Carnlough ( ; ) is a
village
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in
County Antrim
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,
Northern Ireland
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. It is situated in
Mid and East Antrim
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district, as well the historic
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of
Glenarm Lower
Glenarm Lower is a barony in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. To its east runs the east-Antrim coast, and it is bordered by five other baronies: Cary to the north; Dunluce Lower and Kilconway to the west; Antrim Lower to the south-west; and Glena ...
, and the
civil parishes
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of
Ardclinis
Ardclinis () is a civil parish and townland (of 35 acres) in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Glenarm Lower.
Civil parish of Ardclinis
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and
Tickmacrevan
Tickmacrevan is a civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Glenarm Lower.
Civil parish of Tickmacrevan
The civil parish includes the villages of Carnlough and Glenarm.
Townlands
The civil parish ...
. It had a population of 1,512 people at the
2011 Census.
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History
Built heritage
Carnlough's 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 Londonderry Arms Hotel was built in 1848 as a coaching inn by Frances Anne Vane Tempest, Marchioness of Londonderry, great-grandmother of Winston Churchill.
In the school, St McNissis, now known as St Killians, was originally built as a summer residence by Frances Anne.
20th century
On 21 August 1942, a
Royal Air Force
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,
Consolidated Liberator Mk. III (LV340) of
No. 120 Squadron had taken off from
RAF Nutts Corner
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, Northern Ireland, on a test flight in heavy mist and subsequently crashed into a hill, Big Trosk Mountain, near Carnlough with the loss of all 8 aboard. including
Harry King Goode
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In June 1980,
Irish Independence Party
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member and Larne Borough Council councillor
John Turnley
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was murdered by the
Ulster Defence Association
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as he drove to attend a political meeting on the Marine Road. In April 1987, Loyalist bandsman Andrew Mason was beaten to death by two local men who were subsequently jailed for the killing.
Education
There are three main educational institutions in the area. These are: St.John's Primary School,
St Killian's College
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, and Carnlough Controlled 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
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has since closed and the two schools have now merged into one integrated school.
Sport
Football
There were two
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junior football teams based in the village. They were ''Carnlough United'' and ''Glencloy Swifts''.
Carnlough United was founded in 1964 and started off in the now defunct Larne and District Junior League. In 1994, the club 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 League.
Glencloy Swifts was established in 1994 and following one season in the Larne and District League, the club entered Division 3 of the Ballymena Saturday Morning League. Glencloy Swifts secured their first trophy in 2003 when they won the Crawford Cup.
In 2009, Carnlough United and Glencloy Swifts merged to become Carnlough Swifts. Carnlough Swifts play in the first division of the Ballymena Saturday Morning League. The club's reserve team play in the Ballymena & Provincial League Junior Division 3
Carnlough native
Brendan Rodgers
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Rodgers began his career as a defender at Ballymena United, where he stayed ...
is the manager of
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side
Leicester City
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, a former Northern Ireland schoolboy international and manager of
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reserves, and the former manager of
Liverpool
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.
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to the Scottish League Cup, completing an undefeated domestic treble later that season.
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. An annual regatta which takes place in May and attracts who take part in the Round the Rock Challenge.
The local rowing club is ''Carnlough Rowing Club'', which has over 100 members and is 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
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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
team who contest in the 3rd Division of the all-county league.
. Of the five electoral wards which make up the Coast Road district electoral area Carnlough is the only ward with a Nationalist majority and the only majority Nationalist ward in the whole of the former Larne Borough Council area.
have seen their vote increase in the area and opened a constituency office in Carnlough in 2012.
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
parade.
(NISRA) (i.e. with a population between 1,000 and 2,499 people).
On Census day (27 March 2011) there were 1,512 people living in Carnlough.