heritage centres larne

The Larne area has a rich and considerably varied history upon which to draw. Much of this history is to be found in the landscape around, the buildings, cemeteries and old ruins.

There are several thousand photographs, featuring local football teams, choirs, bowling clubs, organisations, local sights now long changed, school classes from the past, and so on. They are valuable not only as a local history archive but also as a social record and are eagerly scanned by visitors to the...

This Ulster-American heritage trail across Larne Borough takes you on a journey around the various plaques on the Ulster-American Heritage Trail.

You will visit some of the finest of our local scenery and sites of interest. Links with American presidents and vice presidents, and others who rose to fame across the Atlantic are featured, as are US Army camps in the area used during the Second World War. The trail was established by the Ulster-American Committee, set up by Larne Boroug...