mountains belfast

Every 'Irish exile' knows of the beautiful nine Glens of Antrim, and visitors from many nations have been drawn to this area, the most Irish part of the North, rich in myth and legend. In Glenaan is the reputed grave of Ossian, the greatest Celtic poet: Cushendun was the home of Moira O'Neill, poetess of the Glens, and in this same village, the English poet laureate John Masefield found a wife. Folk music and dancing are part of the Glens' way of life, and no old song is more widely sung than '...