Carnlough
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Carnlough is a village
in County Antrim
, Northern Ireland
. It has a picturesque harbour
on the shores of Carnlough Bay. Carnlough is situated on the Coast Road
beside the North Channel
and at the foot of Glencloy
, the second of the nine Glens of Antrim
. It had a population of 1,444 people in the 2001 Census
.
The harbour has recently been renovated and is used by pleasure boats and small fishing boats. The area offers many opportunities for both sea angling and fresh water angling.
The Londonderry Arms Hotel was built in 1848 as a coaching inn by Frances Anne Vane Tempest, Marchioness of Londonderry, aunt of Winston Churchill.
In the school, St McNissis, now known as St Killians, was originally built as a summer residence by Frances Anne.
junior football teams based in the village. They are Carnlough United and Glencloy Swifts.
Carnlough United were founded in 1964 and started off in the now defunct Larne and District Junior League. In 1994 they joined the Ballymena Saturday Morning League. At the beginning of season 2007-2008, Carnlough United entered the Junior Division 2 section of the Ballymena and Provincial Intermediate League.
Glencloy Swifts were established in 1994 and following one season in the Larne and District League, they entered Division 3 of the Ballymena Saturday Morning League. They spent several seasons struggling in the lower reaches of Division 3, before finally becoming a force at the turn of the millennium. Glencloy Swifts secured their first trophy in 2003 when they won the Crawford Cup. They are currently playing Division 1 football.
Carnlough FC play at under 15 level in the East Antrim Youth League. They are not affiliated to any of the Junior Men's Clubs.
Glencloy Ladies, now defunct, played in the NIWFA League.
Carnlough man Brendan Rodgers
, a former Republic of Ireland schoolboy international and manager of Chelsea
reserves, is currently manager of Swansea City who, in his first season as manager, he lead to promotion to the Premier League of British football for the first time since 1983.
The local rowing club is Carnlough Rowing Club, who have over 100 members and are part of the Irish Coastal Rowing Federation. The club's ladies section competed at the 2007 All Ireland Championships which were held at Union Hall, County Cork. In 2008 the Veteran Ladies won a bronze at the All Irelands which was held in Cairndhu. 2009's All Ireland a combined crew of Glenarm and Carnlough won a silver in the Veteran Men. The club was featured on the BBC
documentary programme Coast
.
making a small breakthrough in the village in the last few years.Carnlough Orange Hall was destroyed in a sectarian attack in 2000 Recently there has been strong opposition to controversial Orange Order parades in the village. The twelfth of July celebrations are held in the village every 7 years. The last being in 2007 where a local residents group protested against the parade as well as a Royal Black Preceptory
parade.
member and Larne Borough Council councillor John Turnley
was murdered by the Ulster Defence Association
as he drove to attend a political meeting on the Marine Road.
On the 19th of April 1987 Loyalist bandsman and Ulster Defence Association member Andrew Mason was found beaten to death after taking part in a Loyalist march in Carnlough.He died from his injuries received in a sectarian attack.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in County Antrim
County Antrim
County Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,844 km², with a population of approximately 616,000...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. It has a picturesque harbour
Harbor
A harbor or harbour , or haven, is a place where ships, boats, and barges can seek shelter from stormy weather, or else are stored for future use. Harbors can be natural or artificial...
on the shores of Carnlough Bay. Carnlough is situated on the Coast Road
A2 road (Northern Ireland)
The A2 is a major road in Northern Ireland, a large section of which is often called the Antrim Coast Road because it follows the scenic coastline of County Antrim....
beside the North Channel
North Channel (British Isles)
The North Channel is the strait which separates eastern Northern Ireland from southwestern Scotland...
and at the foot of Glencloy
Glencloy
Glencloy is a glen in the County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Like all glens in that area, it was shaped during the Ice Age by giant glaciers.Glencloy meets the sea at the harbour town of Carnlough....
, the second of the nine Glens of Antrim
Glens of Antrim
The Glens of Antrim , known locally as simply The Glens, is a region of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It comprises nine glens , that radiate from the Antrim Plateau to the coast. The Glens are an area of outstanding natural beauty and are a major tourist attraction in north Antrim...
. It had a population of 1,444 people in the 2001 Census
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
.
History
The harbour was built by the owners of the quarries west of the village. These were connected to the harbour by means of a mineral tramway network, which include a bridge over each of two parallel streets in the village (both of which remain today).The harbour has recently been renovated and is used by pleasure boats and small fishing boats. The area offers many opportunities for both sea angling and fresh water angling.
The Londonderry Arms Hotel was built in 1848 as a coaching inn by Frances Anne Vane Tempest, Marchioness of Londonderry, aunt of Winston Churchill.
In the school, St McNissis, now known as St Killians, was originally built as a summer residence by Frances Anne.
Education
There are three main educational institutions in the area. These are: St.John's Primary School, St Killian's College, and Carnlough Integrated Primary School. The latter was known as Carnlough Primary School up until 2004 - but as the non Roman Catholic population began to dwindle, numbers fell at the school. A primary school in nearby Glenarm has sinced closed and the two schools have now merged into one integrated school.Football
There are two IFAIrish Football Association
The Irish Football Association is the organising body for association football in Northern Ireland, and was historically the governing body for Ireland...
junior football teams based in the village. They are Carnlough United and Glencloy Swifts.
