswater, Braid River |
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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.