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Bisset made Glenarm his capital, and by 1260 there was a castle, which stood at the centre of the present village, with a kitchen garden, an orchard and a mill, as well as woods and meadows. The old village courthouse still incorporates some of its walls, indeed an immured skeleton was discovered there in the 1970s.
Lord Antrim died at Glenarm Castle on 19 July 1855 and was buried at Bonamargy in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. As he died without male issue, the earldom passed to his younger brother, Mark McDonnell. [6] His widow, the dowager Countess of Antrim, died at Beaufort Gardens, South Kensington, London on 26 January 1883. [1]
The family seat is Glenarm Castle, near Glenarm, County Antrim, in Northern Ireland. The Dunluce Cup is awarded at the Larne Music Festival by the Viscount or Viscountess Dunluce, heir to the Earl of Antrim. [3] The McQuillan family held Dunluce before the McDonnells, but they were overthrown during the 1500s and were not granted any peerage.
Glenarm Forest Park is an 800-acre (3.2 km 2) nature preserve once part of the demesne of Glenarm Castle, but now in public and maintained by the Ulster Wildlife Trust. Other notable features include a salmon fishery and Glenarm Castle.
The main events take place at Glenarm Castle. The festival was first held in 1995 and has grown to include Highland Games, [2] celebrity chef demonstrations, performing arts, live music, craft stalls and children's entertainment. [3] As part of the festival, Glenarm Castle also hosts outdoor concerts known as "DalriadaLIVE". [4]
St Patricks (C of I) Parish Church, The Cloney, Glenarm, Ballymena BT44 0AB Church Larne B+ B HB06/02/071: Upload Photo. Former court house (now Glenarm Baptist Church) 43-45 Toberwine Street Glenarm Ballymena BT44 0AP Church Larne B+ B+ HB06/02/037: Upload Photo. 27-29 Altmore Street Glenarm Ballymena BT44 0AR House Larne B+ B1 HB06/02/019 ...
Lord Antrim worked as an art restorer for the Tate Gallery, holding the posts of Keeper of Conservation, 1975–1995, and Director of Collection Services, 1990–1995.He was also a Director of Ulster Television from 1982 to 2000, Chairman of Northern Salmon Co. Ltd, from 2000 to 2008, and Prime Warden of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers for the year 1995–1996.
From the mid-13th century onward, the Lordship of The Glens belonged to the Bissett family, Anglo-Norman in origin but Gaelicized over generations. With the marriage of John Mor Macdonald, second son of John of Islay, Lord of the Isles, to Margery Bisset in the late 14th century, the Glens came into the ownership of the MacDonnells of Antrim.