Editing County Antrim

{{Short description|Historic Northern Ireland county}}
{{about||the county in the United States|Antrim County, Michigan}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = County Antrim
| official_name      = 
| native_name        = {{native name|ga|Contae Aontroma}}<br /> {{lang|sco-ulster|Coontie Antrìm}} ([[Ulster Scots dialect|Ulster-Scots]])
| settlement_type    = [[Counties of Ireland|County]]
| image_shield       = Antrim arms.svg
| shield_size        = 100px
| nickname           = The [[Glens of Antrim|Glens]] County
| motto              = {{lang|la|Per angusta ad augusta}}{{spaces|2}}([[Latin language|Latin]])<br />"Through Trial to Triumphs"
| image_map          = Island of Ireland location map Antrim.svg
| coordinates        = {{Coord|54.865|N|6.280|W|display=inline,title}}
| area_total_km2     = 3086
| area_rank          = [[List of Irish counties by area|9th]]
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="census1971summary">{{cite book |author=Northern Ireland General Register Office |title=Census of Population 1971; Summary Tables |url=https://www.nisra.gov.uk/sites/nisra.gov.uk/files/publications/1971-census-summary-tables.pdf#page=21 |format=PDF |location=Belfast |publisher=HMSO |access-date=28 August 2019 |page=1 |chapter=Table 1: Area, Buildings for Habitation and Population, 1971 |date=1975 |archive-date=23 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723205332/https://www.nisra.gov.uk/sites/nisra.gov.uk/files/publications/1971-census-summary-tables.pdf#page=21 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| seat_type          = [[County town#Historic counties of Northern Ireland|County town]]
| seat               = [[Antrim, County Antrim|Antrim]]
| population         = 651321
| population_rank    = [[List of Irish counties by population|2nd]]
| population_as_of   = 2021
| subdivision_type   = [[sovereign state|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United Kingdom
| established_title  = Established
| subdivision_type1  = [[Administrative geography of the United Kingdom|Region]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Northern Ireland]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Provinces of Ireland|Province]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Ulster]]
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| elevation_max_m    = 551
| elevation_max_point = [[Trostan]]
| timezone           = [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
| utc_offset         = ±0
| timezone_DST       = [[British Summer Time|BST]]
| utc_offset_DST     = +1
| website            =
| postal_code_type   = [[List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom|Postcode area]]
| postal_code        = [[BT postcode area|BT]]
| established_date   = {{circa|1400}}
| footnotes          = {{lang|ga|Contae Aontroma}} is the Irish name; {{lang|sco|Coontie Antrìm}},<ref>[http://www.doeni.gov.uk/niea/bonamargyfriaryus.pdf Bonamargy Friary Guide] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830193413/http://www.doeni.gov.uk/niea/bonamargyfriaryus.pdf |date=30 August 2011 }} Department of the Environment.</ref> {{lang|sco|Countie Antrim}},<ref>[http://www.northsouthministerialcouncil.org/nsmc_annual_report_2004_-_uslter_scots-2.pdf North-South Ministerial Council: 2004 Annual Report in Ulster Scots] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902235901/http://www.northsouthministerialcouncil.org/nsmc_annual_report_2004_-_uslter_scots-2.pdf |date=2 September 2012 }}</ref> {{lang|sco|Coontie Anthrim}}<ref>[http://www.tourismireland.com/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?guid=c207aad1-691e-42c4-a3af-bcd870f62676 2008 annual report in Ulster-Scots] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703065912/http://www.tourismireland.com/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?guid=c207aad1-691e-42c4-a3af-bcd870f62676 |date=3 July 2013 }} Tourism Ireland.</ref> and {{lang|sco|Coonty Entrim}}<ref>[http://www.ulsterscotsagency.com/ulster-scots-publications/the-ulster-scot/magazine/62/june-2011/ ''The Ulster-Scot'', June 2011] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901151720/http://www.ulsterscotsagency.com/ulster-scots-publications/the-ulster-scot/magazine/62/june-2011/ |date=1 September 2011 }} Charlie 'Tha Poocher' Rennals.</ref> are [[Ulster Scots dialects|Ulster-Scots]] names.
}}
'''County Antrim''' (named after the town of [[Antrim, County Antrim|Antrim]], {{Irish derived place name|Aontroim|lone ridge}})<ref>[http://www.ulsterplacenames.org/PDF%20Files/Postal%20Towns%20-%20Bailte%20Poist.pdf Postal Towns/Bailte Poist] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207025728/http://www.ulsterplacenames.org/PDF%20Files/Postal%20Towns%20-%20Bailte%20Poist.pdf |date=7 February 2012 }}, Northern Ireland Place-name Project. [[Queen's University Belfast]]. Retrieved 8 March 2012.</ref> is one of the six [[counties of Northern Ireland]], located within the historic [[Provinces of Ireland|province]] of [[Ulster]]. Adjoined to the north-east shore of [[Lough Neagh]], the county covers an area of {{convert|3086|km2}} and has a population of 651,321,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Get data for your table {{!}} NISRA Flexible Table Builder |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=COUNTY_NI&~COUNTY_NI=1 |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=build.nisra.gov.uk |archive-date=19 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719013408/https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=COUNTY_NI&~COUNTY_NI=1 |url-status=live}}</ref> as of the [[2021 United Kingdom census|2021 census]]. County Antrim has a population density of 211 people per square kilometre or 546 people per square mile.<ref>Divide the population of County Antrim (618,108) by the area (3086 km2)</ref> It is also one of the thirty-two traditional [[Counties of Ireland|counties]] of [[Ireland]].

