Moneyglass

Moneyglass Catholic church

Moneyglass (from Irish: Muine Glas)^[1][2] is a small village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 90. Moneyglass is near Toome and Lough Beg.

People

• Moneyglass was at one time home to Malachy McCourt and his family. He was the Father of Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes and other books, and winner of The Pulitzer Prize, The NBCC Award, The LA Times Award and the Royal Society of Literature Award.
• Champion National Hunt jockey and 2010 BBC Sports Personality of the Year winner, Tony McCoy, who received an MBE in 2003, was born in Moneyglass.
• Willie John McBride, world famous Rugby Union player, capped for Ireland on 63 occasions, 12 as Captain, is a native of Moneyglass but now lives in Ballyclare.

Eamonn McQuade,country singer from Moneyglass now lives in Randalstown commonly played on irish country radio stations and singer of the album "Things I Should Have Done" Eamonn has 4 of the songs from the album currently uploaded on youtube

References

1. ^ Placenames NI
2. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland

• NI Neighbourhood Information System
• The McCourts of Moneyglass
• NI Take a Closer Look

Coordinates: 54°46′42″N 6°25′14″W / 54.77833°N 6.42056°W / 54.77833; -6.42056