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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of villages in Northern Ireland
Carnlough is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a picturesque harbour.
Maghaberry is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 9 kilometres west of Lisburn and 4 kilometres north of Moira on the Upper Ballinderry plateau.
Tamlaght, County Fermanagh, Tamlaght, County Londonderry, Tamnaherin, Tamnamore, Tandragee, Tartaraghan, Tassagh, Teemore, Templepatrick, Tempo, The Birches, Tobermore, Toome, Trillick, Trory, Tully, Tullyhogue, Tullyhommon, Tullylish, Tullynacross, Tullysaran, Tullywiggan, Tummery, Tycur, Tynan
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-villages-in-Northern-Ireland   (7380 words)

  
  Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : County Antrim   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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.
The chief routes are:--Belfast, Antrim, Ballymena (and thence to Coleraine and Londonderry); a line diverging from this at White Abbey to Carrickfergus and Larne, the port for Stranraer in Scotland; branches from Ballymena to Larne and to Parkmore; and from Coleraine to Portrush.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /County_Antrim   (1983 words)

  
 Lewis: Co. Antrim
This county is in the diocese of Connor, except part of the parish of Ballyscullion in the diocese of Derry, Lambeg in that of Down, and Aghalee in that of Dromore.
As this county is situated in the centre of the district in which the linen and cotton manufactures are most vigorously carried on, a brief historical view of the progress of these branches of industry, the most valuable in the island, may here be introduced.
Most of the rivers strictly belonging to the county rise in the mountains on the coast, and owing to the rapidity and shortness of their currents are unnavigable.
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 loan Maze _County_Antrim - loan-reports.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
County Antrim (Contae Aontroma in Irish) is one of the six 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 of the island of Ireland, in the province of Ulster.
www.loan-reports.com /Maze%2C_County_Antrim   (420 words)

  
 Ireland : Introduction : The Best Castles | Frommers.com
Cahir Castle (County Tipperary): One of the largest of Ireland's medieval fortresses, this castle is in an extraordinary state of preservation.
Doe Castle (County Donegal): This picturesque tower house is surrounded on three sides by the waters of Sheep Haven Bay and on the fourth by a moat carved into the bedrock that forms its foundation.
Carrickfergus Castle (County Antrim): This well-preserved Norman fortress standing guard on the bank of Belfast Lough is huge and impressive, with an imposing tower house and a high wall punctuated by corner towers.
www.frommers.com /destinations/ireland/0226020812.html   (535 words)

  
 Connolly overlooks the claims of Casement - GAA - Sport - Belfast Telegraph
This disclosure was made by Monaghan chairman John Connolly in his address to the county convention and smacks of arrogance.
Antrim county chairman John McSparran said: "We would argue that if any money is going to be spent on upgrading an ground in Ulster to that sort of specifications then it should be Casement Park.
Connolly for his part is optimistic that the Irish Government would come up with funding in the region of £12 m and that the bulk of the remaining outlay would be provided by grants from the GAA and Ulster Council.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk /sport/gaa/article2068028.ece   (562 words)

  
 Newshound: Daily Northern Ireland news catalog - Irish News article
Although the GAA would not comment on the outcome of the meetings, a source said it had been decided that the proposed event could not take place due to rules 7a and 44a and that the Antrim County Board was formally informed of this decision.
Rule seven states that the organisation should remain apolitical and rule 44 that property owned or controlled by the association should only be used for the purpose of or in connection with the playing of games controlled by it.
Mr Adams and several Antrim county players unveiled the GAA-style jersey but a Croke Park spokesman said "as an organisation we remain apolitical".
www.nuzhound.com /articles/irish_news/arts2006/aug2_GAAs_position_unclear.php   (346 words)

  
 destinations-uk.com
Antrim is a former county town and linen-spinning centre.
At Templepatrick, east of Antrim on the A57, is Templetown mausoleum in a walled graveyard.
Near the border with county Derry and south of Bushmills is the town of Ballymoney, where a Heritage Centre houses local history exhibits.
www.destinations-uk.com /ireland.php?countyid=83   (2398 words)

