Ballymena is a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland and the seat of Ballymena Borough Council. Ballymena had a population of 28,717 people in the 2001 Census. The town is built on land given to the Adair family by King Charles I in 1626, on the basis that the town hold two annual fairs and a free Saturday market in perpetuity. The Saturday market still runs. The town used to host Ireland’s largest two day agricultural show at the Ballymena Showgrounds. However over past few decades the attendances and size of this show has declined dramatically. The show is no longer even held in the so called show ground. It has been oliminated the former RIR barracks. There are still many historic buildings in the town. The Town Hall was built in 1924 on the site of the old Market House. The Adair Arms Hotel is one of the town’s most notable buildings.
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