Glens Of Antrim Historical Society
Formed in 1965 & recognised as one of the foremost Historical Societies in Ireland
This article first appeared in The Glynns Volume 9 (1981). It is re-produced here with additional photographs and hyperlinks. INTRODUCTION James MacDonnell, the “father of Belfast medicine”, was a polymath, kin to the Earls of Antrim. Co-founder of the Belfast Dispensary and Fever Hospital (in 1792), the direct ancestor of the Royal Victoria Hospital; first … 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
The Society wishes to thank the Officers of the Royal Irish Academy for kindly permitting the publication of these Memoirs, and the Staff of the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland for its assistance in transcribing the text. There are three memoirs for this parish as for those already published. The first is by Lieutenant … Read more
(Being a resume of part of a lecture on “Presbyterianism in the Glens” given by the author to the Glens of Antrim Historical Society in Cushendall on Friday, 19th September, 1980. S. Alex. Blair ) Presbyterianism came to Ireland from Scotland, brought by the Planters of the early seventeenth century. Because of its … Read more
BALLYCASTLE HARBOUR Hugh A Boyd. Account of the progress made by Hugh Boyd in 1743 in the building of Ballycastle Harbour, with a ‘representation of the present state of the works’ . DR JAMES MCDONNELL MD ( 1763 – 1845 ) Peter Frogatt. Biography; his early life and career; involvement in the Belfast … Read more