EXHIBIT 23.1

                CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration
statement of Triangle Bancorp, Inc. on Form S-8 (File No. 333-        )
of our report dated February 2, 1996, on our audits of the consolidated
financial statements of Triangle Bancorp, Inc. as of December 31, 1995 and
1994, and for each of the three years in the period ended December
31, 1995, which report has been included in Triangle Bancorp, Inc.'s 1995
Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(sig of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P)

Raleigh, North Carolina
December 3, 1996