Ballymena

Ballymena (Irish: An Baile Me?nach, "middle town") is a town in County Antrim, in Northern Ireland and the seat of Ballymena Borough Council.

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The first recorded history of the Ballymena area dates to the Early Christian period from the 5th to the 7th century. Ringforts found in the townland of Ballykeel and a site known as Camphill Fort in the townland of Ballee may also have been of this type. There are a number of souterrain sites within a 2 km radius of the centre of Ballymena.

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County Antrim: County Antrim (Contae Aontroma in Irish) is one of the six Irish counties that form Northern Ireland. It is the 9th largest of the 32 traditional counties of Ireland in terms of area, and 2nd in terms of population behind Dublin. It is situated in the north-east corner of Ireland, in the province o...

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