EDITED EXTRACTS FROM THE TOPOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF IRELAND, 1837
CARNLOUGH, a maritime village, in the parish of Ardclinis, barony of Lower Glenarm, County Antrim, 2¾ miles from GLENARM.
It consists of many elegant villas and sea-bathing lodges have been erected in the valley of Glencoe, forming an interesting and highly ornamental feature in that secluded vale.
This place, originally a small fishing village, is pleasantly and advantageously situated between the bays of Cushendall and Glenarm, and from the fineness of its strand is much frequented during the summer months for sea bathing.
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| Carnlough pre-1914 (Image: Robert French/Lawrence Collection/ NLI) |
It consists of many elegant villas and sea-bathing lodges have been erected in the valley of Glencoe, forming an interesting and highly ornamental feature in that secluded vale.
The surrounding scenery possesses great natural beauty, and in some parts assumes a character of majestic grandeur.
A very extensive deer park, forming part of the demesne of GLENARM CASTLE, and some richly wooded tracts and thriving plantations add greatly to its beauty.
The bay of Carnlough is small but very commodious; and a quay for shipping, erected at an expense of £1,200 [about £106,000 in 2022] by Phil Gibbons, will contribute greatly to promote the prosperity of the place.
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