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Glendun :- "Brown Glen", this glen has the wildest scenery of all the Glens....

Many of the gravestones inside the cemetery relate to seafaring families long associated with this peninsula....

Glenshesk :- "Sedgy Glen", wild and unspoilt....

Legend has it that the first people to the buried here were Danes, who brought soil from Scandinavia so that they could rest in their own soil. Whether true or not, locals say that the soil at Ballypriormore is sandier than elsewhere in Islandmagee. Many old gravestones are to be found in the cemetery, which is accessed along a small lane just past Ballypriormore School....

This area has strong connections with the Anglo-Norman Agnew family, and the cemetery has many stones of early families associated with the castle and surrounding areas....

"Glen of the Army" this is the age old home of the McDonnell's accient clan....

This old cemetery at Ballycarry includes the ruins of Ireland's first Presbyterian Church within its boundaries, as well as the grave of the first Presbyterian minister in Ireland, Rev. Edward Brice, who died in 1636. Some 50 graves of general historical note are marked as part of the Templecorran Cemetery Project and guided tours for groups can be arranged by the Ballycarry Community Association....

Situated south of the modern village of Glynn, it is said that the church ruin there dates back to a foundation established by St. Patrick. There are many old stones, including some bearing coats of arms....

The ruins of what is believed to be an old church are within the bounds of the cemetery, where many armorial stones relating to early Scots families who settled in the area in the 17th century can be found....

This is the oldest of the burying grounds in the town, and among the families associated with it are the Smiley's, who were prominent in bygone years. Buried in the Smiley plot is Dr. James McHenry, a local author who spent some time in the United States....