town of Ireland, county Antrim, on the Braid, an affluent of the Maine, two miles above their junction. It is 33 miles N.N.W. of Belfast, with which it is connected by railway. The town owes its prosperity chiefly to its linen trade, which gives employment to the greater part of the inhabitants. It has a parish church, several chapels and schools, a market-house, distillery, and several branch banks. Pop. in 1851, including Hanyville in the suburbs, 6493.