Braid River

The Braid River (Irish: Abhainn na Brád)[1] is a river in the borough of Mid and East Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

[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.

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