Antrim County (Parliament Of Ireland Constituency)
Coordinates: 54°42′40″N 6°11′46″W / 54.711°N 6.196°W / 54.711; -6.196
| Antrim County Former County constituency |
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| Created | |
| Post-Union | Antrim |
| Type | Irish House of Commons |
Antrim County was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.
Following the Act of Union 1800 the constituency became Antrim (UK Parliament constituency).
Read more about Antrim County (Parliament Of Ireland Constituency): History, Boundaries and Boundary Changes, Members of Parliament
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“Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.”
—Minna Antrim (1861–?)
“I know this well, that if one thousand, if one hundred, if ten men whom I could name,—if ten honest men only,—ay, if one HONEST man, in this State of Massachusetts, ceasing to hold slaves, were actually to withdraw from this copartnership, and be locked up in the county jail therefor, it would be the abolition of slavery in America. For it matters not how small the beginning may seem to be: what is once well done is done forever.”
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