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
2nd February 2021 Dear Fellow Members, I trust that you are all keeping well and staying safe in these very difficult times. The purpose of this letter is to update you on the current situation regarding the Society. As you know, all our monthly lectures during the period March 2020 to January 2021 … Read more
Quilting By Mrs Rose Emerson Taken from The Glynns, volume 3, 1975 My mind goes back seventy years to the first Feis in the Glens. One wonders about all the craftsmen and women whose work filled Holden’s big hall in Waterfoot; everything from a set of horseshoes to a watch chain made from horse … Read more
This article first appeared in The Glynns Volume 8 (1980), it is re-presented here with additional hyperlinks. “Within the last two years an extensive and valuable iron mine was discovered at Glenravil about 7 miles from Ballymena by James Fisher Esq. of Cleggan Lodge near this town and of Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. Under the energetic … Read more
Our next talk will take place on Friday 19th February in the Parish Centre Cushendall at 8.30pm. All welcome. (Non-members entrance fee: £3.00)
This article first appeared in Volume 4 of The Glynns in 1976. It is presented here with additional photographs and hyperlinks. The Campbeltown Port Customs Records consist of outgoing letters from the Collector of Customs at the port to the Board of Customs at Edinburgh, together with further volumes of incoming directives and enquiries from … Read more
By Douglas Harper Bartlett, William Henry, 1858–1932, Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery The burning of seaweed to make kelp was one of the oldest traditional industries to flourish round the coasts of Ireland. For some it was their only livelihood; to most it was a seasonal occupation which brought them those little extras to … Read more
Up until about twenty-five years ago, the mill was a prominent feature in the life of this area of the Middle Glens. Since that time when the last mill ceased to function, they have gradually disappeared. The purpose of this article is to identify and record what information is known about these mills before … Read more
Editorial Note. The following article is the text of a lecture given by the late Hugh Alexander Boyd M.A. M.Lit. M.Phil. M.A.(Ed) H.DipEd. (1907-1996) at St. Mary Star of the Sea Secondary School on the occasion of Ballycastle Civic Week in August 1968. We are grateful to Mrs Pearl Boyd for her permission to print … Read more
(This article first appeared in Volume 5 of The Glynns in 1977, it is presented here with added Hyperlinks and photographs) The Marchioness of Londonderry inherited her Carnlough Estate on the death of her mother, the Countess of Antrim, in 1834. Anne-Catherine MacDonnell, Countess of Antrim (circa. 1798) The Marchioness did not begin … Read more