46-525: McKittrick may refer to: People [ edit ] Amanda Margaret Ross née McKittrick (1860–1939), known by her pen name Amanda McKittrick Ros , Northern Irish writer Bobb McKittrick (1935–2000), American professional football player David McKittrick (b. 1949), Northern Irish journalist Ralph McKittrick (1877–1923), American golfer and tennis player Rob McKittrick (b. 1973), American filmmaker Places [ edit ] McKittrick Canyon ,
92-499: A "clay crab of corruption" and wrote a twenty-page preface to her second novel, Delina Delaney , in which she disparaged Pain at length and suggested that he was so hostile only because he was secretly in love with her. But Ros claimed to have made enough money from Delina Delaney to build a house, which she named Iddesleigh . In Ros' last novel, Helen Huddleson , all the characters are named after various fruits: Lord Raspberry, Cherry Raspberry, Sir Peter Plum, Christopher Currant,
138-621: A 2024 op-ed for The Washington Post , comedian Andrew Doyle argued that Ros "knew exactly what she was doing" and that most of her works were written to be intentionally humorous. While he writes that he has "little doubt that her first novel was published in earnest," Doyle points out that Ros's most-mocked tendencies expanded and escalated over time, and compares her to an internet troll in terms of humor. He further comments, "There are so many elements of Ros’s novels and poems clearly meant to be funny that I find it astonishing they have been so misinterpreted". As of 2013 , only Irene Iddesleigh
184-607: A Roman galley bound for Scotland veered off course to a place called Portus Saxa, which was believed to be Larne Lough . There was Viking activity in the area during the 10th and 11th centuries AD. Viking burial sites and artefacts have been found in the area and dated to that time. Ulfreksfjord was an Old Norse name for Larne Lough. According to the Norse historian Snorri Sturluson , Connor, King of Ireland, defeated Orkney Vikings at Ulfreksfjord in 1018. Later anglicised names include Wulfrichford , Wolderfirth , Wolverflete and
230-704: A battle in the town of Musa Qala in Afghanistan in 2006, involving the Royal Irish Regiment , a new regimental march, composed by Chris Attrill and commissioned by Larne Borough Council , was gifted to the regiment on Saturday 1 November 2008 in Larne, during an event in which the regiment was presented with " the Freedom of the Borough ". This gave the regiment the right to march through the towns of
276-441: A look! Flesh decayed in every nook! Some rare bits of brain lie here, Mortal loads of beef and beer. —Amanda M. Ros, poem "On Visiting Westminster Abbey" from Fumes of Formation She wrote under the pen-name Amanda McKittrick Ros, possibly in an attempt to suggest a connection to the noble de Ros family of County Down . Ros was strongly influenced by the novelist Marie Corelli . She wrote: "My chief object of writing
322-535: A major step in cementing the right to Ulster Unionist self-determination , with the recognition of such a right ultimately leading to the creation of Northern Ireland . Larne throughout the course of The Troubles had a significant paramilitary presence in the town, mostly through the presence of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and Ulster Defence Association (UDA). For further information see UDA South East Antrim Brigade . The town suffered
368-574: A number of Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) bomb attacks during The Troubles, notably including a large car bomb at the King's Arms hotel in 1980 that caused damage to the main shopping areas, for which the IRA claimed responsibility. This incident was raised in Parliament at the time. Incidents which involved fatalities Larne sits on the western side of a narrow inlet that links Larne Lough to
414-569: A number of novels. She has been described as a "writer with an immense power of words but uncertain use of them." McKittrick was born in Drumaness , County Down , on 8 December 1860, the fourth child of Eliza Black and Edward Amlave McKittrick, Principal of Drumaness High School. She was christened Anna Margaret at Third Ballynahinch Presbyterian Church on 27 January 1861. In the 1880s she attended Marlborough Teacher Training College in Dublin ,
460-1041: A scenic canyon in Texas in the United States McKittrick Oil Field , an oil field in California in the United States McKittrick Hotel, site of the play Sleep No More McKittrick, California , a census-designated place in Kern County, California, in the United States McKittrick, Missouri , a city in Montgomery County, Missouri, in the United States See also [ edit ] McKitrick , an alternative spelling McKitterick Topics referred to by
506-520: A son of the pre-Christian king Úgaine Mór . The town sprang up where the River Inver flows into Larne Lough. This area was known in Irish as Inbhear an Latharna ("rivermouth/estuary of Latharna") and was later anglicised as Inver Larne or simply Inver . Latharna was only applied exclusively to the town in recent centuries. The Roman emperor Severus is known to have described how, in 204 AD,
