Ballyclare is a residential area in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It had a populace of 8,770 individuals in the 2001 Census. Under the rearrangement of Northern Ireland nearby government in 1973, Ballyclare lost its urban area status and got to be a piece of Newtownabbey Borough.
It sits on the stream Six Mile Water to the north is the remainder of Craig Hill which once gave a lush scenery however is currently secured with advanced lodging. A great part of the Craig Hill has been quarried for its basalt. The town likely owes its roots to its being an intersection purpose of the waterway, The vital significance of which is demonstrated by presence of a little Norman motte on the south side of the stream and without further ado found in the War Memorial Park.