The Glens of Antrim Historical Society Talk – Friday 16th February

  The Glens of Antrim Historical Society Talk – Friday 16th February 2024 The next in the series of monthly lectures organised by the Glens of Antrim Historical Society will take place on Friday 16th February 2024 at 8.00pm, in the usual venue of St Mary’s Parish Centre, Cushendall. The speaker on this occasion will … Read more

Glenarm Visit – Friday 13th May

There will be a visit to Glenarm on Friday 13th May 2022 at 11.00am, meet at the Castle garden car park. It will commence with a guided walk/tour of Glenarm village, followed by a tour of Glenarm Castle at 12 noon, our guide for the Castle, will be the Earl of Antrim.  The tour will … Read more

Glens of Antrim Hotel

In Richard Dobbs’ statistical account of Ardclinis and Laid, (The Glynns vol. 2) it is stated that  “There is a large and convenient house begun by William Richardson, Esq. and finished by Mr Turnly, the present possessor of Cushendall; it is intended for a Hotel, with convenient stabling so as to induce people to visit … Read more

Carrivemurphy Pier

Red Bay was once well served with three operational commercial piers -Red Bay (Waterfoot) Falavee and Carrivemurphy.  The last two were severely damaged in a severe storm in 1901 but each had a short yet interesting life. All that remains of the Carrivemurphy Pier on the south-east of the bay are two concrete stumps.  It … Read more

Coastguard Station at Torr

At the beginning of the last century there were six coastguard stations between Ballycastle and Garron Point.  Some have disappeared altogether and some of the others have been turned into dwelling houses. None remain as a coastguard station. Long before the formal establishment of HM Coastguard it had been a function of the Board of … Read more

Garron Tower

Garron Tower When Randal McDonnell, 6th Earl of Antrim, died in 1791, without a male heir, his eldest daughter, Anne Katherine, was granted the title Countess of Antrim. In 1799 Anne Katherine married Sir Henry Vane-Tempest who owned large collieries in Co. Durham and whose main residence was at Wynyard Park in that county. Sir … Read more

The Big Snow of ’47 by Bobby McMullan

  This article was taken from The Glynns volume 29. Available to buy £5 plus £3 Postage (U.K)   The weather has always been a frequent and safe topic of conversation when Glens people meet.  Today it mostly centres around the wind and the rain.  We grumble about snow and frost when it lasts more than … Read more