Knockagh Monument

A committee was set up with Mr. Henry Barton, the High Sheriff of County Antrim, as secretary to raise £25,000 to erect an obelisk in local basalt, with bronze panels listing the names of all those from Co. Antrim who had died in the Great War.^[2] The foundation stone was laid on 7 October 1922, but financial difficulties delayed work for a decade. Following Mr Barton's death in 1935, Antrim Rural District Council were asked to adopt the monument and oversee its completion.^[3] It was eventually completed in 1936.

Following the Second World War the memorial was dedicated to the fallen of both wars. It was refurbished in 1985 and again in 2006, taking three months and with all 10 Local Councils in County Antrim at the time contributing £1,500 to the total cost of £50,000 of work, although it is sited on what was Carrickfergus Borough Council's ground,^[2][4] now part of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council. On 5 November 2006, the refurbished memorial was unveiled by the Lord Lieutenant of County Antrim, Lord O’Neill and rededicated by Rev. Canon E. J. Moore, T.D., M.A.

• Ulster War Memorials - Co. Antrim Archived 9 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine