Braid River Explained

The Braid River (Irish: Abhainn na Brád)^[1] is a river in the borough of Mid and East Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is a tributary to the River Main.^[2] Historically, the valley in which the river flows divided the boundaries between the parishes of Skerry and Rathcavan in the 19th century.^[3]

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; it then flows through Ballymena before flowing into the River Main near the Tullaghgarley townland.^[4]

On 10 February 2018, a five-year-old boy died after falling into the river and being swept four miles downstream.^[5] He died in hospital.^{[6] [7]}

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54.8479°N -6.3144°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Abhainn na Brád/Braid River . 2023-12-09 . logainm.ie . en.
2. Ó Nualláin. Seán. 1983 . Irish Portal Tombs: Topography, Siting and Distribution. The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. 113 . 80. 5 August 2022.
3. Book: Reeves, William. William Reeves (bishop). Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Down, Connor and Dromore, consisting of a Taxation of those Dioceses. 1847. Hodges and Smith. 345. 5 August 2022.
4. Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland. Larne and Ballymena. 1:50,000. Discoverer Series. Land and Property Services. December 2017. 9781905306923.
5. News: Five-year-old boy dies after falling in river in Ballymena. BBC News. 10 February 2018. 5 August 2022.
6. News: McGonagle. Suzanne. Drowning victim's twin says they had gone to 'see the ducks'. The Irish Times. 20 February 2018. 5 August 2022.
7. News: Police appeal over Kayden Fleck final movements - death 'not suspicious'. Belfast Telegraph. 16 February 2018. 5 August 2022.