  
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East Antrim has road links to Belfast and Counties Down, Armagh, Tyrone and Fermanagh via the A2, to North Antrim by the A2 Coast Road and A36 to Ballymena, and to South Antrim and County Londonderry via the A8.
Glenarm and Carnlough, in the north of the constituency, are both located in the Glens of Antrim one of the most beautiful areas in the British Isles.
East Antrim is home to two Irish League teams, Larne and Carrickfergus (who famously won the Irish Cup in 1976 while still a Junior side).
members.lycos.co.uk /kwr/constituency.htm   (918 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: September 2000
September 29 - HM Prison Maze in Northern Ireland is closed.
Categories: 2000 September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years).
HM Prison Maze (known colloqually as The H Blocks, Long Kesh or The Maze) is a disused prison sited at the former RAF station at Long Kesh (it is still called Long Kesh by many Irish Republicans) near Lisburn, nine miles outside Belfast, in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/September-2000   (1200 words)

  
 Maze (HM Prison) - RecipeFacts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
HM Prison Maze (known colloqually as The H Blocks, Long Kesh or The Maze) is a disused prison sited at the former RAF station at Long Kesh (it is still called Long Kesh by most Irish republicans) near Lisburn, nine miles outside Belfast, in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
The name "Maze" is taken from the village of the same name near the prison.
On September 23, 1983, the Maze suffered the largest break-out by prisoners from a British prison.
www.recipeland.com /facts/Maze_%28HM_Prison%29   (1204 words)

  
 Golf Courses & Golf Clubs in County Antrim Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Burnfield House, 10 Cullyburn Road, Newtownabbey, County Antrim, BT36 5BN.
Dungarton Road, Maze, Lisburn, County Antrim, BT27 5RT.
Antrim Road, Glengormley, Newtownabbey, County Antrim, BT36 4RF.
www.travelireland.org /antrim/antrim_golf_courses.html   (346 words)

  
 CAIN: Mural Directory by Dr. Jonathan McCormick - Album
Close-up of the mural No.2048 showing the Loyalist Prisoner’s Association, the UDA and UYM crests, wreaths of poppies and two bowed gunmen beside the UFF memorial to John Gregg and Rab Carson.
Gregg was the UDA South East Antrim Brigadier and was shot as he returned from Glasgow with UDA man Rab Carson during the internal feuding between the UDA and ‘C’ Company following the expulsion of Johnny Adair.
The UYM symbol is flanked by the South East Antrim UDA flag "Glengormley, Whitewell, Ballymena, Antrim, C-Fergus, Whitehead, Greenisland, Larne" and the South East Antrim UFF flag "C-Fergus, Whitehead, Greenisland, Larne, Ballycarry, Rathcoole, Rathfern, Monkstown".
cain.ulst.ac.uk /mccormick/album59.htm   (902 words)

  
 CASTLEBAR, Castlebar Tourist Information and Travel Guide at InfoHub.com
The tree-bordered green is attractive, and the main street has all the facilities you might need conveniently gathered together, but since the demise of the annual rock festival there seems to be little going on.
Café Rouge in New Antrim Street does a good range of home cooking for daytime eating, while for a huge breakfast, the Kitty Sark, off Main Street is the place to go (walk to the top of Main Street and turn right at the Irish Permanent Building Society).
The hamlet of Mayo, lost in a maze of unsignposted lanes, has only an abrupt right-angle bend in the road to mark the ghostly presence of the Augustinian abbey that gave the place enough importance to make it the county town.
www.infohub.com /destinations/Europe%2D%26%2DRussia/Ireland/Castlebar/75686.htm   (640 words)