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#1732787037299552-528: A whole). Larnian is also currently used to refer to people from Larne. Larne takes its name from Latharna , a Gaelic territory or túath that was part of the Ulaid minor-kingdom of Dál nAraidi . The name spelt as Latharne was used at one point in reference to the Anglo-Norman cantred of Carrickfergus . Latharna itself means "descendants of Lathar ", with Lathar according to legend being
598-417: Is and always has been, to write if possible in a strain all my own. This I find is why my writings are so much sought after." She imagined "the million and one who thirst for aught that drops from my pen", and predicted that she would "be talked about at the end of a thousand years." Her "admirers" included Aldous Huxley , Siegfried Sassoon , C. S. Lewis and Mark Twain . Her novel Irene Iddesleigh
644-556: 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 . The coastal area around Larne has been inhabited for millennia, and
690-430: Is available in a modern edition. This contains appendices with Barry Pain's influential "Review" of the first edition and Thomas Beer's "introduction" to the 1926 edition along with Amanda's own venomous reactions. Her other books are rare and first editions command prices of US$ 300–800 on the used-book market. Belfast Central Library has an archive of her papers, and Queen's University of Belfast has some volumes by Ros in
736-455: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Amanda McKittrick Ros Anna Margaret Ross (née McKittrick ; 8 December 1860 – 2 February 1939), known by her pen-name Amanda McKittrick Ros , was an Irish writer. She published her first novel Irene Iddesleigh at her own expense in 1897, but it was reprinted by Nonesuch Press in 1926 and sold out immediately. She wrote poetry and
782-524: Is no freight transport by rail in Northern Ireland. Both Larne Town railway station and Larne Harbour railway station opened on 1 October 1862 and closed for goods traffic on 4 January 1965. The Ballymena and Larne Railway was a narrow gauge railway . It opened in 1878, was closed to passengers in 1933 and finally completely closed in 1950. Another line ran from Larne to Ballyclare and some parts of it can still be made out where it ran along
828-565: Is situated atop of Ballygally Head and Larne Golf Course on sits atop of the Islandmagee peninsula. Significant buildings and structures include Olderfleet Castle . Magheramorne , 5 miles to the south along Larne Lough , has a film studio which was used to film much of HBO TV Series Game of Thrones . On census day (21 March 2021) there were 18,853 people living in Larne. Of these: On census day (27 March 2011) there were 18,755 people living in Larne, accounting for 1.04% of
874-559: Is thought to have been one of the earliest inhabited areas of Ireland, with these early human populations believed to have arrived from Scotland via the North Channel . Knockdhu , north of Larne, was the site of a Bronze Age promontory fort and settlement. The early coastal dwellers are thought to have had a sophisticated culture which involved trading between the shores of the North Channel and between other settlements on
920-503: The New England region of the modern United States of America. Boston's long standing Scots-Irish roots can be traced to Larne. The town is documented as being the first in county Antrim to be taken by United Irishmen during the ill-fated rebellion of 1798 . The Protestant rebels from this area (almost entirely Presbyterian) filled Larne and engaged the government forces around 2am on the morning of 7 June. This surprise attack drove
966-710: The Plantation of Ulster . The area around County Antrim itself, however, was not part of the official 17th century Plantation; instead many Scottish settlers arrived in the area through private settlement in the 17th century. During the 18th century many Scots-Irish emigrated to America from the port of Larne. A monument in the Curran Park commemorates the Friends Goodwill , the first emigrant ship to sail from Larne in May 1717, heading for Boston, Massachusetts in
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#17327870372991012-532: The Denis Johnston collection in the library of the Ulster University at Coleraine , Northern Ireland. Larne Larne (from Irish Latharna , [ˈl̪ˠahəɾˠn̪ˠə] , the name of a Gaelic territory) 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
1058-521: The Earl of Grape, Madame Pear. Of Pear, Ros wrote: "she had a swell staff of sweet-faced helpers swathed in stratagem, whose members and garments glowed with the lust of the loose, sparkled with the tears of the tortured, shone with the sunlight of bribery, dangled with the diamonds of distrust, slashed with sapphires of scandals..." Ros wrote that her critics lacked sufficient intellect to appreciate her talent, and that they conspired against her for revealing
