Battle of Antrim Anniversary Tours

The Battle of Antrim Anniversary tour will first make its way to Craigarogan motte, where Henry Joy McCracken addressed the crowd on the morning of the 7th of June, before retracing their route to Templepatrick, where they joined the men from Glengormley. Such key characters as Jimmy Hope, William Orr and the UI cannons will be introduced along the way.

At Donegore the tour will explore the rallying site for the North East Antrim United Irishmen and learn about the events on the hill on the 7th of June.

Lunch at the Dunadry Hotel will follow before hearing about the artifacts discovered when the hotel was renovated in the 1950s and the under cited Battle of Dunadry.

From Dunadry the tour will proceed to Pogues Entry in Antrim to begin a guided walking tour of the town that will visit the key locations and recount the events of the Battle of Antrim while making its way down to the Battlements to finish at Clotworthy House and the Battle of Antrim Exhibition for 3pm.

Locations: Eastern Route, Antrim, Mallusk, Templepatrick, Donegore, Antrim

Meeting at the Old Courthouse Antrim Town Centre for 08.45 for coach departure at 09.00, NB. Lunch included. Participants should be able to walk at a reasonable pace for approx. 1 hour and dress for expected weather, parking available at Clotworthy House, Antrim Castle Gardens or Antrim Town carparks.