Ireland

County Antrim

County Antrim, or Aontroim in Irish, is located on the north-east shore of Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland. It has beautiful rugged landscape and is home to the World Heritage Site, Giant’s Causeway. Our county town is Antrim town and we have a population of approximately 618,108.

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1044 Group Members 635 Ancestors 6 Buildings 20 Timeline Events

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Ancestors from Antrim

Find out about people who lived in Antrim and their descendants.

Andrew Blair

Antrim DOB: 1st January 1864

George Shannon

Ardclinis (Antrim) +others Antrim DOB: 1st January 1837

Eliza Stewart

Ardclinis (Antrim) +others Antrim DOB: 1st January 1834

Charles Boyd

Island Magee (Antrim) +others Antrim DOB: 1st January 1798

Buildings from Antrim

Locate buildings around Antrim and discover who lived and worked there.

Abbeylands, estate of the McCalmont family. Andrew Boyd was a Land Steward for the McCalmonts. — Abbeylands, Whiteabbey

I’m not sure what it is now but once it was the Montford farm where my great grandfather lived. — Montford Farm

Muckamore Presbyterian Church 1841 (demolished 2006)

Wallburn Cottage home of Samuel Armstrong RUSSELL — Wallburn Cottage

Timeline from Antrim

Read about the big and small events that shaped the heritage of Antrim.

Robert Curran, Sr. of Portaferry, Co. Down (approx. 1806-1871), wife Catherine (c. 1799-1879, their son Capt. Robert Curran, Jr. of Portaferry, Co. Down (approx. 1836-1890)

1st Jan 1840

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Antrim Message Board

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Antrim Local Guide

Find more information about visiting Antrim and the local amenities that are available to you.

A Wistful Eye - The Tragedy of a Titanic Shipwright

Antrim +others Laois

Campbell Last Name: Meaning and Origin

Armagh +others Antrim Derry Donegal Tyrone

Johnston Last Name: Meaning and Origin

Antrim +others Fermanagh