River Main (County Antrim)
The River Main or Maine (Irish: An Mhean)[1] is a river in Northern Ireland, flowing through County Antrim.[2]
| River Main River Maine | |
|---|---|
 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 |
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
The River Maine rises in the Glens of Antrim, flowing through Cullybackey and Randalstown before entering Lough Neagh.
References
- "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.
- "Angling at River Maine | nidirect". 3 December 2015.
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