Lisburn
Britishnoun
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a city in Northern Ireland in Lisburn district, Co Antrim, noted for its linen industry: headquarters of the British Army in Northern Ireland. Pop: 71 465 (2001)
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a district of S Northern Ireland, in Co Antrim and Co Down. Pop: 109 565 (2003 est). Area: 446 sq km (172 sq miles)
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He appeared via videolink in front of Lisburn Magistrates' Court on Saturday morning, where a detective inspector from the serious crime branch said he could connect him to the charges.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
He convinces the driver he's the one who booked the fare, but that the destination has changed and he has to go to Lisburn - right to McCullagh's front gate.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
Earlier, he had looked up bus and train timetables to and from Lisburn, Dunmurry and Lurgan.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
The woman said she then received counselling sessions both at home and at a medical facility in Lisburn.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
But I confess that none of the monuments of the past excited so much interest in my mind as the house of Louis Crommelin, the Huguenot refugee, who founded the linen manufacture at Lisburn.
From The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times by Godkin, James
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