1104-714: The LEDCOM (Larne Enterprise Development Company) business park. A number of shops can be found along Larne Main Street, Dunluce Street, Laharna Retail Park, and large supermarkets off the Harbour Highway near the harbour. A market is also held every Wednesday at the Larne Market Yard. Ferries sail from the harbour to Cairnryan in Scotland. Passenger services are operated by P&O Irish Sea which describes
1150-423: The Larne area – this proximity to Scotland has had a defining influence on Larne's history and culture. The town is within the small parish of the same name. Like the rest of Ireland, this parish is divided into townlands . The following is a list of townlands within Larne's urban area, along with their likely etymologies : Many street names in Larne end in brae , such as 'Whitla's Brae' which comes from
1196-590: The NI total. Of these: Ballylumford power station in Northern Ireland's main power station. Other energy operators in Larne include B9 Energy (a renewable energy development company). Larne is also home to the headquarters of Caterpillar (NI) Limited (part of the Caterpillar group which manufactures diesel and gas generators), InspecVision (industrial inspection equipment), TerumoBCT (a Japanese manufacturer of intravenous drip solutions and blood products), and
1242-494: The Scots for "hillside". The civil parish contains the following townlands: Antiville , Ballyboley , Ballycraigy, Ballyloran , Blackcave North , Blackcave South , Curran and Drumaliss , Glebe , Greenland and Town Parks . The town has several parks, including Town Park, Chaine Park, Curran Park, and Smiley Park. Other leisure facilities include Larne Leisure Centre and Larne Museum & Arts Centre. Cairndhu Golf Course
1288-481: The Six Mile valley. Larne Town Hall , the former headquarters of Larne Borough Council, was completed in 1870. Moyle Hospital offers limited services after the closure of its accident and emergency department. Secondary schools serving the area include Larne Grammar School and Larne High School . Northern Regional College (formerly Larne Technical College) is a college of further education. In memory of
1334-435: The above are held together with Rector Rose , St. Scandal Bags and The Murdered Heiress among others. The collection of first editions covers all her major works including volumes of her poetry, Fumes of Formation and Poems of Puncture , together with lesser known pieces such as Kaiser Bill and Donald Dudley: The Bastard Critic . The collection includes hundreds of letters addressed to Ros, many with her own comments in
1380-515: The coasts of Scotland. The coast of Scotland is in fact clearly visible from here. Archaeological digs in the area have found flintwork and other artefacts which have been assigned dates from 6000 BC onwards. The term Larnian has even been coined by archaeologists to describe such flintworks and similar artefacts of the Mesolithic era (and one time to describe Mesolithic culture in Ireland as
1426-771: The corruption of society's ruling classes, thereby disturbing "the bowels of millions". In Mrs Ros we see, as we see in the Elizabethan novelists , the result of the discovery of art by an unsophisticated mind and of its first conscious attempt to produce the artistic... The first attempts of any people to be consciously literary are always productive of the most elaborate artificiality... The Euphuists were not barbarians making their first discovery of literature, but in one thing they were unsophisticated: they were discovering prose. — Aldous Huxley Literary critic Northrop Frye said of Ros' novels that they use "rhetorical material without being able to absorb or assimilate it:
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1472-501: The crossings from Larne to Scotland as "the shortest, fastest crossings" due to the close proximity that Larne has to Scotland. An Irish Sea Bridge has been proposed, connecting Larne with Portpatrick in Scotland. Larne is connected to Belfast by the A8 road . The A2 road or 'Antrim coast road' which runs along the Antrim coast, and passes through the scenic Glens of Antrim , also serves
1518-646: The garrison to flee the town, at which point the rebel force marched off to join up with McCracken and fight in the Battle of Antrim . In 1914, Loyalists opposed to the Home Rule Act 1914 prepared for armed resistance. In an episode known as the Larne Gun Running German, Austrian and Italian weapons with ammunition were transported into the ports of Larne and Bangor in the dead of night and distributed throughout Ulster. This event marked
1564-490: The longest time without laughing. Denis Johnston , the Irish playwright, wrote a radio play entitled Amanda McKittrick Ros which was broadcast on BBC Home Service radio on 27 July 1943 and subsequently. The play is published in The Dramatic Works of Denis Johnston vol. 3. Johnston acquired a collection of papers from Ros including the unfinished typescript of Helen Huddleson . These can now be seen as part of
1610-513: The margins. Also included are typed copies of her letters to newspapers, correspondence with her admiring publisher T. S. Mercer, an album of newspaper cuttings and photographs, and a script for a BBC broadcast from July 1943. In 2007 her life and works were fêted at a Belfast literary festival. The Oxford literary group the Inklings , which included C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien , held competitions to see who could read Ros' work aloud for
