INDEX of THE GLYNNS Vol. 17

A CHURCH AT CLOUGH

Harry Hume

Oldest Presbyterian church in Ireland – 1656. Account of ministers from then to the present day.

Drawing of wooden book of psalms in Old Latin, found at Springmount Bog nearby.

DISCOVERING EACH OTHER

Jack McCann

 

Travelling through America; Boston, Baltimore, New York etc. Connecting Irish immigrants to the New World.

 

GRANDDAUGHTER OF GLENARM 

 

 

Eull Dunlop

Centenary comment on recent biography of Helen Waddell: born 1889 in Glenarm.

Photograph of tourist charabanc leaving Larne for the Glens

BALLYCASTLE MUSEUM

 

Michael O’Cleary

The beginnings and formation of the Museum…at the time of writing the Museum is fully functioning ,with plans for improvement.

 

Photograph of Ballycastle Lower

THE JOHN HEWITT SUMMER SCHOOL AT GARRON TOWER

Patrick Close

 

The first Summer School; lecturers, play readings, poetry reading, musicians.

 

Photograph of Garron Point and Garron Tower.

CEILIDH HOUSES OF DUNLOY

Andy Dooey

 

Memories of five ceilidh houses ; stories, music, and dancing.

 

Photograph of the Bay Cushendun

TOWNLANDS IN CO. ANTRIM IN THE PARISH OF BALLYMONEY

Cahal Dallat

 

Usual format : English – Irish – translations

 

EARLY SALTMAKING IN BALLYCASTLE DISTRICT

Danny McGill

 

Continuation of article in Volume 16

 

THE GLENS OF ANTRIM HISTORICAL SOCIETY’S INFORMATION CENTRE

 

Noreen Delargy & Josephine McCallin

May 1988 the Society set up an information centre : list of some of the books available, information from local school registers, catalogue of gravestones from old Layde graveyard.

 

Old photograph of Turnley’s Tower

“BINKS”

 

Jack McCann

Nice little story about a young boy picking up lost golf balls to get the money for ice cream.

 

SITES OF TWO WOODEN PIERS DISCOVERED NEAR BALLYCASTLE COLLIERIES

Danny McGill

 

Examining evidence of piers and jetties at Coyles Rock and Coalyard Cottage.

 

Drawings of possible look, and mapping of post holes

A PLOUGHING MATCH :  POEM BY HUGH MCKISICK A BALLINLEA POET

 

Colm. J Donnelly

Short biography of McKisick; account of ploughing competitions.

 

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