Antrim Ireland

Genealogy In Antrim

County Antrim is one of the nine counties of Ulster. Antrim (Self Catering, Antrim, Ireland), a county of Ireland, in the province of Ulster is bounded on the E and N by the sea, W by Londonderry and Lough Neagh, and S by Down. In it is situated an amazing geographical feature called the Giant’s Causeway, consisting of lofty pillars of basalts, all of angular shapes. Antrim (Self Catering, Antrim, Ireland) was affected by the Industrial Revolution and it became a county of linen production. Bushmill’s whiskey distillery in Antrim is the world’s oldest legal distillery. It sends five members to parliament. The principal rivers are the Bann and Lagan. In the period before the 17th century, when the county was part of the territory of the O’Neills, there was much migration from Scotland. The process accelerated after 1600, with the collapse of the old Irish aristocracy, and in addition to the Scots, many English settlers were given confiscated land.

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Posted on March 13th, 2008 under Genealogy. Tags: bann, belfast, Genealogy, giant's causeway, History, lagan, o'neills. Comments: 1

Pubs In Antrim

Antrim (Self Catering, Antrim, Ireland) makes up the northeast corner of Ireland. A short drive within the county, one can swap between some of the most amazing scenery in the world and one of the friendliest most urbane cities. There are numerous golf clubs, adventure centers, nature reserves, miniature railways, museums, theme parks, castles, historical monuments, archaeological sites, and the oldest whiskey distillery in the World.

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Posted on March 13th, 2008 under Entertainment. Tags: beer, Entertainment, golf club, History, house of mcdonnell, nature, pubs, whiskey. Comments: 4

County Facts

Land Area: 1,093 sq. miles

Largest Town: Belfast

Main Towns: Antrim, Ballymena, Ballycastle, Belfast, Carrickfergus, Larne, Lisburn, Newtownabbey

Main Industries: Agriculture, airport services, chemicals production, clothing manufacturing, construction, electricity suppliers, electrical engineering, electronic products manufacturing, ferryport services, food wholesalers, forestry, fishing, glass-fiber manufacturing, meat processing, mechanical engineering, packaging manufacturing, poultry processing, recreation services, retailing, service industries, soft drinks manufacturing, supermarket retailers, telecommunications sales and services, tobacco manufacturing, tyre production, ventillation engineering, video recording manufacturing, whiskey distilling, wine and spirit wholesalers.

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Posted on March 13th, 2008 under County Facts. Tags: antrim county, ballycastle, ballymena, belfast, carrickfergus, county, History, larne, lisburn, newtownabbey. Comments: None

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Posted on January 27th, 2008 under Castle. Tags: bushmills, Castle, dunluce, dunluce castle, History. Comments: None