The village is then mentioned in a grant from King James I to Arthur Lord Chichester, Baron of Belfast, of his estates in Antrim, Down and Carrickfergus.

In a later grant from King Charles II to Edward, Viscount Chichester, Glynn was mentioned as being part of the territory of Magheramorne.

In 1597, Sir John Chichester, governor of Carrickfergus, was beheaded by James MacSorley MacDonnell at a site on the eastern edge of the village.

A number of local people were employed as extras in the film, which starred Hollywood actor Richard Hayward.

[citation needed] From the 1930s Glynn saw expansion with many of the thatched cottages being replaced by modern family housing.

In 2006, there were a number of new housing developments in Glynn in which several bungalows were built on the Glenburn Road and adjacent the Jubilee park behind Hawthorne Grove estate.

[citation needed] In the 18th and 19th centuries the 'proprietors' within the wider parish were John Irving Esquire, M.P., who lived at Ballylig House, Magheramorne.

John Irving owned lime kilns and wharfs at Magheramore and extensive lands and property in the area.

His agent, Thomas Maxwell Esquire, J.P., lived in a plain but modern house, overlooking Larne Lough, approximately one mile north of Glynn.

Within Glynn village, Randall William Johnston Esquire was the owner of mills, public buildings, houses and land.

[citation needed] Glynn lies within the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area.

[citation needed] Extracurricular activities undertaken at the school include football, rugby, hockey, dance, and choir.

[citation needed] Glynn is classified as a village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 1,000 and 2,250 people).