Glenoe

Glenoe or Gleno (from Irish Gleann Ó, meaning 'Glen of the mass or lump')^[1] is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is halfway between Larne and Carrickfergus. In the 2021 census, it had a population of 167 people. Glenoe is in the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area.

Glenoe village

Houses in Glenoe

Places of interest

Glenoe Village. County Antrim, Ireland, ca.1895

Glenoe Waterfall, owned by the National Trust, is located near the village. A church, St. Columbas Church of Ireland, is located at the top of the village, nearby the Orange Hall and Young Farmer's Hall. The village is home to an Orange Lodge and a 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]}

Gleno waterfall is a local attraction

Notable people

• Roy Beggs, politician, Member of the Legislative Assembly.^[3]
• 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'.^{[citation needed]}
• Gareth McAuley, association footballer who played internationally with the Northern Ireland national football team^{[citation needed]}