Armoy is a small
village and
civil parish in
County Antrim,
Northern Ireland. It is 5.5 miles (9 km) southwest of
Ballycastle and 8 miles (13 km) northeast of
Ballymoney. According to an estimate in 2013 by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency it had a population of 1,122. The village is on the
River Bush between two of the nine
Glens of Antrim; Glenshesk and Glentaisie. The Armoy area also includes half of Knocklayd mountain which lies to the northeast of the village.