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1199:Kellswater
1129:Drains Bay
1099:Cushendall
1074:Cloghmills
1059:Carncastle
1044:Capecastle
1024:Bendooragh
994:Ballylinny
989:Ballygally
979:Ballycarry
944:Aldergrove
929:Aghagallon
888:Ballymoney
878:Ballyclare
803:Places in
747:54°48′36″N
729:16 October
640:16 October
565:References
205:Population
93:newspapers
1666:Kilconway
1558:Lough Beg
1523:Fair Head
1491:Landforms
1477:Tobergill
1467:Rathcoole
1462:Monkstown
1412:Dunamuggy
1407:Carnmoney
1377:Artiforty
1369:Townlands
1359:Whitehead
1354:Waterfoot
1334:Stranocum
1319:Roughfort
1314:Rasharkin
1279:Mounthill
1274:Moss-side
1269:Monkstown
1229:Lurganure
1174:Gracehill
1114:Derrymore
1104:Cushendun
1064:Carnlough
1039:Bushmills
1019:Balnamore
999:Ballynure
974:Ballybogy
969:Ballintoy
883:Ballymena
750:6°13′12″W
533:Transport
529:started.
498:medieval
487:con doire
444:Ballymena
325:Ambulance
279:BALLYMENA
275:Post town
1734:Category
1608:Baronies
1513:Cavehill
1417:Dunmurry
1294:Parkgate
1259:Milltown
1254:Millbank
1249:Mill Bay
1219:Longkesh
1124:Donegore
1014:Ballyvoy
939:Ahoghill
922:Villages
908:Portrush
701:24 April
593:30 April
553:See also
518:and the
477:Toponymy
215:District
1578:Slemish
1442:Kilroot
1387:Barmeen
1209:Killead
1189:Groggan
1159:Glenavy
1154:Glenarm
1139:Dundrod
1134:Dunadry
1109:Dervock
1089:Crumlin
934:Aghalee
838:Lisburn
832:Belfast
656:"Kells"
493:History
440:village
406:54°49′N
251:Country
107:scholar
1447:Lambeg
1329:Straid
1164:Glenoe
1144:Dunloy
1049:Cargan
1034:Buckna
868:Antrim
840:(part)
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824:Cities
456:Connor
409:6°13′W
395:Antrim
301:Police
233:County
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1518:Divis
1472:Solar
1344:Toome
1169:Glynn
1119:Doagh
1069:Clogh
949:Armoy
898:Larne
860:Towns
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506:, an
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438:is a
436:Kells
114:JSTOR
100:books
1641:Cary
731:2007
703:2017
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620:2024
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