Artibrannan

Artibrannan
Artibrannan is located in Northern Ireland
Artibrannan
Artibrannan
Location within Northern Ireland
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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UK
Northern Ireland
Antrim
54°53′6.259″N 6°19′10.718″W / 54.88507194°N 6.31964389°W / 54.88507194; -6.31964389

Artibrannan is a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near Ballymena. It is situated in the historic barony of Toome Lower and the civil parishes of Ahoghill (by 1851) and Craigs (by 1891) and covers an area of 112 acres.[1][2]

The name derives from the Irish: Ard tigh(e) Branain (height (or hill) of Branans) or Ard-tighe-Breannain (the height of Brennan's house).[3]

The population of the townland decreased during the 19th century:[4][5]

Year 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891
Population 76 99 75 84 58 47
Houses 13 18 15 14 13 9
  1. ^ "Artibrannan". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Parish of Craigs". PRONI. Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Artibrannan". Place Names NI. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Census of Ireland 1891". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 12 May 2013.