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Many of the plots of families who trace their roots to the 17th century settlement of the area can be found here. St. John's Parish Church, around which the cemetery is sited, dates back over 400 years....

Glencorp :- "Glen of the Slaughter", an area of hill farms and whin clad slopes....

An old spanish Chestnut tree which can be found there is said to have grown from a seed in the pocket of a sailor drowned off the coast during the time of the Spanish Armada in 1588; legend has it that his body was washed ashore and buried at Cairncastle. Other interesting graves in the cemetery include that of local clergyman and historian Rev. Classon Porter, who once lived at nearby Ballygally Castle and whose tombstone is in the shape of a Celtic Cross. Inside the church is a baptismal fon...

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

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 uided tours for groups canbe arranged by the Ballycarry Community Association....

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

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