The [[Glens of Antrim]] offer isolated rugged landscapes, the [[Giant's Causeway]] is a unique landscape and a UNESCO [[World Heritage Site]], [[Bushmills, County Antrim|Bushmills]] produces whiskey, and [[Portrush]] is a popular seaside resort and night-life area. The majority of [[Belfast]], the capital city of Northern Ireland, is in County Antrim, with the remainder being in [[County Down]].

According to the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001]], [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011]], and [[United Kingdom Census 2021|2021 censuses]] it is currently one of only two counties of the island of Ireland in which a plurality or majority of the population are from a [[Protestant]] background. The other is [[County Down]] to the south.

==Geography==
[[File:Glendun - geograph.org.uk - 465779.jpg|thumb|[[Glens of Antrim]] at [[Glendun]]]]
[[Image:Fairhead.jpg|thumb|right|[[Fair Head]] seen from [[Ballycastle, County Antrim|Ballycastle]]]]
[[File:Giant's Causeway (13).JPG|thumb|Columnar [[basalt]] at [[Giant's Causeway]]]]
[[Image:Larne Harbour from Inver.jpg|thumb|[[Larne]] Harbour]]

A large portion of Antrim is hilly, especially in the east, where the highest elevations are attained. The range runs north and south, and, following this direction, the highest points are Knocklayd {{cvt|514|m|ft|-1}}, [[Slieveanorra Forest|Slieveanorra]] {{cvt|508|m|ft|-1}}, [[Trostan]] {{cvt|550|m|ft|-1}}, [[Slemish]] {{cvt|437|m|ft|-1}}, Agnew's Hill {{cvt|474|m|ft|-1}} and [[Divis]] {{cvt|478|m|ft|-1}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mountain Views |publisher=Simon Stewart |url=http://mountainviews.ie/mv/index.php?ids=summit_view&mtnindex=361 |access-date=30 August 2010 |archive-date=11 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111033552/http://mountainviews.ie/mv/index.php?ids=summit_view&mtnindex=361 |url-status=live}}</ref> The inland slope is gradual, but on the northern shore the range terminates in abrupt and almost perpendicular declivities, and here, consequently, some of the finest coast scenery in the world is found, widely differing, with its unbroken lines of cliffs, from the indented coast-line of the west. The most remarkable cliffs are those formed of perpendicular basaltic columns, extending for many miles, and most strikingly displayed in [[Fair Head]] and the celebrated [[Giant's Causeway]]. From the eastern coast the hills rise instantly but less abruptly, and the indentations are wider and deeper. On both coasts there are several resort towns, including [[Portrush]] (with well-known golf links), [[Portballintrae]] and [[Ballycastle, County Antrim|Ballycastle]]; on the east [[Cushendun]], [[Cushendall]] and [[Waterfoot, County Antrim|Waterfoot]] on Red Bay, [[Carnlough]] and [[Glenarm]], [[Larne]] on the [[Sea of Moyle]], and [[Whitehead, County Antrim|Whitehead]] on Belfast Lough. All are somewhat exposed to the easterly winds prevalent in spring. The only island of size is the L-shaped [[Rathlin Island]], off Ballycastle, {{cvt|11|km|mi}} in total length by {{cvt|2|km|mi}} maximum breadth, {{cvt|7|km|mi}} from the coast, and of similar basaltic and limestone formation to that of the mainland. It is partially arable, and supports a small population. [[Islandmagee]] is a peninsula separating [[Larne Lough]] from the [[North Channel (British Isles)|North Channel]].<ref name=EB1911>{{EB1911|wstitle=Antrim (county)|volume=2|pages=152–154|inline=1}}</ref>

The valleys of the [[River Bann|Bann]] and [[River Lagan|Lagan]], with the intervening shores of [[Lough Neagh]], form the fertile lowlands. These two rivers, both rising in County Down, are the only ones of importance. The latter flows to Belfast Lough, the former drains Lough Neagh, which is fed by a number of smaller streams. The fisheries of the Bann and of Lough Neagh (especially for [[salmon]] and [[eel]]s) are of value both commercially and to sportsmen, the small town of [[Toome]], at the outflow of the river, being the centre. Immediately below this point lies [[Lough Beg]], the "Small Lake", about {{cvt|4.5|m|ft}} lower than Lough Neagh.<ref name=EB1911/>

==Transport==
County Antrim has a number of air, rail and sea links.

===Airports===
Northern Ireland's main airport, Belfast International Airport, at Aldergrove, is in County Antrim. Belfast International shares its runways with [[RAF Aldergrove|38 Brigade Flying Station Aldergrove]], which otherwise has its own facilities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=VATSIM UK {{!}} Home |url=https://www.vatsim.uk/airports/EGAA |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=www.vatsim.uk |archive-date=2 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702205535/https://www.vatsim.uk/airports/EGAA |url-status=live}}</ref> It is the fifth-largest regional air cargo centre in the UK. There are regular services to Great Britain, Europe and North America.

The region is also served by [[George Best Belfast City Airport]], a mile east of [[Belfast City Centre|Belfast city centre]] on the County Down side of the city, which was renamed in 2006 in honour of [[Association football|footballer]] [[George Best]].

===Rail===
[[Image:Lisburn railway station in 2007.jpg|thumb|Lisburn railway station is on the major rail link between Belfast and Dublin]]
{{See also|:Category:Railway stations in County Antrim}}
The main [[Translink (Northern Ireland)|Translink]] [[Northern Ireland Railways]] routes are the major line between Belfast, Antrim, [[Ballymena]], [[Coleraine]] and [[Derry]], Belfast to [[Carrickfergus]] and [[Larne]], the port for [[Stranraer]] in Scotland and Coleraine to [[Portrush]].

===Sea===
Two of Northern Ireland's main ports are in County Antrim, [[Larne]] and [[Belfast]].

Ferries sail from Larne Harbour to destinations including [[Cairnryan]] in Scotland.

