Glenoe

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Gleno 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.

Contents 1 Places of interest 2 People 3 References 4 See also

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] References

• NI Neighbourhood Information System
• Main Street - Glenoe

[edit] See also

• List of villages in Northern Ireland
• List of towns in Northern Ireland