  
 ::: u.tv :::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Two Young Citizens Volunteers flags and another representing the UVF were erected in the town for a special parade in memory of Denver Smith, the Antrim loyalist murdered three years ago.
With Antrim hosting athletes from Connecticut competing in the Special Olympics that get underway in Dublin tomorrow, the Police Service of Northern Ireland insisted it had acted to rid the streets of all sectarian trappings.
Why would anyone want to fly the flag of an other county in their own county (the Irish Tricolour) should be flying in the South of Ireland not in ULSTER
www.u.tv /newsroom/indepth.asp?id=33366&pt=n   (1021 words)

  
 Master Gardener Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers are needed to help plant a labyrinth (maze) garden for a community park in Ellsworth (Banks Township) this Fall.
Antrim Conservation District: Contact Heidi Lang, Soil Erosion Officer at (231) 533-3863: assisting with the annual seedling distribution; various tasks as needed.
Antrim County 4-H:Contact Dee Miller, 4-H Agent at 231-533-8818: volunteering at the Antrim County Fair; assisting with the Conservation Tour; various clerical tasks.
www.antrimcounty.org /msue/msue-mg-volunteer.html   (688 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | GAA tickets refusal is 'childish'
Ten IRA and INLA inmates died in the protest over political status at the Maze prison in County Antrim.
There had been some criticism of the GAA in County Antrim for allowing the event to take place at one of its sports grounds.
Casement Park comes under the jurisdiction of the GAA's Antrim County Board and it is understood it did not object to the rally.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/northern_ireland/5306910.stm   (425 words)

  
 News | Telegraph
THE new MP for South Antrim, the Democratic Unionist William McCrea, has made 27 record albums of country and western gospel music during his 32-year political career.
Born in Stewartstown, County Tyrone, on Aug 6, 1948, Mr McCrea first became involved with the DUP after a protest rally in Armagh in 1968.
He was ordained as a Free Presbyterian minister and joined a number of young clergymen, some of whom followed their leader into unionist politics.
www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2000/09/23/nuls223.xml   (471 words)

  
 Web Design County Antrim - County Antrim Web Designers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
We have designed hundreds of web sites for businesses throughout County Antrim, the UK and Europe, all hosted on super-fast servers with ultra-reliable connections.
For those of you who prefer to get on with running your business, whilst we get on with building and maintaining your web site in County Antrim, be assured that as business owners ourselves we will take up as little of your valuable time as possible.
Although many believe he was taken to live in Mount Slemish in County Antrim, it is more likely that he was held in County Mayo near Killala.
www.xl-2.net /Counties/web_design_county_antrim.html   (1063 words)

  
 Antrim entertainment guide
Within its boundaries lie a modern spacious Visitors Centre, a charming Walled Garden containing its own unique "History of Time", a mind testing MAZE and, discretely tucked away a fully serviced Caravan Park considered by many to be the best in the province.
Add a fun filled Activity Centre and a nine hole, par 3 golf course and Carnfunnock is the recipe for a blend of natural and man made entertainments sure to enthral all ages and tastes.
Why the fair should be held at the end of August rather than at the beginning, Lammas Day being 1st August, is uncertain, but it is thought that this may well have been due to the late harvest in the district.
www.countyantrim.com /Antrim_entertainment.htm   (1009 words)

  
 County Antrim TOURIST ATTRACTIONS - Tourist Net UK Guide
Situated on the beautiful Antrim Coast, in an area of outstanding natural beauty, Carnfunnock offers spectacular views of the surrounding area and shoreline.
This well-known precarious rope bridge that crosses an 80-foot deep chasm is a popular attraction for all ages, run by The National Trust.
Situated at the head of one of the famous Glens of Antrim, this Forest Park has as its main attraction a spectacular Glen walk which has been attracting tourists since the end of the 19th century.
www.touristnetuk.com /Ni/Antrim/attractions/attractions.htm   (1205 words)