1656-556: The publication of Irene Iddesleigh as a gift to Ros on their tenth wedding anniversary, thus launching her literary career. She went on to write three novels and dozens of poems. In 1917 Andrew Ross died, and in 1922 Ros married Thomas Rodgers (1857/58–1933), a County Down farmer. Ros died at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast on 2 February 1939, under the name "Hannah Margaret Rodgers". Holy Moses! Take
1702-671: The result is pathological, a kind of literary diabetes". Nick Page, author of In Search of the World's Worst Writers , rated Ros the worst of the worst. He says that "[F]or Amanda, eyes are 'piercing orbs', legs are 'bony supports', people do not blush, they are 'touched by the hot hand of bewilderment'". Jack Loudan said that "Amanda is the most perfect instrument for measuring the sense of humour. Alert and quick witted people accept her at once: those she leaves entirely unmoved are invariably dull and unimaginative". The Oxford Companion to Irish Literature described her as "uniquely dreadful". In
1748-508: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title McKittrick . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McKittrick&oldid=1153342319 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
1794-624: The sea. On the eastern side of the inlet is a peninsula called Islandmagee . To the west of Larne is the ancient volcanic formation of Antrim Plateau , with its glaciated valleys scenically sweeping down to the sea to the north of Larne in what are known as the Glens of Antrim . Larne is 25 miles from the Scottish mainland, with views across the North Channel towards the Mull of Kintyre , Rhins of Galloway , Islay and Paps of Jura often visible from
1840-403: The stacks. The Frank Ferguson-edited collection Ulster-Scots Writing: An Anthology (Four Courts, 2008) includes her poem "The Town of Tare". On 11 November 2006 as part of a 50-year celebration, librarian Elspeth Legg hosted a major retrospective of her works, culminating in a public reading by 65 delegates of the entire contents of Fumes of Formation . The theme of the workshop that followed
1886-553: The surviving name Olderfleet . The ending -fleet comes from the Norse fljot , meaning " inlet ". Older- may come from the Norse oldu , meaning "wave". In the 13th century the Scots Bissett family built Olderfleet Castle at Curran Point. In 1315, Edward the Bruce of Scotland (brother of Robert the Bruce , King of Scotland) landed at Larne with his 6000 strong army en route to conquer Ireland, where Olderfleet Castle
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1932-560: The town. South of the town the A2 passes the side of Larne Lough , via Glynn , Magheramorne , and Ballycarry , to Whitehead and Carrickfergus . The A36 road runs from the town to Ballymena . The Belfast–Larne railway line connects to Belfast Grand Central and Belfast Lanyon Place , via Whitehead , Carrickfergus and Jordanstown , also connects Larne to the Northern Ireland Railways network . Currently there
1978-701: Was 'Suppose you chance to write a book', Line 17 of 'Myself' from page 2 of Fumes of Formation . A few enthusiasts have kept her legend alive. A biography, O Rare Amanda! , was published in 1954; a collection of her most memorable passages was published in 1988 under the title Thine in Storm and Calm . Belfast Public Libraries have a large collection of manuscripts , typescripts and first editions of her work. Manuscript copies include Irene Iddesleigh , Sir Benjamin Bunn and Six Months in Hell . Typescript versions of all
2024-403: Was appointed Monitor at Millbrook National School, Larne , County Antrim , finished her training at Marlborough and then became a qualified teacher at the same school. During her first visit to Larne she met Andrew Ross, a widower of 35, who was station master there. She married him at Joymount Presbyterian Church, Carrickfergus , County Antrim , on 30 August 1887. Her husband financed
2070-535: Was of strategic importance. Edward saw Ireland as another front in the ongoing war against Norman England. In 1569, Queen Elizabeth I , Queen of England and Ireland, appointed Sir Moyses Hill as the governor of Olderfleet Castle. It was seen as strategically important for any Tudor conquest of Ulster . Following the 17th century Union of the Crowns of Scotland, England and Ireland under James VI & I many more settlers would have arrived to Ulster via Larne during
2116-434: Was published in 1897. Twain considered Irene "one of the greatest unintentionally humorous novels of all time". A reader sent a copy of Irene to humorist Barry Pain , who in an 1898 review called it "a thing that happens once in a million years", and sarcastically termed it "the book of the century". He reported that he was initially entertained, but soon "shrank before it in tears and terror". Ros retorted by branding Pain
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