Ballyclare
Coordinates: 54 ° 45 ′ N , 6 ° 0 ′ W
 
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Location in Northern Ireland
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Ballyclare ( Irish Bealach Cláir ) is a small town in historic County Antrim , Northern Ireland . The city belonged to the disbanded District Newtownabbey and has been part of the District Antrim and Newtownabbey since 2015 .
It is located in the Six Mile Valley 20 km north of Belfast near the E 01 to Larne . The population was determined in the 2011 Census to be 9919 people and has increased by more than 50% since 1981 (6159 people).
Ballyclare is known for the May Fair , the annual festival week in May, as well as for trout fishing and chainreactioncycles mail order bicycle business .
The ancestors of Mark Twain and Sam Houston immigrated to the New World from here. Jonathan Swift preached here.
Ballyclare had a strong paper industry in the 19th century .
Personalities
- Steve Aiken (* 1962), politician (Ulster Unionist Party)
- Tommy Wright (born 1963), soccer player
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ballyclare on citypopulation.de, accessed December 22, 2019