The [[Port of Belfast]] is Northern Ireland's principal maritime gateway, serving the Northern Ireland economy and increasingly that of the [[Republic of Ireland]]. It is a major centre of industry and commerce and has become established as the focus of logistics activity for Northern Ireland. Around two-thirds of Northern Ireland's seaborne trade, and a quarter of that for Ireland as a whole is handled at the port, which receives over 6,000 vessels each year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.belfast-harbour.co.uk/about-us.htm |title=About Us |work=Belfast Harbour |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070529143348/http://www.belfast-harbour.co.uk/about-us.htm |archive-date=29 May 2007}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[2021 United Kingdom census|2021 census]], County Antrim had a population of 651,321,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Get data for your table {{!}} NISRA Flexible Table Builder |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=COUNTY_NI |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=build.nisra.gov.uk |archive-date=19 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719013408/https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=COUNTY_NI |url-status=live}}</ref> making it the most populous county in Northern Ireland, and the second-largest county by population on the [[Counties of Ireland|island of Ireland]], second only to [[County Dublin]].

=== Ethnicity ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Ethnic group (2021 Census)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Get data for Ethnic group (MS-B01) {{!}} NISRA Flexible Table Builder |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=COUNTY_NI&v=ETHNIC_GROUP_INTERMEDIATE&~COUNTY_NI=1 |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=build.nisra.gov.uk |archive-date=19 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719013412/https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=COUNTY_NI&v=ETHNIC_GROUP_INTERMEDIATE&~COUNTY_NI=1 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Get data for your table {{!}} NISRA Flexible Table Builder |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=COUNTY_NI&v=ETHNIC_GROUP_INTERMEDIATE&v=NAT_ID_AGG2&~COUNTY_NI=1 |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=build.nisra.gov.uk |archive-date=19 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719013409/https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=COUNTY_NI&v=ETHNIC_GROUP_INTERMEDIATE&v=NAT_ID_AGG2&~COUNTY_NI=1 |url-status=live}}</ref>
!Ethnic Group
!Number
!(%)
|-
![[White people|White]]: Total
!623,574
!95.74
|-
|White
|622,011
|95.50
|-
|''White: British/Irish/Northern Irish/English/Scottish/Welsh <br>(with or without non-UK or Irish national identities)''
|''600,912''
|''92.26''
|-
|''White: [[Other White|Other]]''
|''21,099''
|''3.24''
|-
|White: [[Irish Travellers|Irish Traveller]]
|569
|0.09
|-
|White: [[Romani people|Roma]]
|994
|0.15
|-
![[Asian people|Asian]] or [[British Asians|Asian British]]: Total
!16,533
!2.54
|-
|Asian/Asian British: [[British Indians|Indian]]
|5,406
|0.83
|-
|Asian/Asian British: [[British Chinese|Chinese]]
|5,149
|0.79
|-
|Asian/Asian British: [[Filipinos in the United Kingdom|Filipino]]
|2,221
|0.34
|-
|Asian/Asian British: [[Arabs|Arab]]
|1,114
|0.17
|-
|Asian/Asian British: [[British Pakistanis|Pakistani]]
|687 
|0.11
|-
|Asian/Asian British: Other Asian
|1,956
|0.30
|-
![[Black people|Black]] or [[Black British people|Black British]]: Total
!4,614
!0.71
|-
|Black/Black British: [[Black British people|Black African]]
|3,961 
|0.61
|-
|Black/Black British: Black Other
|653
|0.10
|-
![[Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)|Mixed]]: Total
!5,253
!0.81
|-
!Other: Any other ethnic group: Total
!1,347
!0.21
|-
!Total
!651,321
!100.00
|}

=== Country of birth ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Country of birth (2021 Census)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Get data for Country of birth - basic detail (MS-A16) {{!}} NISRA Flexible Table Builder |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=COUNTY_NI&v=COB_BASIC&~COUNTY_NI=1 |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=build.nisra.gov.uk |archive-date=19 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719013406/https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=COUNTY_NI&v=COB_BASIC&~COUNTY_NI=1 |url-status=live}}</ref>
!Country of birth
!Number
!(%)
|-
!United Kingdom and Ireland
!605,844
!93.02
|-
|[[Northern Ireland]]
|565,951
|86.89
|-
|[[England]]
|24,451
|3.75
|-
|[[Scotland]]
|6,010
|0.92
|-
|[[Wales]]
|936
|0.14
|-
|[[Republic of Ireland]]
|8,496
|1.30
|-
!Europe
!21,643
!3.32
|-
|[[European Union]]
|20,400
|3.13
|-
|Other non-EU countries
|1,243
|0.19
|-
!Rest of World
!23,833
!3.66
|-
|[[Middle East]] and [[Asia]]
|14,325
|2.20
|-
|[[Africa]]
|4,951
|0.76
|-
|[[North America]], [[Central America]] and [[Caribbean]]
|2,885
|0.44
|-
|[[Antarctica]], [[Oceania]] and Other
|1,061
|0.16
|-
|[[South America]]
|611
|0.09
|-
!Total
!651,321
!100.00
|}