  
 Articles - The Troubles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Resistance to this policy among republican prisoners led to over 500 of them in the Maze prison going on the blanket protest and the dirty protest.
Most killings took place within Northern Ireland, especially Belfast, although surrounding counties and the rest of the British Isles were also affected.
Similarly, certain regions, notably the Portadown area and north county Antrim area are known for their intransigent unioinsit or loyalist politics.
www.zdiamond.net /articles/The_Troubles   (4004 words)

  
 Larne - VisitBritain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Larne is the start of the famous and very beautiful A2 coastal route, giving the tourist access to some of the most beautiful scenery in the world.
One of the most modern roll on/roll off ferry ports in the United Kingdom, Larne makes an ideal base from which to explore the beautiful countryside of County Antrim.
The Borough boasts two of the famous nine glens of Antrim - Glenarm and Glencloy. Carnfunnock Country Park is a magnificent attraction comprising of country walks, a maze, nine hole par three golf course, children's activity centre, camping and caravan park, time garden and collection of sundials.
www.visitbritain.com /vb3-cs-CZ/destinationguides/Northern_Ireland/Destinations/larne.aspx   (192 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | GAA accused over rally at ground
The rally will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the hunger strikes at the Maze prison in which 10 IRA and INLA prisoners died.
Casement Park comes under the jurisdiction of the GAA's Antrim County Board and it is understood it has not objected to the rally.
The chairman of Antrim County Board, Dr John McSparran, was invited by BBC Northern Ireland Radio Ulster to talk about the matter, but he declined.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/northern_ireland/5235220.stm   (474 words)

  
 News | Telegraph
JOHNNY "Mad Dog" Adair, the leader of the Ulster Freedom Fighters whose release from the Maze prison sparked a violent loyalist feud on the streets of Belfast, was back in jail last night.
He was seized at his home in the Lower Shankill estate amid token resistance from his supporters and members of 'C' Company, the west Belfast brigade of the UFF, which he ran.
An Army helicopter landed nearby and he was then flown directly to Maghaberry prison, County Antrim.
www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2000/08/23/nuls23.xml   (576 words)

  
 Maze Station Hotel, Lisburn, County Antrim
Maze Station Hotel, Lisburn, County Antrim, dispenses Real Ales.
If you are seeing this page it is because you are interested in Maze Station Hotel, Lisburn, County Antrim.
If you are going to Maze Station Hotel, Lisburn, County Antrim tell the landlord where you found them and if they sign up you can get a £10 note in the post (no tax to pay).
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 Britain's Castles - Lay Siege To A Castle Near You! - 24 Hour Museum - official guide to UK museums, ...
Visit the Barbican House Museum to learn the story of the castle and the town of Lewes through a sound and light show based on a scale model of the town.
Its three-metre thick walls and maze of rooms and passageways feature a dizzying spiral staircase that leads to a 30-metre-high rooftop.
It is just one of many tales that mingle with local legends and ghost stories making this an essential stopping off point for all those who revel in the romantic notion of the castle siege and the impregnable and inhospitable fortification.
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 the TRAVEL job - Luxury Retail Travel Consultant jobs in County Antrim - Search Luxury Retail Travel Consultant jobs ...
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Also, to help you to be recruited for Luxury Retail Travel Consultant vacancies in County Antrim, you may wish to add your up to date CV into your account, as recruiters will search the Tip Top Job CV database to look for relevant jobseekers for their vacancies.
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 ireland.com - The Irish Times - sport
As the GAA season prepares to come crawling out of hibernation it's a case of out with the old and in with the new for many county panels - with a share of recalls thrown in.
Tom Mullins is looking forward to getting Asian Maze back into action after her disappointing showing in the Hatton's Grace Hurdle. p
In the latest rankings, issued yesterday by the International Equestrian Federation, Co Antrim born Kürten is just 48 points behind Germany's Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, who snatched Kürten's leading lady rider crown in November p
www.ireland.com /newspaper/sport/2007/0104/index.html   (1014 words)

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