The village in the Glens of Antrim that disappeared
Hidden away in the Glens of Antrim lie the ruins of a small village recently brought back to life for a blockbuster TV series.Once home to about 60 people, the final resident was a Cistercian monk living a life of solitude.
Apparently he was careless about discussing this fact and while travelling up the coast road he disappeared, presumed to have been robbed and murdered. There was no water source, so the residents had to carry it from a well or spout about a kilometre away on the coast road. "That little valley with some decent fields in it where cattle could be grazed and some crops could be grown and then to make use of the mountain above for peat and for booleying - it was system that worked."While it would be a life of hard work for many of the residents of Galboly - including the O'Boyles, Blacks, Murphys and Gibsons - Mr O'Loan said there would also have been a social aspect, helped by some of the family relationships between the households.
While the population remained about 60 until the 1850s, by 1881 it was down to around 20, where it remained until the World War Two era when it dropped again."Like a lot of other people in the Glens of Antrim, people went to sea and became sailors.He said when better houses were built in Carnlough, Glenariff and the surrounding areas where there were more facilities, people moved.
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