River Main (County Antrim)
Appearance
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River Main River Maine | |
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![]() River Main viewed upstream from the Slaght Bridge | |
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 |
The River Main or Maine (Irish: An Mhean)[1] is a river in Northern Ireland, flowing through County Antrim.[2]
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.
Course
[edit]The River Maine rises in the Glens of Antrim, flowing through Cullybackey and Randalstown before entering Lough Neagh.
Wildlife
[edit]The River Maine is a noted salmon and trout fishery.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "An Mhean/River Main". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Ballysadare Estuary: sampling fish for the Water Framework Directive – Transitional Framework" (PDF). Central Fisheries Board (CFB) and the North Western Regional Fisheries Board (NWRFB). 2008–2009 – via Inland Fisheries Ireland.[failed verification]
- ^ "Angling at River Maine | nidirect". 3 December 2015.
See also
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