Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
As independent registered public accountants of The First Bancorp, Inc., we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 11, 2011, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of The First Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiary as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2010, and the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, which reports appear in the December 31, 2010 annual report on Form 10-K of The First Bancorp, Inc.
We also consent to the reference under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.
/s/ Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker, LLC
Portland, Maine
July 22, 2011