![]() ![]() The east, west and south walls still stand.ĭunluce Castle served as the seat of the Earl of Antrim until the impoverishment of the MacDonnells in 1690, following the Battle of the Boyne. It wasn't until some time in the 18th century that the north wall of the residence building collapsed into the sea. You can still see the oven, fireplace and entry ways into it. However, the kitchen is still intact and next to the manor house. ![]() According to a legend, when the kitchen fell into the sea, only a kitchen boy survived, as he was sitting in the corner of the kitchen which did not collapse. MacDonnell's granddaughter Rose was born in the castle in 1613.Ī local legend states that at one point, part of the kitchen next to the cliff face collapsed into the sea, after which the wife of the owner refused to live in the castle any longer. The cannons from the ship were installed in the gatehouses and the rest of the cargo sold, the funds being used to restore the castle. Sorley Boy swore allegiance to Queen Elizabeth I and his son Randal was made 1st Earl of Antrim by King James I.įour years later, the Girona, a galleass from the Spanish Armada, was wrecked in a storm on the rocks nearby. Sorley Boy took the castle, keeping it for himself and improving it in the Scottish style. In 1584, on the death of James MacDonald the 6th chief of the Clan MacDonald of Antrim and Dunnyveg, the Antrim Glens were seized by Sorley Boy MacDonnell, one of his younger brothers. John Mor MacDonald l was born through John of Islay's second marriage to Princess Margaret Stewart, daughter of King Robert II of Scotland. Chief John Mor MacDonald was the second son of Good John of Islay, Lord of the Isles, 6th chief of Clan Donald in Scotland. Later Dunluce Castle became the home of the chief of the Clan MacDonnell of Antrim and the Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg from Scotland. The castle in the last decade of the 19th century The McQuillans were the Lords of Route from the late 13th century until they were displaced by the MacDonnell after losing two major battles against them during the mid- and late-16th century. The earliest features of the castle are two large drum towers about 9 metres (30 ft) in diameter on the eastern side, both relics of a stronghold built here by the McQuillans after they became lords of the Route. It is first documented in the hands of the McQuillan family in 1513. In the 13th century, Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster, built the first castle at Dunluce. The earthworks, adjacent to Dunluce Castle, are a scheduled historic monument, at grid ref: area of C905 412. Is a monument in state care sited in the townland of Dunluce, in Coleraine Borough Council area, at grid ref: C9048 4137. Dunluce Castle is in the care of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency. ![]()
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