Boneybefore

[1] In some historical references the name of the village was originally Bonnybefore and given the English name of Fair Prospect before being changed to Boneybefore to reflect the local Ulster pronunciation of the name.

[2] It is also claimed that the name came from a French commander who landed in Boneybefore prior to the Battle of Carrickfergus and is alleged to have said: "A niver seen sich a bonny place before".

[4][5] Boneybefore is the location of the ancestral home of the 7th president of the United States, Andrew Jackson.

[8] It temporarily closed in 2018 and underwent a ten-month, £250,000 renovation project to fix the thatched roof and repair damage from damp before reopening in 2019.

[6][9] The museum opened in 1994 following a reunion of Rangers veterans to commemorate 50 years since the battalion's foundation and is operated by Mid and East Antrim Borough Council.