Glenoe

Glenoe

Gleno or Glenoe is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, on the plateau above Larne and Carrickfergus. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 87 people. It is situated in the Larne Borough Council area.

Places of interest

Gleno waterfall, as well as the village, is now owned by the National Trust. The waterfall is in a deep gorge.

The Mauds Ice Cream factory used to be situated in Gleno, very close to the Gleno waterfall.

People

* The mother of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, Martha Bulloch, had Ulster-Scots ancestors who emigrated from Glenoe in May 1729.

* Roy Beggs Jnr was brought up on a farm near Glenoe.

* Current MP for the East Antrim constituency (which includes Gleno) Sammy Wilson lives close to the village.

* Author and poet Amanda McKittrick Ros lived in the village but left after several legal disputes with locals. Her poem "The Village of Hell" is about Gleno.

References

* [http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Neighbourhood Information System]
* [http://freespace.virgin.net/hearth.nireland/Glenoe.html Main Street - Glenoe]

See also

*List of villages in Northern Ireland
*List of towns in Northern Ireland


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