Crumlin, County Antrim

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Crumlin (from Irish : Cromghlinn, meaning 'crooked glen') [1] is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Overview

Crumlin is 20 miles (32 km) west of Belfast city centre and 3 miles (4.6km) from Belfast International Airport at Aldergrove. It is part of Antrim and Newtownabbey district and had a population of 5,140 people in the 2011 Census. [2]

Crumlin covers 1.28 square km or 0.5 square miles.

The Crumlin river (also known as the Camlin river) flows through the village from Divis Mountain to Lough Neagh.

History

There are records of a settlement at Crumlin going back to at least 1306. The Taxation of the Dioceses, compiled in that year 1306, notes "The Church of Camelyn, 2 marks, Tenth 2s. 8d." Bishop Reeves says, "It is so called from a tortuous stream" (the crooked line). Camlin was anciently a Bishop's Mensal, and services were held in the church up to 1661, but it was destroyed by the army of King James II in 1689 after which the locals moved to Glenavy Parish Church. [3]

According to a survey carried out in 1808, it had a population of 430 people, a school and a post-office. Linen weaving and labouring were the main forms of employment. By 1849 it had its own electoral division. [4]

The town's old linen mill was built in 1809.

A stone clock tower, built in 1897 as a memorial to a member of the Pakenham family who were landlords in the area, stands at the top of the village near the former railway station.

in 13 September 1902, the Crumlin meteorite landed near the village. When it first hit the atmosphere it was travelling at 30,000 miles an hour, and the sonic boom was heard up to 10 miles away. Locals heard various strange noises and some of them likened it to a train running off the track or a boiler exploding in the nearby mill or a swarm of bees. It landed on Andrew Walker's farm and was soon bought and taken away to the Natural History Museum in London. It has now been loaned to the Ulster Museum in Belfast for 3 years and came back to Northern Ireland in February 2023. [5]

In 1972, during The Troubles, a bomb went off prematurely near Crumlin, killing two IRA members.

Crumlin’s proximity to Belfast has led to it becoming a local business area, with international venues, including hosting the headquarters of Randox Laboratories and Lidl in Northern Ireland.

Education

Irish language

In recent years, a growing Irish-speaking community has evolved in the area and Crumlin now caters for both pre-school and primary school education through the medium of Irish. Naíscoil and Gaelscoil Ghleann Darach [6] now has almost 70 children attending the Irish medium school and almost 30 in the nursery, with 15 members of staff. The Gaelscoil (primary school) is recognised by the Department of Education.

Two voluntary groups, Cumann Gaeilge and Cairde Ghleann Darach, encourage and support the school and promotion of the Irish language. The local societies help organise fund-raisers for the local schools and clubs and organise Irish language classes, an annual Irish language funday, a céilí, a bi-lingual pub quiz, and other events in the area.

Sport

Crumlin United F.C provides association football for more than 300 men, women, boys and girls, from under-6 to senior level. Broader membership of approx. 400. Crumlin United own a 9-acre ground with grass playing surfaces and a full size 3G playing service. The team entered the County Antrim Senior Shield in 2018, bringing competitive Senior Football to the village of Crumlin for the first time in history.

St James' Aldergrove GAC is a well established Gaelic Athletic Association with 13 teams incorporating men's and ladies football as well as being strongly represented at all levels underage. The club currently has a player base in excess of 300 and broader membership of approx. 500. The Club provides structured Gaelic football for boys and girls, as well as social and cultural events. The senior men's team was promoted to Division 1 in 2012 for the first time in the club's history and stayed there until relegation in 2017. They also won the Antrim Intermediate Championship in 2019 for the first time since 1977 and represented Antrim in the Ulster Intermediate Championship.

Crumlin river hosts fishing and angling for salmon and dollaghan. [7]

Community Netball is also offered Crumlin Leisure Centre as well as martial arts.

Community relations

In the past, Orange Order parades occurred without incident and the main street in July is decorated with an Orange Arch which flies unionist flags from it. [8]

In 2012, The Twelfth celebration for a wider area was held in Crumlin for the first time in 12 years, a march which surpassed previous parades in terms of size and the number of bands and participants taking part. Some pre-march tension was evident and a Parades Commission determination appeared to rule in favour of the residents opposed to the parade based on its size and because they felt they weren't given adequate notice by the organisers of the parade. [9]

Talks were held between the residents and organisers, leading to the parade passing off peacefully. The agreement was heralded as a success and as a possible blueprint for other contentious marches. [10]

Demography

In the 2011 Census Crumlin had a population of 5,140 people (1,777 households). [2] On Census day in 2011:

Crumlin has several churches, including Presbyterian, Church of Ireland, Evangelical Presbyterian and Non-Subscribing. Catholic Mass is held regularly at St Joseph’s Primary School.

Transport

Crumlin railway station opened on 13 November 1871 but is now closed.

Translink runs an Ulsterbus service from Crumlin to Lisburn, Antrim, Belfast International Airport and Belfast city centre.

Notable people

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References

  1. Placenames Database of Ireland
  2. 1 2 "Census 2011 Population Statistics for Crumlin Settlement". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  3. ‘’Lisburn city website’’, Retrieved 2023-04-03
  4. ‘’Statistical Account of … Glenavy, Camlin & Tullyrusk’’ and ‘’Thom’s Almanac & Official Directory’’, as listed in ‘’Glenavy History’’, Retrieved 2023-04-03
  5. BBC website, Retrieved 2023-04-03
  6. "Gaelscoil Ghleann Darach". www.gleanndarach.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  7. Crumlin Angling Club
  8. Photograph of Crumlin Orange Arch PhotographersDirect
  9. "Twelfth Timebomb" Archived 27 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine Antrim Guardian 12 July 2012
  10. "Why Crumlin's parade compromise is being hailed as a blueprint" BBC News 13 July 2012