Series of valleys in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
GlenariffGlendun: the Glendun Viaduct can just be made out among the trees in the middle distance, and on the skyline is Crocknamoyle
The Glens of Antrim (Irish: Glinnte Aontroma),[1] known locally as simply The Glens, is a region of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It comprises nine glens (valleys), that radiate from the Antrim Plateau to the coast. The Glens are an area of outstanding natural beauty and are a major tourist attraction in north Antrim.
The main towns and villages in the Glens are Ballycastle, Cushendun, Cushendall, Waterfoot, Carnlough and Glenarm.
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the ownership of the MacDonnells ofAntrim. John Mor gained the title Lord of Dunyvaig and the Glens. From north to south, the nine glens are: Glenravel...
Glens AONB extends to include Rathlin Island, the GlensofAntrim and the coastal area between Larne and Ballycastle, and is dominated by the Antrim Plateau...
people per square mile. It is also one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland. The GlensofAntrim offer isolated rugged landscapes, the Giant's...
meaning purity. An example is the Glens of Antrim in Northern Ireland where nine glens radiate out from the Antrim plateau to the sea along the coast between...
Northern Ireland Assembly. The exception is the GlensofAntrim area, most of which is part of the East Antrim constituency. The district was a majority Catholic...
Duinne) translates into English as glenof the brown river and is one of the nine GlensofAntrim in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. It is named after...
The MacDonnells ofAntrim (Gaelic: Mac Domhnaill), also known as the MacDonnells of the Glens, are a branch in Ireland of the Scottish-based Clan Donald...
Mountain and at the meeting point of three of the GlensofAntrim: Glenaan, Glenballyemon and Glencorp. This part of the Northern Irish coastline is separated...
takes its name from the glen in which it lies, the southernmost of the nine GlensofAntrim. The Castle dates from 1750, with early 19th century alterations...
themselves as the Lords of the GlensofAntrim and quickly become equally, then eventually more involved in the politics of the Irish province, becoming...
sheltered harbour and lies at the mouth of the River Dun and Glendun, one of the nine GlensofAntrim. The Mull of Kintyre in Scotland is only about 15 miles...
Agency it had a population of 1,122. The village is centred on the River Bush and at the foot of two of the nine GlensofAntrim; Glenshesk and Glentaisie...
illegitimate son of King James IV of Scotland. Campbell married James MacDonald, the 6th Chief of Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg and the GlensofAntrim in 1545,...
the GlensofAntrim in modern County Antrim and the chief was at one time known as Lord of the Glens. In 1559, the clan participated in the Battle of Aura...
be preceded by catechetical instruction. The GlensofAntrim Historical Society notes that "from the end of the nineteenth century metal tokens were gradually...
includes some of the best-known physical features of Northern Ireland: the Giant's Causeway (a World Heritage Site), the GlensofAntrim and Rathlin Island...
northernmost point of the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In 2008-09, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency of the United Kingdom...
the dialects of east Ulster – those of Rathlin Island and the GlensofAntrim – were very similar to the dialect of Argyll, the part of Scotland nearest...
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