Carnlough United were founded in 1964 and started off in the now defunct Larne and District Junior League. In 1994 they joined the Ballymena Saturday Morning League. At the beginning of season 2007-2008, Carnlough United entered the Junior Division 2 section of the Ballymena and Provincial Intermediate League.
Glencloy Swifts were established in 1994 and following one season in the Larne and District League, they entered Division 3 of the Ballymena Saturday Morning League. They spent several seasons struggling in the lower reaches of Division 3, before finally becoming a force at the turn of the millennium. Glencloy Swifts secured their first trophy in 2003 when they won the Crawford Cup. They are currently playing Division 1 football.
Carnlough FC play at under 15 level in the East Antrim Youth League. They are not affiliated to any of the Junior Men's Clubs.
Glencloy Ladies, now defunct, played in the NIWFA League.
Carnlough man Brendan Rodgers
Brendan Rodgers
Brendan Rodgers is a Northern Irish former footballer, who is currently the manager of Swansea City.After retiring as a footballer at the age of 20, Rodgers stayed at Reading and was appointed as youth team coach. He joined Chelsea, under the leadership of José Mourinho, as youth team manager in...
, a former Republic of Ireland schoolboy international and manager of Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
reserves, is currently manager of Swansea City who, in his first season as manager, he lead to promotion to the Premier League of British football for the first time since 1983.
Gig rowing
Four oared gig racing has a measure of popularity in Carnlough. Up until recently craft for this sport were the product of local boat builders and during the summer crews may be seen training out on the bay. A highlight of the gig racing calendar is the Annual Regatta which takes place in May and attracts crews from all over the country to take part in the Round the Rock Challenge.The local rowing club is Carnlough Rowing Club, who have over 100 members and are part of the Irish Coastal Rowing Federation. The club's ladies section competed at the 2007 All Ireland Championships which were held at Union Hall, County Cork. In 2008 the Veteran Ladies won a bronze at the All Irelands which was held in Cairndhu. 2009's All Ireland a combined crew of Glenarm and Carnlough won a silver in the Veteran Men. The club was featured on the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
documentary programme Coast
Coast (TV series)
Coast is a BBC documentary series first broadcast on BBC Two television in 2005. A second series started on 26 October 2006, a third in early 2007 and a fourth in mid-2009...
.
Camogie
Carnlough are represented in the Antrim Camogie Association by the St John's club, where they are represented at U12 and U16 level.From March 2008 St. John's started a Senior Camogie team who contest in the 3rd Div of the all county league. Numbers have increased from last year and the club is goin from strength to strength.Other Sports
Other popular sports in the village include, darts, clay pigeon shooting, golf, hurling, gaelic football, angling, and walking.Politics
Carnlough is a mostly nationalist town with Sinn FéinSinn Féin
Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
making a small breakthrough in the village in the last few years.Carnlough Orange Hall was destroyed in a sectarian attack in 2000 Recently there has been strong opposition to controversial Orange Order parades in the village. The twelfth of July celebrations are held in the village every 7 years. The last being in 2007 where a local residents group protested against the parade as well as a Royal Black Preceptory
Royal Black Preceptory
The Royal Black Institution, also known as the Royal Black Preceptory or The Imperial Grand Black Chapter Of The British Commonwealth or simply as the Black Institution is a Protestant fraternal society....
parade.
The Troubles In Carnlough
On the 4th of June 1980 Irish Independence PartyIrish Independence Party
The Irish Independence Party was an nationalist political party in Northern Ireland, founded in October 1977 by Frank McManus and Fergus McAteer...
member and Larne Borough Council councillor John Turnley
John Turnley
John Turnley was a Northern Irish Protestant politician and activist. Originally from a Unionist background he gradually was drawn to Irish nationalism and became a republican activist. He was assassinated in 1980.-Background:...
was murdered by the Ulster Defence Association
Ulster Defence Association
The Ulster Defence Association is the largest although not the deadliest loyalist paramilitary and vigilante group in Northern Ireland. It was formed in September 1971 and undertook a campaign of almost twenty-four years during "The Troubles"...
as he drove to attend a political meeting on the Marine Road.
On the 19th of April 1987 Loyalist bandsman and Ulster Defence Association member Andrew Mason was found beaten to death after taking part in a Loyalist march in Carnlough.He died from his injuries received in a sectarian attack.
Demographics
Carnlough is classified as a village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 1,000 and 2,250 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 1,444 people living in Carnlough. Of these:- 25.9% were aged under 16 years and 18.1% were aged 60 and over
- 48.1% of the population were male and 51.9% were female
- 84.3% were from a CatholicCatholicThe word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
background and 15.1% were from a ProtestantProtestantismProtestantism is one of the three major groupings within Christianity. It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regards to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology.The doctrines of the...
background - 5.7% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed