Ballyclare

Ballyclare (historically Bellaclare; from Irish: Bealach Cláir meaning "pass of the plain") is a small town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 8,770 people in the 2001 Census. Under the reorganisation of Northern Ireland local government in 1973, Ballyclare lost its urban district status and became part of Newtownabbey Borough.