Plenty of Mulhollands around Eglantine!!
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ALL SAINT'S PARISH CHURCH, EGLANTINE
Today Culcavey falls within the Church of Ireland parish of Eglantine, although this was not always the case. Originally, this was within the boundary of the parish of Hillsborough and then of Lisburn Cathedral, and latterly of Christ Church, Lisburn. In 1875 the independent parish of All Saints, Eglantine, came into being. The parish area stretches from Sprucefield to Carnreagh and from Ravarnet to Maze. The name, Eglantine, is French Norman and means Dog Rose. It is uncertain how this name came to be associated with this area, although we know that the Normans were not too far away at Duneight.
The present beautiful church was consecrated by Bishop Robert Knox on 15 July 1875 and was designed by Sir Thomas Drew. He was an architect of some renown and his other works include St Anne's Cathedral in Belfast. All Saints was not actually built to serve as a parish church, but rather as a private chapel for the Mulholland family of Eglantine House. The prime mover in building the house was Mary Mulholland, who wished it to be a memorial to St Clair Kelburn Mulholland and his young son, also named St Clair.
The elder Mulholland was one of five brothers who founded the York Street Spinning Mills in Belfast. The family, which retained its connection with the parish until 1917, is remembered in the stained glass east window of the church
