Glens Of Antrim Historical Society
Formed in 1965 & recognised as one of the foremost Historical Societies in Ireland
Lecture/Talks Series Friday 20th March 2026 at 7.30pm in Ramoan Parish Centre Ballycastle. THE EVOLUTION OF BALLYCASTLE FORESHORE – By Sean McMichael Geology: Carboniferous sedimentary rocks at the eastern end of the beach formed part of what became the Ballycastle Coalfield, which fuelled the town’s industrial rise. Early records show a simple … Read more
The Glens of Antrim Historical Society The programme of monthly lectures presented by the Glens of Antrim Historical Society resumes this Friday, 20 th January 2023, in St Mary’s Parish Centre, Cushendall, commencing at 8.00pm. In a change to the previously published programme, the speaker for the evening is Dr Niall Comer, lecturer at the … Read more
This article first appeared in The Glynns Volume 8 and is re-presented here in it’s original format. Irish Dalriada has been represented in not a few histories, maps and references of various kinds as including the northern half of what is now the county of Antrim and that part of what is now … Read more
This article first appeared in The Glynns volume 8 (1980). It is re – presented here with additional photographs and hyperlinks. The parish of Layd is entirely situated in the barony of Lower Glenarm and is bounded on the north by the parish of Culfeightrin and the Granges of Innispollan and Layd; on the … Read more
This article previously appeared in The Glynns Volume 9 (1981). It is re presented here with additional hyperlinks and photographs. The barony takes its name from the Cahir Righ, traditionally the summer court or seat of Connor, King of Ulster in the first century of the Christian era. The Cahir Righ was situated in the … Read more
Reproduced Courtesy: Geological Survey of Ireland, Geological Survey Northern Ireland & British Geological Survey http://www.geologicalmaps.net/irishhistmaps/index.cfm
The Society is indebted to Mr. P. M Bottomly, research assistant at the Public Record Office, Northern Ireland, for the following introductory note on the initial stages of the Ordnance Survey in Ireland. “In 1824 a Royal Commission, which had investigated problems of land valuation in Ireland, recommended that the entire island should … Read more
(This article first appeared in Volume 2 of The Glynns in 1974; it is presented here with added photographs and hyperlinks) Having previously published the Ordnance Survey Memoirs for both the above parishes, the Society now presents a reprint of a survey made in 1817, some fifteen years by their curate. The survey is … Read more
Coolmaghery The corner of the plain. Knocksoghey The hill of the vessel (ship). Ballintoy The northern town. Larrybane The White site (of the fort). Carrickarede The rock of the passage (of the salmon). Portareevy The port of the dwarf. Magheracastle The plain of the Cashel (or stone fort). Lagavar The hollow of the … Read more
The Society wishes to thank the Officers of the Royal Irish Academy for kindly permitting the publication of this Memoir, and the Staff of the Northern Royal Ireland Public Record Office for its assistance in transcribing the text. The Society has already published the Ordnance Survey Memoirs for a number of parishes within the Glens, … Read more