NILTEEN, or NALTEEN, a grange, in the barony
of UPPER-ANTRIM, county of ANTRIM, and province of
ULSTER, 3½ miles (E.) from Antrim, on the Six-mile
Water; containing 1109 inhabitants. According to the
Ordnance survey, it comprises 2737¾ statute acres, all
superior arable land. It is one of the four denominations
which constitute the union of Donegore, in the
diocese of Connor; the vicarial tithes, payable to the
incumbent of Donegore, amount to £124.0. 11½.; the
rectorial tithes, payable to Jas. Moore, Esq., of Clover
Hill, to £248. 1.11. Within the grange are three pay
schools, in which about 65 boys and 40 girls are taught;
there is also a Sunday school.