Population centre

Glenbush

Gleann na Buaise

Historical records identify Glenbush as a rural postal centre and a location associated with an IRA training camp.

Recorded locationGlenbush55.08753° N · 6.30841° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ie

The name

gleannglen

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

Gleann na Buaise · Irish · main form · validated name
Glenbush · English · main form

Place & story

A training-camp connection

The Northern Ireland Community Archive’s exhibition on women in the War of Independence records an IRA training camp at Glenbush after the 1921 Truce. Cumann na mBan volunteers helped supply and organise the camps here and at Dunloy. Their work places local women within the practical support network behind republican activity in north Antrim.^[2]

A rural postal centre

The Post Office Guide of April 1900 lists Glenbush under Armoy in County Antrim. More than a century later, the branch appeared in a House of Commons motion protesting post-office closures. The 2008 announcement issued by Post Office Limited identified the Glenbush branch at 20 Glenbush Road among those marked for closure.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Geographic information

Place type: Population centre
County: Antrim
Barony: Dunluce Upper
Civil parish: Loughguile
Coordinates: 55.08753, -6.30841 (approximate)
Logainm ID: 135783 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Glenbush. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Women & the War of Independence — exhibition panels · Northern Ireland Community Archive
Post Office Guide — 1 April 1900, page 127 · General Post Office; scan hosted by Great Britain Philatelic Society
POST OFFICE CLOSURES (No. 2) — Early Day Motion · UK Parliament
Decisions on Northern Ireland Post Office branches — 3 June 2008 · Post Office Limited announcement reproduced by Post & Parcel

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-05-26. How this page was prepared.