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Ballyamena, market town, Kirkinriola par., mid. co. Antrim, on river Braid, 33 miles NW. of Berfast and 131 miles N. of Dublin by rail -- township, 469 ac., pop. 8883; 4 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-days, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. It has extensive linen mfrs., important flax spinning, bleaching, and dye works; and iron ore is worked in the vicinity.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "market town" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Antrim IrlC |
Place: | Ballymena |
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