Glen of Eamon, Happy Hens and Healthy Eggs!
These are some of the freshest eggs in the land. Glenballyeamon Eggs is set amongst the green fields and rolling hills of the famous Glens of Antrim. Our hens are happy and we pride our ourselves on the quality of our product and the care we give to our customers, and our hens of course!
At Ballyeamon Eggs our free range hens produce healthy eggs which in turn can help to keep people healthy as well. This place is packed full of heritage and history. The glen stretches down from the slopes of Trostan mountain in between the slopes of Tievebulliagh and Lurigethan Mountain and outfows into Red Bay along the Causeway costal route. The little village of Cushendall is situated at the mouth of the glen.
At the top of the glen you will find the old derelict railway station of Retreat which was the last stop on the Ballymena to Parkmore railway line. It was used predominantly for taking away lime and ore from the local mines in the townland of Altmore, where Glenballyeamon eggs is located, a proposal was made to link the line to the Glenariffe narrow railway but it failed to materialize.
Glenballyemon has a couple of good locations for those who enjoy waterfalls, especially after a few days rain when then river swells and cascades down over a series of waterfalls in close succession. On the northern side below Barard mountain there is another cut in the landscape where a smaller series of waterfalls cascade down and under the road bridge, many other quite spectacular waterfalls can be found in neighbouring Glenariffe.
The glen is unique in that you are able to travel up the Lurigethan mountain side of the glen and back down the far side into Glenariff, this is one of the Causeway Coastal Route scenic loops. Clearly visible in the landscape on the glen side area the remains of small fields of parallel raised beds, an old farming method of potato cultivation which dates back to the 18th century.
Eggs are one of the only foods that contain naturally occurring Vitamin D. One egg contains 6 grams of high-quality protein and all 9 essential amino acids. We now carry out deliveries province wide! We currently sell 95% of our eggs to local businesses including restaurants, shops, cafes, bakeries and hotels.
“The Ballyeamon Hens have got it all!
Time to sleep and time to way
Lush green grass to run and play
And that panoramic view of Cushendall
Yes! Recently I read it on an egg box
It’s there, in print for everyone to see
If I could be a Hen in Ballyeamon
The credit crunch just wouldn’t worry me!”
A poem by Miss Kathleen McGarvey