=== Community background and religion ===
{{bar box
|title = Religious Background in Antrim (2021)
|titlebar=#ddd |left1=Religion |right1=Per cent |float=right
|bars =
{{bar percent|[[Protestant]] and Other Christian|Blue|47.0}}
{{bar percent|[[Catholic]]|DarkOrchid|40.1}}
{{bar percent|None|grey|10.8}}
{{bar percent|Other faiths|grey|2.1}}
}}
A traditionally Protestant-majority county since the [[Plantation of Ulster]] by Scottish and English settlers, the 2021 census revealed that those of a Protestant and Other Christian community background were no longer a majority in Antrim, comprising 47.0% of the population,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Get data for Religion or religion brought up in (MS-B23) {{!}} NISRA Flexible Table Builder |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=COUNTY_NI&v=RELIGION_BELONG_TO_OR_BROUGHT_UP_IN_DVO&~COUNTY_NI=1 |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=build.nisra.gov.uk |archive-date=19 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719013407/https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=COUNTY_NI&v=RELIGION_BELONG_TO_OR_BROUGHT_UP_IN_DVO&~COUNTY_NI=1 |url-status=live}}</ref> a sharp decline from 75.2% in 1861.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Changing Distribution of Protestants in Ireland 1861 - 1991 |url=https://www.wesleyjohnston.com/users/ireland/past/protestants_1861_1991.html |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=www.wesleyjohnston.com |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327143910/http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/users/ireland/past/protestants_1861_1991.html |url-status=live}}</ref> This is largely attributable to the rapid increase of the Catholic population, particularly in the city of Belfast, where they now comprise a plurality of the population, and its surrounding [[Belfast metropolitan area|metropolitan area]], as well as [[Immigrant communities in Northern Ireland|immigration]] from other parts of the world following the end of [[The Troubles]] and increasing rates of irreligion.

{| class="wikitable"
|+Religion or religion brought up in (2021 Census)<ref name=":0" />
!Religion or religion brought up in
!Number
!(%)
|-
|Protestant and Other Christian
|306,335
|47.03
|-
|Catholic
|260,867
|40.06
|-
|None (no religion)
|70,629
|10.84
|-
|Other religion
|13,490
|2.07
|-
!Total
!651,321
!100.00
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Religion (2021 Census)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Get data for Religion (MS-B19) {{!}} NISRA Flexible Table Builder |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=COUNTY_NI&v=RELIGION_BELONG_TO_DVO&~COUNTY_NI=1 |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=build.nisra.gov.uk |archive-date=19 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719013407/https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=COUNTY_NI&v=RELIGION_BELONG_TO_DVO&~COUNTY_NI=1 |url-status=live}}</ref>
!Religion
!Number
!(%)
|-
!Christian
!498,196
!76.49
|-
|[[Catholic Church in Ireland|Catholic]]
|237,034
|36.39
|-
|[[Presbyterian Church in Ireland|Presbyterian]]
|127,230
|19.53
|-
|[[Church of Ireland]]
|66,990
|10.29
|-
|[[Methodist Church in Ireland|Methodist]]
|18,286
|2.81
|-
|Other Christian (including Christian related)
|48,656
|7.47
|-
|''Protestant and Other Christian: Total''
|''261,162''
|''40.10''
|-
!Other religions
!12,049
!1.85
|-
!None/not stated
!141,076
!21.66
|-
|No religion
|129,016
|19.81
|-
|Religion not stated
|12,060
|1.85
|-
!Total
!651,321
!100.00
|}

=== National identity ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+National identity (2021 Census)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Get data for National identity (person based) - basic detail (classification 1) (MS-B15) {{!}} NISRA Flexible Table Builder |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=COUNTY_NI&v=NAT_ID_BASIC&~COUNTY_NI=1 |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=build.nisra.gov.uk |archive-date=19 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719013410/https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=COUNTY_NI&v=NAT_ID_BASIC&~COUNTY_NI=1 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=National Identity (Irish) |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=COUNTY_NI&v=NAT_ID_IRISH_AGG3&%7ECOUNTY_NI=1 |website=NISRA |access-date=18 August 2023 |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818085907/https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=COUNTY_NI&v=NAT_ID_IRISH_AGG3&~COUNTY_NI=1 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=National Identity (British) |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=COUNTY_NI&v=NAT_ID_BRITISH&%7ECOUNTY_NI=1 |website=NISRA |access-date=18 August 2023 |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818085912/https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=COUNTY_NI&v=NAT_ID_BRITISH&~COUNTY_NI=1 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=National Identity (Northern Irish) |url=https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=COUNTY_NI&v=NAT_ID_NORTHERN_IRISH_AGG3&%7ECOUNTY_NI=1 |website=NISRA |access-date=18 August 2023 |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818085907/https://build.nisra.gov.uk/en/custom/data?d=PEOPLE&v=COUNTY_NI&v=NAT_ID_NORTHERN_IRISH_AGG3&~COUNTY_NI=1 |url-status=live}}</ref>
!National identity
!Number
!%
|-
|British only
|230,873
|35.45%
|-
|Irish only
|167,425
|25.71%
|-
|Northern Irish only
|121,867
|18.71%
|-
|British and Northern Irish only
|57,822
|8.88%
|-
|Irish and Northern Irish only
|10,341
|1.59%
|-
|British, Irish and Northern Irish only
|9,673
|1.49%
|-
|British and Irish only
|4,142
|0.64%
|-
|Other identity
|49,178
|7.55%
|-
!Total
!651,321
!100.00%
|-
!All Irish identities
!193,538
!29.72%
|-
!All British identities
!308,548
!47.37%
|-
!All Northern Irish identities
!202,615
!31.11%
|}

===Irish language and Ulster Scots===
In the 2021 UK census in County Antrim:
* 12.77% claim to have some knowledge of the Irish language, whilst 3.64% claim to be able to speak, read, write and understand spoken Irish. 2.55% claim to use Irish daily. 0.46% claim that Irish is their main language.
* 12.09% claim to have some knowledge of Ulster Scots, whilst 1.39% claim to be able to speak, read, write and understand spoken Ulster Scots. 2.25% claim to use Ulster Scots daily.

