A grey heron (above) and a kingfisher (below) sit along the banks of the Six Mile Water. The river rises west of Larne and flows through Ballyclare on its way to Lough Neagh.
Abercorn Drive, Ballyclare, but best viewed from the Main Street bridge. Artist unknown.
See also: a street-art tribute to the river Braid in Ballymena.
Nearby in Ballyclare: Dandelions | The Auld Meetin’-Hoose Green.
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Street art for Pushing Ink (ig) tattoo salon in Cheston Street, Carrickfergus
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These painted dandelions can be found outside the Cedar Tree florist in Ballyclare but their real counterparts can presumably not be found inside: According to Biodiversity Ireland (pdf), the dandelion is found almost everywhere on the island and is a species of “least concern”.
By Imogen Donegan (ig) in Main Street, Ballyclare.
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Art on the shutters of Carbon Muse (ig) in Wellington Street, Ballymena
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Street art by emic (web) and Alana Barton (web) in Pat’s Brae, Ballymena
The pair also collaborated on a piece that they called Ida in Carrickfergus.
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“Talk mental health” Mental-health board from Turning Point NI (web) in Mill Street, Ballymena, with the number for Lifeline.
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Commercial art on the shutters of Flowerworks in Mill Street, Ballymena
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Here are two long panels of images of the sights and activities in and around Ballymena (below some advertising for TeamKit) in the car-park between Ballymoney Street and Broughshane Street.
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This well-equipped rock-climber was painted by Peaball (web) on the side of Outdoor Adventure, which sells climbing gear, with assistance from DaisyChain (web) and the Department for Communities (web).
Church Street, Ballymena
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These shutters of a solicitor’s office in Mill Street, Ballymena, are painted with a view of the street from around the turn of the (20th) century.
The original photograph, by photographer Robert French, can be seen in the National Library Of Ireland. French died in 1917, which provides an upper limit for the date of the scene.
In the misty distance is the tower of St Patrick’s (CI) church (WP) and closer to the camera (on the right of the left-hand panel) is the steeple on top of the old town hall, which was built in 1684 (one of the old “seven towers” in the town) and rebuilt in 1928 (WP).
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