'Cushendall' by Shaun-Paul Linton in 'The Glens of Antrim' N Ireland
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Published 2015-03-23
by Shaun-Paul Linton, from his album;
“If you ain’t got nothin”
The Cushendall lyrics are taken from a poem by Eugene Mc.Gaughey, and set to music by Shaun-Paul Linton.
This video captures the enchanting landscape which surrounds
Cushendall village. Cushendall nestles at the foot of Glen Ballyeamon, one of the beautiful Nine Glens of Antrim.
The area is nationally accepted as ‘The Heart of the Glens’
Shaun-Paul’s Album contains songs such as; Pedro and me, At last, Illegal love, Soft and Gentle and Marions Wedding Song.
And of course, ‘Cushendall’
All composed by Shaun-Paul Linton.
The DVD cover was designed by Peter Steele, Ballygally View Images.
www.ballygallyviewimages.com
Contact; [email protected]
Shaun-Paul is a native of Larne in Co. Antrim and in his own words
has been performing his music 'For a very long time'.
Nevertheless, the music feels as fresh as ever.
This music was recorded at the Crawford Bell studios in Belfast.
The Nine Glens of Antrim
Famed in poetry, song, myth and magic there are nine Glens of Antrim, each endowed with an evocative name and each weaving its own special magic.
Lush, green secret places with the sound of water alternately softly swirling, then falling in dramatic torrents, the nine Glens delight the senses. Entwined with their rich beauties are equally diverse and magical stories, combining the colourful history, myth and the traditions of the communities within the glens.
Glenarm - The glen of the army, with Glenarm village, eleven miles north of Larne, on the famous Causeway Coastal Route.
Glencloy - The glen of the hedges, two miles north of Glenarm, with the village of Carnlough at its foot.
Glenariff - The arable or fertile glen, the best-known of the nine as the 'Queen of the Glens', sweeps majestically towards the village of Waterfoot.
Glenballyemon - Edwardstown glen, at the foot of which is Cushendall - more of less at the centre of the nine glens.
Glenaan - The glen of the colt's foot or rush lights, a rugged glen - having the site of the legendary Ossian's grave, with the Cushendall-Ballymoney mountain road.
Glencorp - The glen of the slaughtered, close by Glenaan and roughly parallel to the main road from Cushendall to Cushendun.
Glendun - The glen of the brown river, adjacent to Cushendun village; spanned by a viaduct on the main Cushendall-Ballycastle road.
Glenshesk - The sedgy glen, east of the town of Ballycastle, and sweeping towards the ruins of historical Bonamargy friary.
Glentaisie - Named after 'Taisie', princess of Rathlin Island, roughly west of Ballycastle and, like Glenshesk, close to the town.
Other Counties include-Antrim ► Armagh ► Carlow ► Clare ► Cork ► Derry ► Donegal ► Down ► Dublin ► Fermanagh ► Galway ► Kerry ► Kildare ► Kilkenny ► Laois ► Leitrim ► Limerick ► Londonderry ► Longford ► Louth ► Mayo ► Meath ► Monaghan ► Offaly ► Roscommon ► Sligo ► Tipperary ► Tyrone ► Waterford ► Westmeath ► Wexford ► Wicklow
Aerial footage Taken with djif450 quadcopter with gopro hero2, 3 & 4
Cushendall (from Irish Cois Abhann Dalla, meaning "foot of the River Dall"), formerly known as Newtown Glens,[1] is a village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
It is on the A2 coast road between Glenariff and Cushendun, in the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It lies in the shadow of the table topped Lurigethan Mountain and at the meeting point of three of the Glens of Antrim: Glenaan, Glenballyemon and Glencorp. This part of the Irish coastline is separated from Scotland by the North Channel, with the Mull of Kintyre about 16 miles away. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,241 people, of whom 98% were Catholic.The main sports played in the area are hurling and camogie.
Much of the historic character of the 19th century settlement on the north bank of the River Dall remains. In 1973 it was designated as only the second Conservation Area in Northern Ireland, and includes the largely intact Irish Georgian buildings of the town’s four original streets. Since 1990, Cushendall has hosted the Heart Of The Glens festival every August.
he Curfew Tower in the centre of the village was built by then landlord of the town, Francis Turnley, in 1817, to confine riotous prisoners. Dan McBride, an army pensioner, was given the job of permanent garrison and was armed with one musket, a bayonet, a brace of pistols and a thirteen-feet-long pike. The tower is now owned by artist Bill Drummond.
Red Bay Castle, situated between the villages of Cushendall and Waterfoot. Built by the Bisset family in the 14th century and later occupied by the MacDonnells, one of the outposts of the Kingdom of Dál Riata.
All Comments (12)
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Cushendall. A huge part of my life and a wonderful place to escape from Belfast in the bad old times.
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first class Shaun beautiful song.
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If there are any McCurry’s in the comments. I’ve been looking for our families Irish ancestors for a bit now. My Great x 2 Grandfather Patrick McCurry Sr, son of John left Cushendall with his wife Margerat in 1881 for Edgewater, NJ and since then, our descendants have been living in that very town. If you too share my lineage, i would love to hear from you
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My home sweet home! I've climbed lurig so many times 😂😂♥️
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Looks so good just what I thought it would look like
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great song & vid
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i was searching for a song called the road to cushendall, and came across this, luv it luv it.
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Love the place would love to have a place up there but then you're taking it away from a local
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HM. Love it, of course... Question: Is there "SOMEWHERE_out-there" the song "the man who built the coastroad, from Larne to Cushendall / Cushendun???_..." I still remember those words since 1969, when I was in Murlough Bay with 'International Civil Service' / 'Service Civil International' working on re-afforestation of the area. google does not find such song, or lyrics, which menas that chances are "less-than-positive" ;( w.
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Gorse and whins?same thing ulex Europa,or gonn in ghaidhlg Remember cushendon as well. Uabhasach breagha,eader Erinn agus Alba tha uabhasach droch do taghagh.thig an Latha nuar tha mi air ai a rihist!
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Good song, nice video, but Glenariffe and Glendun are not Cushendall. Some of those picturesque views were Glenariffe, and Glendun. Cushendall maybe the heart of the glens, but Glenariffe and Glendun are the most beautiful.