Statistics for 2009–2010 show 1,832 students attending the twelve {{lang|ga|[[Gaelscoil]]eanna}} (Irish language primary schools) and one {{lang|ga|[[Gaelcholáiste]]}} (Irish language secondary school).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gaelscoileanna.ie/assets/Oid-Tr%C3%AD-Mhe%C3%A1n-na-Gaeilge-in-%C3%89irinn-sa-Ghalltacht-09_101.doc |title=Statistics from the national Gaelscoil management body |access-date=9 January 2012 |archive-date=24 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120824205603/http://www.gaelscoileanna.ie/assets/Oid-Tr%C3%AD-Mhe%C3%A1n-na-Gaeilge-in-%C3%89irinn-sa-Ghalltacht-09_101.doc |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Administration==
The county was administered by [[Antrim County Council]] from 1899 until the abolition of county councils in Northern Ireland in 1973.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1972/9/contents |title=Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 |publisher=Legislation.gov.uk |access-date=29 November 2019 |archive-date=30 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030152505/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1972/9/contents |url-status=live}}</ref> The traditional county town is [[Antrim, County Antrim|Antrim]]. More recently, [[Ballymena]] was the seat of county government. From 1973 Northern Ireland was split into [[Districts of Northern Ireland|districts]], which were redrawn in 2015. County Antrim is part of the following districts:
* [[Antrim and Newtownabbey]]
* [[Belfast]]
* [[Causeway Coast and Glens]]
* [[Mid and East Antrim]]
* [[Lisburn and Castlereagh]]
* [[Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon]]

The county contains within it the whole of five [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|parliamentary]] [[constituencies]]:
* [[Belfast North (UK Parliament constituency)|Belfast North]]
* [[Belfast West (UK Parliament constituency)|Belfast West]]
* [[East Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)|East Antrim]]
* [[North Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)|North Antrim]]
* [[South Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)|South Antrim]]

Parts of the following five [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|parliamentary]] [[constituencies]] are also in County Antrim:
* [[Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency)|Belfast East]]{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}
* [[Belfast South (UK Parliament constituency)|Belfast South]]
* [[East Londonderry (UK Parliament constituency)|East Londonderry]]
* [[Lagan Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Lagan Valley]]
* [[Upper Bann (UK Parliament constituency)|Upper Bann]]

==Settlements==

===Cities===
Places with official city status:
* [[Belfast]]
* [[Lisburn]]

===Large towns===
(population of 18,000 or more and under 75,000 at 2001 Census)<ref name="NI">{{cite web |title=Statistical classification of settlements |work=NI Neighbourhood Information Service |url=http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme_towns/statistical%20classification.htm |access-date=23 February 2009 |archive-date=17 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217122433/http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/mapxtreme_towns/statistical%20classification.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Antrim, County Antrim|Antrim]]
* [[Ballymena]]
* [[Carrickfergus]]
* [[Larne]]
* [[Newtownabbey]]

===Medium towns===
(population of 10,000 or more and under 18,000 at 2001 Census)<ref name="NI"/>
* none

===Small towns===
[[File:Ballycastle Harbour - geograph.org.uk - 468327.jpg|thumb|Ballycastle]]
(Population of 4,500 or more and under 10,000 at 2001 Census)<ref name="NI"/>
* [[Ballycastle, County Antrim|Ballycastle]]
* [[Ballyclare]]
* [[Ballymoney]]
* [[Greenisland]]
* [[Jordanstown]]
* [[Portrush]]
* [[Randalstown]]

===Intermediate settlements===
(population of 2,250 or more and under 4,500 at 2001 Census)<ref name="NI"/>
* [[Ahoghill]]
* [[Broughshane]]
* [[Crumlin, County Antrim|Crumlin]]
* [[Cullybackey]]
* [[Whitehead, County Antrim|Whitehead]]

===Villages===
[[Image:Canlough 1.jpg|thumb|Carnlough]]
(Population of 1,000 or more and under 2,250 at 2001 Census)<ref name="NI"/>
* [[Bushmills, County Antrim|Bushmills]]
* [[Carnlough]]
* [[Cloughmills]]
* [[Kilbride, County Antrim|Cogry & Kilbride]]
* [[Cushendall]]
* [[Doagh]]
* [[Dunloy]]
* [[Glenavy]]
* [[Kells, County Antrim|Kells]]
* [[Portglenone]]
* [[Templepatrick]]

===Small villages or hamlets===
(population of less than 1,000 at 2001 Census)<ref name="NI"/>
* [[Aghagallon]]
* [[Aghalee]]
* [[Aldergrove, County Antrim|Aldergrove]]
* [[Armoy, County Antrim|Armoy]]
* [[Ballintoy]]
* [[Ballycarry]]
* [[Ballyeaston]]
* [[Ballygalley]]
* [[Ballynure]]
* [[Boneybefore]]
* [[Cairncastle]]
* [[Carnalbanagh]]
* [[Cargan]]
* [[Cushendun]]
* [[Dervock]]
* [[Glenarm]]
* [[Glynn, County Antrim|Glynn]]
* [[Loughguile]]
* [[Moss-Side, County Antrim|Moss-Side]]
* [[Newtown Crommelin]]
* [[Parkgate, County Antrim|Parkgate]]
* [[Portballintrae]]
* [[Rasharkin]]
* [[Stranocum]]
* [[Toome]]

==Subdivisions==
[[File:Baronies_of_Antrim.jpg|thumb|Baronies of County Antrim]][[File:County_Antrim_Civil_Parish_Map.svg|thumb|Civil parish map of County Antrim]]
'''Baronies'''
{{Main|Barony (Ireland)}}

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Antrim Lower]]
* [[Antrim Upper]]
* [[Belfast Lower]]
* [[Belfast Upper]]
* [[Carrickfergus (barony)|Carrickfergus]]
* [[Cary (barony)|Cary]]
* [[Dunluce Lower]]
* [[Dunluce Upper]]
* [[Glenarm Lower]]
* [[Glenarm Upper]]
* [[Kilconway]]
* [[Massereene Lower]]
* [[Massereene Upper]]
* [[Toome Lower]]
* [[Toome Upper]]
{{div col end}}

