Glenoe

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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.

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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.

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  • 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.

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Coordinates: 54°48′N, 5°50′W