Artibrannan

Human settlement in Northern Ireland

County Antrim

CountryNorthern IrelandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPolice Northern Ireland Fire Northern Ireland Ambulance Northern Ireland

List of places: UK; Northern Ireland; Antrim

54°53′6.259″N 6°19′10.718″W / 54.88507194°N 6.31964389°W / 54.88507194; -6.31964389

Artibrannan is a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near Ballymena. It is situated in the historic barony of Toome Lower and the civil parishes of Ahoghill (by 1851) and Craigs (by 1891) and covers an area of 112 acres.^[1]^[2]

The name derives from the Irish: Ard tigh(e) Branain (height (or hill) of Branans) or Ard-tighe-Breannain (the height of Brennan's house).^[3]

The population of the townland decreased during the 19th century:^[4]^[5]

Year	1841	1851	1861	1871	1881	1891
Population	76	99	75	84	58	47
Houses	13	18	15	14	13	9

References

^ "Artibrannan". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
^ "Parish of Craigs". PRONI. Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
^ "Artibrannan". Place Names NI. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
^ "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
^ "Census of Ireland 1891". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 12 May 2013.