'''Parishes'''
{{Main|List of civil parishes of County Antrim}}

'''Townlands'''
{{Main|List of townlands in County Antrim}}

==History==
[[File:Royal Avenue Belfast2.jpg|right|thumb|Royal Avenue, [[Belfast]]. [[Photochrom]] print {{Circa|1890–1900}}.]]
At what date the county of Antrim was formed is not known, but it appears that a certain district bore this name before the reign of [[Edward II of England|Edward II]] (early 14th century), and when the shiring of Ulster was undertaken by Sir [[John Perrot]] in the 16th century, Antrim and Down were already recognised divisions, in contradistinction to the remainder of the province. The earliest known inhabitants were [[Mesolithic]] [[hunter-gatherer]]s of pre-[[Celt]]ic origin.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Prehistoric Archaeology of Ireland |last=Waddell |first=John |year=1998 |publisher=Galway University Press Limited |location=Galway |pages=11–24}}</ref> At the [[Mount Sandel Mesolithic site]] (in Coleraine along the east side of the river Bann) known human habitation there dates to around 7000 BC making it one of the earliest sites in Ireland.<ref>{{cite book |last=Meehan |first=Cary |date=2004 |title=Sacred Ireland |url= |location=Somerset |publisher=Gothic Image Publications |page=176 |isbn=0 906362 43 1 |access-date=}}</ref>  The names of the [[townland]]s or subdivisions, supposed to have been made in the 13th century, are all of Celtic derivation.<ref name=EB1911/>

In ancient times, Antrim was inhabited by a Celtic people called the [[Darini]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Early Irish History and Mythology |last=O'Rahilly |first=Thomas F. |author-link=Thomas F. O'Rahilly |year=1946 |publisher=Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies |location=Dublin |page=7}}</ref> In the early Middle Ages, southern County Antrim was part of the Kingdom of [[Ulster|Ulidia]], ruled by the [[Dál Fiatach]] clans Keenan and MacDonlevy/McDunlavey; the north was part of [[Dál Riada]], which stretched into what is now western Scotland over the Irish Sea. Dál Riada was ruled by the O'Lynch clan, who were [[vassals]] of the Ulidians. Besides the Ulidians and Dál Riada, there were the [[Dál nAraide]] of lower County Antrim, and the [[Cruthin]], who were pre-Gaelic Celts and probably related to the Picts of Britain.<ref>{{cite book |title=Early Irish History and Mythology |last=O'Rahilly |first=Thomas F. |author-link=Thomas F. O'Rahilly |year=1946 |publisher=Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies |location=Dublin |pages=341–352}}</ref> Between the 8th and 11th centuries Antrim was exposed to the inroads of the [[Vikings]].<ref name=EB1911/>

In the late 12th century Antrim became part of the [[Earldom of Ulster]], conquered by [[Anglo-Normans|Anglo-Norman]] invaders. A revival of Gaelic power followed the campaign of [[Edward Bruce]] in 1315, leaving [[Carrickfergus]] as the only significant English stronghold. In the late Middle Ages, Antrim was divided into three parts: northern Clandeboye, the Glynnes and the Route. The [[Cambro-Norman]] [[MacQuillan]]s were powerful in the Route.

A branch of the O'Neills of Tirconnell (modern Tyrone) migrated to Clandeboye in the 14th century, and ruled it for a time from their castle on Lough Neagh. Their family was called Clandeboye O'Neills. Donald Balloch, who succeeded his father John Mor Macdonald, Lord of Dunyvaig and the Glens, married the daughter of Conn O'Neill of the Clandeboye O'Neills sometime after the Battle of Inverlochy. In 1433, Alexander of Islay, Lord of the Isles, joined with his cousin, Donald Balloch, Conn O'Neill of the Clandeboye O'Neills, and Eoghan O'Neill, king of Tirowen (modern Tyrone) to defend against an attack on Antrim by the O'Donnells of Tirconnell. Alexander Macdonald led the attack that was successful, so that the O'Donnells became subject to the O'Neills of Tirowen.<ref>Egan, S. (2018) ''The Early Stewart Kings, the Lordship of the Isles, and Ireland'', c.1371-c.1433. Northern Studies, 49, pp. 61-78.</ref> A [[Gallowglass]] sept, the MacDonnells (they were "Macdonalds" in Scotland), became the most powerful in the Glens in the 15th century.

During the [[Tudor conquest of Ireland|Tudor era]] (16th century) numerous adventurers from Britain attempted to colonise the region; many Scots settled in Antrim around this time.<ref>{{cite book |title=A History of the Town of Belfast |url=https://archive.org/details/historyoftownofb00benn |last=Benn |first=George |author-link=George Benn |year=1877 |publisher=Marcus Ward & Company |location=Belfast |pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyoftownofb00benn/page/21 21] ff}}; ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' (14th edition), '''Antrim'''.</ref> In 1588 the Antrim coast was the scene of one of the 24 wrecks of the [[Spanish Armada in Ireland]]. The Spanish vessel ''[[Girona (ship)|La Girona]]'' was wrecked off Lacana Point, Giant's Causeway in 1588 with the loss of nearly 1,300 lives.<ref name="girona">{{cite web |url=http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/upload/pdf/ACHWS_annual_report_2005.pdf |title=La Girona |work=# Annual Report of the Advisory Committee on Historic Wrecks, 2005 |publisher=Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck Sites |pages=35 |access-date=1 November 2008 |archive-date=14 January 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070114115741/http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/upload/pdf/ACHWS_annual_report_2005.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>

