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In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Glenwhirry like this:
GLENWHIRRY, an extra-parochial district, in the barony of LOWER ANTRIM, county of ANTRIM, and province of ULSTER, 6 miles (W. by S.) from Larne, on the road to Broughshane; containing 1358 inhabitants. According to the Ordnance survey it comprises 11,368 ¼ statute acres. There is a meeting-house for Presbyterians in connection with the Synod of Ulster, of the third class. About 80 children are educated in two private schools, and there is a Sunday school.
Glenwhirry is now part of MID AND EAST ANTRIM District. Click here for graphs and data of how MID AND EAST ANTRIM has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Glenwhirry itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Glenwhirry, in Mid and East Antrim and County Antrim | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/29982
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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