Portglenone | |
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Portglenone's main street | |
Location within Northern Ireland | |
Population | 1,174 (2011 Census) |
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County | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BALLYMENA |
Postcode district | BT44 |
Dialling code | 028 |
UK Parliament | |
NI Assembly | |
Portglenone (from Irish: Port Chluain Eoghain [ˈpˠɔɾˠt̪ˠ ˌxlˠuənʲ ˈoːənʲ], meaning 'landing place of Eoghan's meadow')[2] is a village and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies 8.5 miles (14 km) west of Ballymena. It had a population of 1,174 people in the 2011 Census.[3] Portglenone is beside the smaller village of Glenone (in County Londonderry), from which it is separated by the River Bann.