Artibrannan

Artibrannan
Artibrannan Location within Northern Ireland
County	County Antrim
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
List of places UK Northern Ireland Antrim 54°53′06″N 6°19′11″W / 54.885072°N 6.319644°W / 54.885072; -6.319644

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]