In 1798 Presbyterian farmers and businessmen from Ballyclare, Ballynure, Doagh and the surrounding area joined the United Irishmen with the declared aim

"To unite the whole people of Ireland. to abolish the memory of past dissensions and to substitute the common name of Irishmen in place of the denominations of Protestant, Catholic and Dissenter"

"The Liberty Tree" tells the epic story of the Rising in the Six Mile Valley which climaxed in the Battle of Antrim. It is illustrated with photographs of the sites and includes maps and directions for finding them.