River Main (County Antrim)

River Main
River Main viewed upstream from the Slaght Bridge
Native name	An Mhean
Other name(s)	River Maine
Etymology	From Abhainn Mhaighin, "river of the plain"
Country	Ireland
Cities	Ballymena, Randalstown, Cullybackey
Basin
Main source	Glenariff
River mouth	North Channel via Lough Neagh and Lower Bann
River system	Bann
Physical characteristics
Length	55 kilometres (34 mi)
Discharge	Average rate: 15.4 m³/s (540 cu ft/s)
Features
Tributaries	Left: Kellswater, Braid River

The River Main or Maine (Irish: An Mhean^[1]) is a river in Northern Ireland, flowing through County Antrim.^[2]

Former Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Terence O'Neill took the title "Baron O'Neill of the Maine" when he was made a life peer.

Course

The River Main rises in the Glens of Antrim, flowing through Ballymena and Randalstown before entering Lough Neagh.

The River Main is a noted salmon and trout fishery.^[3]

Rivers of Ireland

List

Flowing north	Bann Bush Foyle Roe

Flowing to the Irish Sea	Avoca Boyne Camac Castletown Dargle Dodder Fane Lagan Liffey Naniken Newry Poddle Quoile Santry Slaney Tolka Vartry

Flowing to the Celtic Sea	Bandon Blackwater Lee Mahon The Three Sisters Barrow Nore Suir

Flowing to the Atlantic	Clare Corrib Erne Eske Feale Ferta Moy Robe Shannon Swilly

Tributaries of the Shannon	Abbey River Boyle River Brosna Deel Fergus Inny Maigue Mulkear River Nenagh River Suck

River names in italics indicate rivers which are partially or wholly in Northern Ireland, with the rest being wholly in the Republic of Ireland

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