County Antrim
County Antrim is one of the six counties of Ulster in Northern Ireland. It's named for its former county town of Antrim but is no longer a unit of local government, being divided into five Districts.Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Belfast and Giant’s Causeway.
Belfast
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Belfast is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland. Most of it historically lay in County Antrim west of the River Lagan, with about a third on the east bank in County Down, but it's always been governed as a separate metropolis, with a population in 2024 of about 671,000.
Giant’s Causeway
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The Giant's Causeway is a spectacular series of rock formations on the north coast of Northern Ireland. The main site stretches for 2-3 miles, with some 40,000 basalt columns rising out of the sea.
Lisburn
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Lisburn is a market town traditionally in County Antrim north of the River Lagan; a small part lies south of the river in County Down. The counties of Northern Ireland are no longer units of governance so since 2015 it's been within the "super-district" of Lisburn and Castlereagh.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Ballymena and Larne.
Ballymena
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Ballymena is a town historically in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. These counties have been abolished and the town is now part of the Borough of Mid and East Antrim.
Larne
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Larne is a port in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The main reason to come is for the ferry link from Scotland, but the town is close to the Antrim Glens.
Rathlin Island
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Rathlin Island is an island historically part of County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Those counties have been abolished so it's now part of Causeway Coast and Glens District; it's Northern Ireland's only inhabited offshore island, with a population of 141 in 2021.
Antrim
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Antrim is the historic county town of County Antrim in Northern Ireland. These counties are no longer units of government so since 2015 it's been within the Borough of Antrim and Newtownabbey.
Carrickfergus
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Carrickfergus is a town 12 miles northeast of Belfast, historically in County Antrim, with a population in 2021 of 28,000. Its main attraction is the sturdy 12th-century Norman castle.
Newtownabbey
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Newtownabbey is a district just north of Belfast. It's short of tourist sights and facilities, and you'd only come here for business or to attend the university.
Ballycastle
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Ballycastle is a small fishing port and beach resort, historically in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Those counties have been abolished so the town is now in Causeway Coast and Glens District, and in 2011 had a population of 5237.
Bushmills
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Bushmills is a village historically in County Antrim, near the coast 60 miles north of Belfast. These counties have been abolished so it's now part of Causeway Coast and Glens District, and in 2011 had a population of 1295.
Ballymoney
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Ballymoney is a town historically in County Antrim in Northern Ireland; those counties have been abolished and it's now part of Causeway Coast and Glens District.
Portrush
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Portrush is a resort town on the north coast of Northern Ireland, historically within County Antrim. The council area is Causeway Coast and Glens District.
Cushendall
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Cushendall is a village historically in County Antrim in Northern Ireland; those counties have been abolished and it's now part of Causeway Coast and Glens District, with a population of 1363 in 2006.
Dunmurry
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Dunmurry is a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. While it is not particularly touristy, there is a selection of things to do and can be a good place to stop for a laid back day of a trip.
County Antrim
- Type: Locality with 616,000 residents
- Description: county of Northern Ireland
- Also known as: “Antrim”, “Co Antrim”, “Co. Antrim”, and “County of Antrim”
- Neighbors: County Armagh, County Down, County Londonderry, and County Tyrone
- Categories: county of Northern Ireland and historic county of the United Kingdom
- Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“County Antrim” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقاطعة أنترم”
- Arabic: “مقاطعه أنترم”
- Aragonese: “Condato d’Antrim”
- Aragonese: “Condau d’Aontroim”
- Armenian: “Անտրիմ”
- Asturian: “Condáu d’Antrim”
- Azerbaijani: “Antrim”
- Basque: “Antrim konderria”
- Basque: “Antrimeko konderria”
- Belarusian: “Антрым”
- Belarusian: “графства Антрым”
- Belarusian: “Графства Антрым”
- Bengali: “এন্ট্রিম কাউন্টি”
- Breton: “Kontelezh Antrim”
- Breton: “Kontelezh Aontroim”
- Bulgarian: “Антрим”
- Catalan: “Comtat d’Antrim”
- Central Kurdish: “کاونتی ئەنتریم”
- Chinese: “安特里姆郡”
- Czech: “Antrim”
- Czech: “Contae Aontroma”
- Czech: “Coontie Antrim”
- Czech: “Countie Antrim”
- Czech: “County Antrim”
- Czech: “Hrabství Antrim”
- Danish: “County Antrim”
- Dutch: “County Antrim”
- Esperanto: “Contae Aontroma”
- Esperanto: “County Antrim”
- Esperanto: “Graflando Antrim”
- Esperanto: “Graflando Aontroim”
- Finnish: “Antrim”
- Finnish: “Antrimin kreivikunta”
- French: “Comte d’Antrim”
- French: “comté d’Antrim”
- French: “Comté d’Antrim”
- Galician: “Condado de Antrim”
- Georgian: “ანტრიმის საგრაფო”
- German: “Antrim”
- German: “County Antrim”
- Greek: “κομητεία Άντριμ”
- Gujarati: “કાઉન્ટી ઍન્ટ્રિમ”
- Hebrew: “מחוז אנטרים”
- Hindi: “एंट्रीम काउंटी”
- Hungarian: “Antrim”
- Irish: “Aontrama”
- Irish: “Aontroim”
- Irish: “Aontroma”
- Irish: “Co. Aontroma”
- Irish: “Contae Aontroma”
- Italian: “Antrim”
- Italian: “Contea Antrim”
- Italian: “Contea dell’Antrim”
- Italian: “Contea di Antrim”
- Italian: “County Antrim”
- Japanese: “アントリム県”
- Kannada: “ಕೌಂಟಿ ಅಂಟ್ರಿಮ್”
- Korean: “앤트림주”
- Kurdish: “Antrim”
- Kurdish: “County Antrim”
- Latin: “Comitatus Antrimensis”
- Lithuanian: “Antrimo grafystė”
- Macedonian: “Антрим”
- Manx: “Coontae Aontrym”
- Manx: “Coontae Aontryma”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Antrim”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “County Antrim”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Contae Aontroma”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “County Antrim”
- Norwegian: “Antrim”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Antrimscīr/gw”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Antrimscir”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Antrimscīr”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Antrimsċīr”
- Persian: “شهرستان انتریم”
- Polish: “Antrim”
- Portuguese: “Antrim”
- Portuguese: “Condado de Antrim”
- Romanian: “Comitatul Antrim”
- Russian: “Antrim”
- Russian: “Антрим”
- Russian: “Графство Антрим”
- Scots: “Coontie Antrim”
- Scots: “Coonty Antrim”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Contae Aontroma”
- Serbian: “Antrim”
- Serbian: “Антрим”
- Slovak: “Antrim”
- Slovak: “Contae Aontroma”
- Slovak: “County Antrim”
- Slovak: “Grófstvo Antrim”
- Slovenian: “County Antrim”
- Slovenian: “Grofija Antrim”
- Slovenian: “Okrožje Antrim”
- Spanish: “Condado de Antrim”
- Swedish: “Antrim”
- Swedish: “County Antrim”
- Tajik: “Vilojati Antrim”
- Tajik: “Вилояти Антрим”
- Tamil: “கவுண்டி அன்ரிம்”
- Telugu: “కౌంటీ ఆంట్రిమ్”
- Thai: “เทศมณฑลแอนทริม”
- Turkish: “Antrim Kontluğu”
- Ukrainian: “Антрім”
- Urdu: “کاؤنٹی انٹریم”
- Venetian: “Antrim”
- Welsh: “County Antrim”
- Welsh: “Swydd Antrim”
- Western Panjabi: “اینٹرم”
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