Antrim is divided into sixteen baronies. Lower Antrim, part of Lower Clandeboye, was settled by the sept O'Flynn/O'Lynn. Upper Antrim, part of Lower Clandeboye, was the home of the O'Keevans. Belfast was part of Lower Clandeboye and was held by the O'Neill-Clannaboys. Lower Belfast, Upper Belfast, and Carrickfergus were also part of Lower Clandeboye. Cary was part of the Glynnes; ruled originally by the O'Quinn sept, the MacDonnell galloglasses from Scotland took power here in the late Middle Ages and some of the O'Haras also migrated from [[Connacht|Connaught]]. Upper and Lower [[Dunluce, County Antrim|Dunluce]] were part of the Route, and were ruled by the MacQuillans. Upper and Lower [[Glenarm]] was ruled by the O'Flynn/O'Lynn sept, considered part of the Glynns. In addition to that sept and that of O'Quinn, both of which were native, the Scottish [[Gallowglass]] septs of MacKeown, MacAlister, and MacGee, are found there. Kilconway was originally O'Flynn/O'Lynn territory, but was held by the MacQuillans as part of the Route, and later by the [[gallowglass]] sept of MacNeill. Lower Massereene was part of Lower Clandeboye and was ruled by the O'Flynns and the O'Heircs. Upper Massereene was part of Lower Clandeboye, ruled by the O'Heircs. Upper and Lower Toome, part of the Route, were O'Flynn/O'Lynn territory. Misc was first ruled by the MacQuillans. Later, the Scottish Gallowglass MacDonnells and MacAlisters invaded. The MacDonnells were a branch of the Scottish Clan MacDonald; the MacAlisters traced their origin back to the Irish Colla Uais, eldest of the Three Collas.

[[Islandmagee]] had, besides antiquarian remains, a notoriety as a home of witchcraft, and during the [[Irish Rebellion of 1641]] was the scene of an act of reprisal (for the massacre of [[Protestants]]) against the Catholic population by the Scottish [[Covenanter]] soldiery of [[Carrickfergus]].<ref name=EB1911/>

In 1689 during the [[Williamite War in Ireland]], County Antrim was a centre of Protestant resistance against the rule of the Catholic [[James II of Ireland|James II]]. During the developing crisis James' garrison at [[Carrickfergus]] successfully repulsed an attempt by local Protestants to storm it. After the advance of the [[Irish Army (Kingdom of Ireland)|Irish Army]] under [[Richard Hamilton (officer)|Richard Hamilton]], all of County Antrim was brought under [[Jacobitism|Jacobite]] control. Later in the year a major expedition from England under [[Marshal Schomberg]] landed in [[Belfast Lough]] and successfully [[Siege of Carrickfergus|laid siege to Carrickfergus]]. Having captured most of the largest towns of the area, they then marched southwards towards [[Dundalk Camp|Dundalk]].

===Historic monuments===
[[Image:Dunluce Castle.jpg|thumb|250px|Dunluce Castle.]]
[[Image:Carrickferguscastle.jpg|thumb|250px|Carrickfergus Castle (1177)]]
{{See also|:Category:Castles in County Antrim|l1=Castles in County Antrim}}

The antiquities of the county consist of [[cairn]]s, mounts or forts, remains of ecclesiastical and military structures, and [[Irish round tower|round towers]].

There are three round towers: one at Antrim, one at [[Armoy]], and one on [[Ram's Island, Northern Ireland|Ram's Island]] in Lough Neagh, only that at Antrim being perfect. There are some remains of the ecclesiastic establishments at [[Bonamargy]], where the earls of Antrim are buried, [[Kells, County Antrim|Kells]], Glenarm, [[Glynn, County Antrim|Glynn]], [[Muckamore]] and Whiteabbey.<ref name=EB1911/>

The castle at [[Carrickfergus Castle|Carrickfergus]], dating from the [[Norman invasion of Ireland]], is one of the best preserved medieval structures in Ireland. There are, however, remains of other ancient castles, as [[Olderfleet]], Cam's, [[Shane's Castle|Shane's]], Glenarm, Garron Tower, Red Bay,<ref name=EB1911/> and [[Dunluce Castle]], notable for its dramatic location on a rocky outcrop.

The principal cairns are: one on Colin mountain, near Lisburn; one on [[Slieve True]], near Carrickfergus; and two on Colinward. The [[Dolmen|cromlechs]] most worthy of notice are: one near [[Cairngrainey]], to the north-east of the old road from Belfast to [[Templepatrick]]; the large cromlech at Mount Druid, near [[Ballintoy]]; and one at the northern extremity of Islandmagee. The mounts, forts and entrenchments are very numerous.<ref name=EB1911/>

The natural rock formations of [[Giant's Causeway]] on the Antrim coast are now designated a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]].

===Saint Patrick===
[[Slemish]], about {{convert|8|mi|km|spell=in}} east of Ballymena, is notable as being the scene of [[Saint Patrick|St Patrick's]] early life.<ref name=EB1911/> According to tradition Saint Patrick was a slave for seven years, near the hill of Slemish, until he escaped back to Great Britain.

===Linen===
[[Irish linen|Linen]] manufacturing was previously an important industry in the county. At the time Ireland produced a large amount of [[flax]]. Cotton-spinning by [[Spinning jenny|jennies]] was first introduced to Belfast by industrialists Robert Joy and Thomas M'Cabe in 1777; and twenty-three years later it was estimated that more than 27,000 people were employed in the industry within {{convert|10|mi|km|spell=in}} of Belfast. Women were employed in the working of patterns on [[muslin]].

