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be "j v’ On the principal floor are scveralnoble'apartments ; ‘-3
1; t “the dining-parlour,,forty jfeet‘ by twenty-four, and the 52"‘
5. (drawing-room, forty-four by twenty-two, are the most f . "
V spacious: the small drawing-room, library, ’ &c.5 though g 1,
33 g ‘of considerably less dimensions, are most commodious i 3'
35 ’ apartments. The demesne of Glenarm is very extensive, ;g 5-
,, K and beautifully wooded: it has latterly been much im,
of ’’ proved, and many obstructions to the view removed.
1,. f; .There is also an inclosurc in the glen called the Great jg '
J‘ 1: Deer Park, which is generally supposed to be the most
‘lg :.‘ ;comprehcnsive park in the kingdom, and the venison fed‘
;h E here. tl1e choicest. 4 ' ' '
d . ‘The parish-church stands near one of the entrances to
L f -the demesne, upon the beach, with a small inclosed
Re ? cemetery around.‘ It is undergoing considerable repairs,
1) and about to be supplied withan organ,‘ at the expense
3, of the Countess of Antrim, who’ will also endow the
H church with anannual stipend for the maintenance of an -1.“
0 organist. Here is a splendid canopied seat belonging to ‘-‘, ml ,,,,,,,,.,,M -.
, her Ladyshikfs family, the back wall of which is decorated 3 ;‘:’1‘&iilif,:'..“.;.-;‘“-3 .
’’ vewith armorial bearings of the various illustrious families ”;
, i‘ with which.l1er’s has been connected. There are no
r’ T T monuments in the interior. ‘
" In the burying-ground around the church, stand the
h ‘ remains of a cruciformed building,’ formerly a monastery
.8 I for Franciscan Friars of’ the third order.
d ; This monastery was founded in 1465, by Robert Bis-
sett, a Scotchman, who was banished his country for aiding
; in the murder of the Duke of Athol, and was established
a here by Henry the Third. The estates were subsequently
0 forfeited, by the rebellion of Hugh Bissett, in the reign of
Edward thesecond. AboutthistimeJohn MoreM‘Donn‘el1,
son of John, Lord of the Isles, landed here, and marry-
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