Eden is a residential settlement on the eastern edge of
Carrickfergus
Carrickfergus ( , meaning " Fergus' rock") is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It sits on the north shore of Belfast Lough, from Belfast. The town had a population of 28,141 at the 2021 census. It is County Antrim's oldest t ...
in
County Antrim
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,
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, located within a larger
electoral ward area of the same name. It is intersected by the Larne Road, a small section of the extensive
Antrim Coast Road that connects Carrickfergus to
Whitehead and the major ferry port of
Larne
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.
Community projects
In April 2008,
Carrickfergus Borough Council
Carrickfergus Borough Council was a district council in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. It merged with Ballymena Borough Council and Larne Borough Council in May 2015 under local government reorganisation in Northern Ireland to become Mid a ...
established the Eden Allotments, a five hectare
allotment
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site intended to be a hub of community activity as well as promoting gardening activities and 'home-grown' cultivation of vegetables. It has been highly publicised in local newspapers and has received praise from local government for its environmentally friendly aims. It is currently believed to be the largest allotment site on the island of Ireland.
Education
Eden is served by
Eden Primary School. The school is located on a 3.4-acre plot of land within residential Eden and takes children from a larger surrounding catchment area which includes Carrickfergus and occasionally
Whitehead.
Transport
Eden was served by
Eden railway station
Eden may refer to:
*Garden of Eden, the "garden of God" described in the Book of Genesis
Places and jurisdictions
Canada
* Eden, Ontario
* Eden High School
Czech Republic
* Praha-Eden railway station
Middle East
* Eden, Lebanon, a ...
until 1977, when
NI Railways
NI Railways, also known as Northern Ireland Railways (NIR; and for a brief period Ulster Transport Railways; UTR), is the railway operator in Northern Ireland. NIR is a subsidiary of Translink, whose parent company is the Northern Ireland Tr ...
nationalised their services and closed many railway stations, including nearby
Kilroot railway station. There is now no station between
Downshire and Whitehead.
Notable residents
* International footballer
Willie Irvine
William John Irvine (born 18 June 1943) is a Northern Irish former professional association football, footballer who played as a centre forward. Born in Eden, County Antrim, into a large family, he grew up in the nearby town of Carrickfergus. H ...
(and most likely his brother
Bobby
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People
*Bobby (given name), a list of names
* Bobby (surname), a list of surnames
* Bobby (actress), from Bangladesh
* Bobby (rapper) (born 1995), from South Korea
* Bobby (screenwriter) (born 1983), Indian screenwrit ...
) was born in Eden before moving to the Sunnylands estate in Carrickfergus.
See also
*
Carrickfergus
Carrickfergus ( , meaning " Fergus' rock") is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It sits on the north shore of Belfast Lough, from Belfast. The town had a population of 28,141 at the 2021 census. It is County Antrim's oldest t ...
*
List of villages in Northern Ireland
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References
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