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Larne
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Larne is a town on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, with a population of 18,853 at the 2021 census. It is a major passenger and freight roll-on roll-off port. Larne is administered by Mid and East Antrim Borough Council. Together with parts of the neighbouring districts of Antrim and Newtownabbey and Causeway Coast and Glens, it forms the East Antrim constituency for elections to the Westminster Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly. The civil parish is in the historic barony of Glenarm Upper.
2020 view looking south-east towards Larne Harbour, Islandmagee, and down the length of Larne Lough
2020 view looking south-east towards Larne Harbour, Islandmagee, and down the length of Larne Lough
Larne c.1888
Larne c.1888
Ruins of Olderfleet Castle in the late 19th century
Ruins of Olderfleet Castle in the late 19th century
Photograph looking north from Islandmagee illustrating the proximity to Scotland. In the foreground is Islandmagee in Northern Ireland, followed by St
Photograph looking north from Islandmagee illustrating the proximity to Scotland. In the foreground is Islandmagee in Northern Ireland, followed by Stena Line ferries entering and leaving Larne, and The Maidens lighthouses. In the background are the Scottish Paps of Jura on the left and Mull of Kintyre on the right.
Larne gun-running
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The Larne gun-running was a major gun smuggling operation organised in April 1914 in Ireland by Major Frederick H. Crawford and Captain Wilfrid Spender for the Ulster Unionist Council to equip the Ulster Volunteer Force. The operation involved the smuggling of almost 25,000 rifles and between 3 and 5 million rounds of ammunition from the German Empire, with the shipments landing in Larne, Donaghadee, and Bangor in the early hours between Friday 24 and Saturday 25 April 1914. The Larne gun-running may have been the first time in history that motor-vehicles were used "on a large scale for a military-purpose, and with striking success".
A 100th anniversary flag commemorating the gun running flying in Glenarm.
A 100th anniversary flag commemorating the gun running flying in Glenarm.
Major Crawford and arms dealer Benny Spiro, March 1914. The man on the far right of the back row is Richard Toomath, of John Milligan & Co. Coal Merch
Major Crawford and arms dealer Benny Spiro, March 1914. The man on the far right of the back row is Richard Toomath, of John Milligan & Co. Coal Merchants. The firm was Crawford's link to the Clydesdale Steamship Company.
Larne harbour present day
Larne harbour present day
Mural in Island Street, East Belfast, 2001, depicting two of those involved in the Larne gun-running; Captain Craig (far-left) and Major Crawford (sec
Mural in Island Street, East Belfast, 2001, depicting two of those involved in the Larne gun-running; Captain Craig (far-left) and Major Crawford (second from left)