Ultimately named after Glandore, a village in Co. Cork, but it seems likely that the name "Glandore" was first applied in Belfast to a house on Cavehill Road (BPU, 1894), before being extended to street-names in this neighbourhood. Glandore Parade, along with Glandore Avenue / Drive / Gardens, is part of a group of streets off Antrim Road with names beginning in Glan-. See also Glantrasna Drive, Glanleam Drive, Glantane Drive and Glanworth Drive / Gardens. All of these are place-names in the province of Munster, but beyond this they have little in common. Glan- is usually an anglicisation of the Irish word gleann, 'valley'. However, the Irish name of Glandore is Cuan Dor, in which cuan means 'harbour'.
Street Names on Housing Sites
Read the following resolution of the Housing Committee of 29th ult.:
"Street Names"
"The City Surveyor suggested, for the approval of the Committee, the names Whitewell Parade, Whitewell Crescent, and Whitewell Drive for the new streets on the Whitewell Housing Site.
He also submitted suggested names for the new streets on the Skegoneil Site as follows: Glandore Drive, Glandore Parade, and Skegoneil Drive.
Resolved — That the names now submitted by the City Surveyor be approved of and the Improvement Committee recommended to adopt them accordingly.
Resolved — That the recommendation of the Housing Committee be adopted." (11th March 1924).