The Braid River is a
river in the borough of
Mid and East Antrim,
County Antrim,
Northern Ireland. It is a
tributary to the
River Main. Historically, the valley in which the river flows divided the boundaries between the
parishes
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...
of
Skerry and
Rathcavan in the 19th century.
Flowing in a south-easterly direction for the entirety of its course, the river rises in the Antrim Hills and follows the
A42 road through
Broughshane to
Ballygarvey
In Ireland Counties are divided into Civil Parishes and Parishes are further divided into townlands. The following is a list of townlands in County Antrim, Northern Ireland:
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Acravally, Aganlane (also known as Parkmore), Aghaboy ...
; it then flows through
Ballymena
Ballymena ( ; from ga, an Baile Meánach , meaning 'the middle townland') is a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is part of the Borough of Mid and East Antrim.
The town is built on land given to the Adair family by King Charles I i ...
before flowing into the River Main near the Tullaghgarley
townland.
On 10 February 2018, a five-year-old boy died after falling into the river and being swept four miles downstream. He died in hospital.
References
Rivers of Northern Ireland
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