"That on the application of Mr James Johnston a new street on his property situate between Eglantine Avenue and Malone Avenue be named Eglantine Gardens”. (1st December 1897).
Dean in his book on Ulster gate lodges writes that the house and gate lodge at Eglantine Hill pre 1832 were built for Hugh Hyndman a “West India merchant”. Martin’s Belfast Directory 1839 records an address of a barrister at Eglantine Hill.
Eglantine Gardens takes its name from its proximity to Eglantine Avenue.