==Notable residents==
{{more citations needed|date=August 2020}}
* [[James Adair (historian)|James Adair]] (1709–1783), explorer, trader, and historian<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{cite book |title=Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896 |publisher=Marquis Who's Who |location=Chicago |year=1967}}</ref>
* [[John Bodkin Adams]] (1899–1983), general practitioner born in [[Randalstown]] and suspected of killing 163 patients while practising in England<ref>Cullen, Pamela V., "A Stranger in Blood: The Case Files on Dr John Bodkin Adams", London, Elliott & Thompson, 2006, {{ISBN|1-904027-19-9}}</ref>
* [[William Aiken]] (1779–1831), founder of [[South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company]]
* [[Wayne Boyd]] (born 1990), racing driver
* [[Hugh Boyle (bishop of Johannesburg)|Hugh Boyle]] (1897–1986), from [[Dunloy]], Catholic Bishop of Port Elizabeth and of Johannesburg
* [[Joey Dunlop]] (1952–2000), from [[Ballymoney]], five-time World Motorcycle Champion
* [[Caroline Girvan]] (born 1984), fitness trainer and [[YouTuber]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Beecroft |first=Jade |date=9 January 2021 |title=Northern Ireland mum becomes internet sensation with home workouts |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/northern-ireland-mum-becomes-internet-sensation-with-home-workouts/39937922.html |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=[[Belfast Telegraph]]}}</ref>
* [[Conleth Hill]] (born 1964), from [[Ballycastle, County Antrim|Ballycastle]], actor
* [[William Magee Hunter]] (1834–1868), New Zealand soldier, born in County Antrim<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taonga |first=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu |title=Hunter, William Magee |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1h38/hunter-william-magee |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=teara.govt.nz |language=en |archive-date=30 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130004006/https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1h38/hunter-william-magee |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Samuel Kelly (coal merchant)|Samuel Kelly]] (1818–1877), coal merchant and businessman 
* [[John Jamison|Sir John Jamison]] (1776–1844), physician and [[ship's doctor|naval surgeon]] from [[Carrickfergus]] who became a constitutional reformer in [[New South Wales]], Australia
* [[George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney]] (1737–1806), from [[Ballymoney]], first British Ambassador to China
* [[Tony McCoy]] (born 1974), from [[Moneyglass]], jockey
* [[Eva McGown]] (1883–1972), chorister, pioneer, and hostess in Alaska
* [[John O'Kane Murray]] (1847–1885), physician and author<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896"/>
* [[Liam Neeson]] (born 1952), from [[Ballymena]], actor
* [[James Nesbitt]] (born 1965), from [[Broughshane]], lived near [[Coleraine]], actor
* [[Josh Rock]] (born 2001), darts player
* General [[James Steele (British Army officer)|Sir James Steele]] (1894–1975), senior [[British Army]] officer who served in both [[World War I]] and [[World War II]]

==Flora and fauna==
Records of the [[seaweed]]s of County Antrim were brought together and published in 1907 by J. Adams<ref name="Adams 07">'''Adams, J.'''1907. The Seaweeds of the Antrim Coast. ''Scient. Pap. Ulster Fish. Biol. Ass.'' Vol.1: 29 – 37</ref> who notes that the list contains 211 species. Batter's list, of 1902,<ref name="Batters 02">'''Batters, E.A.L.''' 1902. A catalogue of the British marine algae being a list of all the species of seaweed known to occur on the shores of the British Islands, with the localities where they are found. ''J. Bot., Lond.'' '''40''' (suppl.): (2) + 107.</ref> contained 747 species in his catalogue of British marine algae.

Of the freshwater [[alga]]e there are 10 taxa in the [[Charophyta]] ([[Charales]]) recorded from County Antrim: [[Chara aspera var. aspera|''Chara aspera'' var. ''aspera'']]; [[Chara globularis var. globularis|''Chara globularis'' var. ''globularis'']]; [[Chara globularis var. virgata|''Chara globularis'' var. ''virgata'']] ([[Friedrich Traugott Kützing|Kütz.]]) R.D.; [[Chara vulgaris var. vulgaris|''Chara vulgaris'' var. ''vulgaris'']]; [[Chara vulgaris var. contraria|''Chara vulgaris'' var. ''contraria'']] (A. Braun ex Kütz.) J.A.Moore; [[Chara vulgaris var. longibracteata|''Chara vulgaris'' var. ''longibracteata'']] (Kütz.) J. Groves & Bullock-Webster; [[Chara vulgaris var. papillata|''Chara vulgaris'' var. ''papillata'']] Wallr. ex A. Braun; [[Nitella flexilis var. flexilis|''Nitella flexilis'' var. ''flexilis'']]; ''[[Nitella translucens]]'' (Pers.) C.A. Ag. and [[Tolypella nidifica var. glomerata|''Tolypella nidifica'' var. ''glomerata'']] (Desv.) R.D. Wood.<ref>Hackney, P. ed. ''Stewart & Corry's Flora of the North-east of Ireland.'' Third edition Institute of Irish Studies and The Queen's University of Belfast. {{ISBN|0 85389 446 9}}</ref>

==Sport==
{{Further|Antrim GAA}}

==See also==
* [[Abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland#County Antrim|Abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland (County Antrim)]]
* [[List of archaeological sites in County Antrim]]
* [[List of townlands in County Antrim]]
* [[List of civil parishes of County Antrim]]
* [[Lord Lieutenant of Antrim]]
* [[High Sheriff of Antrim]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
{{Wikivoyage}}
* [https://wikishire.co.uk/map/#County_Antrim County Antrim on the interactive map of the counties of Great Britain and Ireland] – Wikishire
* [http://www.libraryireland.com/Atlas/Antrim.php/ County Antrim in 1900]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091031132419/http://thenorthernirelandguide.co.uk/places/co-antrim The Northern Ireland Guide: For information and reviews for locals and tourists alike]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071008212915/http://www.irelandlocal.com/directory/mtree/antrim/ Local Antrim Guide]

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|East = [[Irish Sea]]
|Southwest = [[County Armagh]] [[File:Armagh arms.svg|30px]]
|Centre = County Antrim
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