Glenoe
Glenoe or Gleno (from
2001 Census, it had a population of 87 people. Glenoe is in the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
area.
Places of interest
Glenoe Waterfall, owned by the
Royal Black Preceptory. [citation needed
]
The
Mauds Ice Cream factory was in Gleno, near the waterfall, between 1990 and 2000. It closed when the company moved to bigger premises in Carrickfergus.[2][non-primary source needed
]
Notable people
Martha Craig, 1866-1950; writer, lecturer and explorer, was born at Carneal and educated at Gleno National School. She explored Labrador in Canada and spent several summers with Native American tribes, being awarded the honorary title of Princess and the name Enookwashwooshoh, meaning 'Brave Woman'. She was educated at the Sorbonne in Paris and was the first woman to deliver a lecture at the University of Salamanca in Spain.
- Roy Beggs, politician, Member of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
- Gareth McAuley, Footballer, Linfield, Coleraine, Lincoln, Leicester, Ipswich, Rangers and Northern Ireland
References
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ "Origins". Mauds Ice Cream.
- ^ Biography Roy Beggs Website