History of The Glens of Antrim 

I've just discovered this video now and it is wonderful - thank you to all involved for making it a decade ago. I was fortunate enough to take my Dad around the Glens 20 years ago and it still remains one of my most favourite memories (my family emigrated from Cushendall to Canada almost 200 years ago). I can't wait to go back.

I'm a long distance runner and I've run the glens several times and it's the deep history and visual remains from our ancestors that make these runs so special. Thanks for the video.

My family, McBride hails from here, landed in South Carolina, 1768. My ancestor was Hugh McBride...Id give anything to come to Antrim. We as Irish Americans are so very neglected of our heritage, it's overwhelming to finally learn and see our ancestral home. Thank you for this video.

MAGNIFICIENTVIDEO AND BEAUTIFUL GLENS

Living 25 years in Thailand but still love hearing the Antrim accent and the beautiful scenery.

I recently discovered through the ancestry website that I had ancestors from there, So I hopped on RU-vid to see what I could find. This was a really wonderful video - Dominic is such an interesting speaker!

Excellent documentary. The Glens of Antrim, like the Ring of Kerry and Connemara in Galway is among the most special parts of old Ireland.

Very enjoyable and informative. Thank you.new friend here

Fantastic job. Really enjoyed that. Thank you.

My family always said that we were known as The Lords of the Antrim Glens with our traditional homes at Dunluce and later Glen Arm. We were granted lands of the Antrim Glens by a charter received from Margaret who married into the MacDonald family on Islay. Margaret was a daughter of Robert ll, the Stewart family's King of Scotland following Robert the Bruce. After Sorley Boy came to Antrim from Isla to claim his inheritance of land, he defeated the McQuillans and won Dunluce. And so since the late 16th century, Dunluce was property of the McDonnells. Our link to the family is through my maternal grandmother, Rose (Roisen) McDonnell, daughter of Owen McDonnell and son of the Earl, Randall McDonnell (I think). There were about 25 cousins in my baby-boom generation alone living all over the U.S. from Massachusetts to the California Coast. God bless all here! Robert John MacDonnell.

Lovely video, thank you. I can trace my ancestry way back, to quite ancient Antrim. So, I very much enjoyed finding this documentary and footage of this beautiful land and its rich history.

Proud to be an Antrim O'Neill

Nice! I was up and down that coast last year. We had a family reunion in Ballycastle and visited some friends in Cushendun. Her house is on the video at 23.36. Sláinte

The ring of Kerry arnt as breath taking as the glens of antim 'I not bumming it up but I think it's the most beautiful place in the whole of Ireland 'when you take into consideration the beautiful coast road leading to the glens of antim 'show me somewhere as nice ''no I didn't think so 'stevie

I’ve always wanted to visit where my ancestors lived

My 6th greatgrandfather was. Born in Antrim.about1750 he then emigrated to the US and was a continental soldier in the war fI f independence. We know nothing about his years in Antrim. I don't know0 why except he. Hated the english but it is a beautiful countryside. And looks so peacefull and gfeen. He later had a flour mill and a blacksmith shop. Gave land for a university.

Beautiful video. Thanks for sharing.

Thank so much, brilliant 😊

Excellent summation, very enjoyable.

My Blair kin left the Kilwaughter village area and left for America on ship, The Earl of Donegal and arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1769. They had land grants from the King to land in Chester County near Fishing Creek.

Wonderful video. Thanks so much.

July 11th 1768 my 6th grandfather was born here and died in Pennsylvania , USA in 1845. Don't know much more. Wish I did.

Very enjoyable and informative. Thank you.

AWESOME VIDEO! THANKS!!! ☘️☘️☘️☘️

Excellent video, thank you!

Beautiful area I always wanted to visit. Go O'neil

It would have been good to have shown the duns, sutterains, raths and what is distinctive about them. The salt working and coal working near Ballycastle. Dalriada, the connections with Scotland, hurling, gallowglass warriors. The abandonment of the hills and the visible remains of potato famine, Garron tower, and the building of the Antrim coast road. The unique heritage of Antrim Gaelic. So much history in our beautiful county. More videos please!

Interesting.Thanks.🍀

Good job Kieran.

Reminds me of my glorious Irish holiday a few years back uabhasach math!

My 6th great grandpa Thomas Lee is from here. he was born in 1730. wish I could find more info.

whats the name of the music in the beginning? It's great!

It reminds me of Scotland!

Great video.

Great video. Very informative.

My old stomping ground

my mother is a McDonnell I can not figure out why my great great grandfather ever left to America. 1845

My family I believe came from here. Pretty sure relatives are buried in Raloo

They were starving and slaughtered by the English

Is there any list of the place names mentioned? Some of them I'm having trouble finding or even spelling, such as the one at 4:12, Taboolya? I was brought up in Ballymena and even I'm having bother! 😂

That music is killing it turn it off for god sake

I think the druids has been invaded by the celts ?

Complete and utter shite, the natives of antrim are the Irish the scottish and English only arrived in the glens in the 17th century and dna testing on skeletons from the bronze age shows the Irish are those people. Irish developed as its own unique culture and people over several thousand years, its in every place name and name. If you're not from that real Irish stock you're not a native of Antrim.

English crimes here will never be fully told

This is such a one sided distorted travesty , it as if the Protestant Ulster Scot community dosnt exists well we do and we are here to stay.