A stone clock tower, built in 1897 as a memorial to a member of the Pakenham family who were landlords in the area, stands at the top of the village near the former railway station.

Locals heard various strange noises and some of them likened it to a train running off the track or a boiler exploding in the nearby mill or a swarm of bees.

Crumlin's proximity to Belfast has led to it becoming a local business area, with international venues, including hosting the headquarters of Randox Laboratories and Lidl in Northern Ireland.

In recent years, a growing Irish-speaking community has evolved in the area and Crumlin now caters for both pre-school and primary school education through the medium of Irish.

Naíscoil and Gaelscoil Ghleann Darach[6] now has almost 70 children attending the Irish medium school and almost 30 in the nursery, with 15 members of staff.

Two voluntary groups, Cumann Gaeilge and Cairde Ghleann Darach, encourage and support the school and promotion of the Irish language.

Crumlin United F.C provides association football for more than 300 men, women, boys and girls, from under-6 to senior level.

St James' Aldergrove GAC is a well established Gaelic Athletic Association with 13 teams incorporating men's and ladies football as well as being strongly represented at all levels underage.

The senior men's team was promoted to Division 1 in 2012 for the first time in the club's history and stayed there until relegation in 2017.

[8] In 2012, The Twelfth celebration for a wider area was held in Crumlin for the first time in 12 years, a march which surpassed previous parades in terms of size and the number of bands and participants taking part.