Dunluce Castle.

Dunluce Castle is one of the most extensive ruins of a medieval castle in Northern Ireland. It is located on the edge of a basalt outcropping in County Antrim, Northern Ireland and is accessible via a bridge connecting it to the mainland. It is between Portballintrae and Portrush. The castle is dramatically surrounded by terrifyingly steep drops either side, which would have been a very important factor to the early Christians and Vikings who were drawn to this place where an early Irish fort once stood. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 512 × 383 pixelsFull resolution (512 × 383 pixel, file size: 61 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Dunluce Castle. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 512 × 383 pixelsFull resolution (512 × 383 pixel, file size: 61 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Dunluce Castle. ... Pierrefonds Castle, France Castle has a history of scholarly debate surrounding its exact meaning. ... Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official languages English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, BSL, NISL, ISL Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Ian Paisley  - Deputy First Minister... Basalt Basalt (IPA: ) is a common gray to black volcanic rock. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Antrim Area: 2,844 km² Population (est. ... Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official languages English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, BSL, NISL, ISL Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Ian Paisley  - Deputy First Minister... Portballintrae (in Irish: Port Bhaile an Trá, ie harbour of the settlement of the shore) is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, seven miles east of Portrush and two miles west of the Giants Causeway. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ...

In the 1200's Richard de Burgh, Earl of Ulster, built the first castle at Dunluce. The title of Earl of Ulster has been created several times in the Peerages of Ireland and the United Kingdom. ...

It is first documented in the hands of the McQuillan family in 1513. The earliest features of the castle are two large drum towers about 9 metres in diameter on the eastern side, both relics of a stronghold built here by the McQuillans after they became lords of the district in the late fourteenth century. 1513 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Later it became the home of the chief of the Clan MacDonnell of Antrim and the Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg from 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. John Mor MacDonald was born through John of Islays second marraige to Princess Margaret Stewart, daughter of King Robert II of Scotland. Clan MacDonnell of Antrim was a sub branch in Ireland of the Highland Scottish clan, Clan Donald. ... MacDonald of Dunnyveg crest Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg also known as Clan Donald South and sometimes referred to as MacDonnells or MacDonalds of the Glens was a branch of the main Clan Donald or MacDonald. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots3 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  -  First Minister Jack McConnell... 18th century illustration of some of the tombs of Oronsay Priory, founded by John of Islay sometime before 1358. ... Clan Donald crest: Per mare per terras (By sea and by land) Map of Dál Riata at its height, c. ... Margaret Stewart can refer to:- Margaret Stewart, 4th Countess of Angus Margaret Stewart (Dauphine of France) Category: ... Robert the warrior and knight: the reverse side of Robert IIs Great Seal, enhanced as a 19th century steel engraving. ...

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 one of his younger brothers called Somerled or Sorley Boy MacDonnell known also as Sorley Buy. Sorley took the castle keeping it for himself and improving it in the Scottish style. 1584 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Somhairle Buidh Mac Domhnaill (Charles of the Yellow Hair, son of Donnell) anglicised Sorley Boy MacDonnell (in Scotland, MacDonald) (c. ...

Sorley Buy swore allegiance to James IV of Scotland and his son Ranald was made Randal MacDonnell, 1st Earl of Antrim by Queen Elizabeth. James IV (March 17, 1473-September 9, 1513) was King of Scots from 1488 to his death. ... Randal MacDonnell, 1st Earl of Antrim (d. ...

Four years later, the Girona, a galleass from the Spanish Armada was wrecked in a storm on the rocks nearby. The cannon from the ship were installed in the gatehouses and the rest of the cargo sold, the funds used to restore the castle. MacDonnell's granddaughter Rose was born in the castle in 1613. The Girona, was a galleon of the 1588 Spanish Armada. ... A French galley and Dutch men-of-war off a port by Abraham Willaerts, painted 17th century. ... For the navy of Spain, see Spanish Navy. ... A small cannon on a carriage, Bucharest. ... A gatehouse is a feature of European castles and mansions. ... Rose McDonnell, was the granddaughter of Sorley Boy MacDonnell, and was born at Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, in about 1619. ...

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. 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.

Dunluce Castle served as the seat for the Earl of Antrim until the impoverishment of the MacDonnells in 1690, following the Battle of the Boyne. Since that time, the castle has deteriorated and parts were scavenged to serve as materials for nearby buildings. It is now in the care of the Environment and Heritage Service. The Kings of Ireland have twice created the Earldom of Antrim in the Peerage of Ireland. ... Events Giovanni Domenico Cassini observes differential rotation within Jupiters atmosphere. ... Combatants Jacobite Forces -6000 French troops, 19,000 Irish Catholic troops Williamite Forces -English, Scottish, Dutch, Danish, Huguenot and Ulster Protestant troops Commanders James VII and II William III of England Strength 25,000 36,000 Casualties ~1,500 ~750 William III (William of Orange) King of England, Scotland and... The Environment and Heritage Service is the United Kingdom Governments conservation agency for Northern Ireland. ...

References

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Sources

• Dunluce Castle
• North Antrim - Dunluce Castle
• http://www.ballycastle.free-online.co.uk/places/dunluce/dunluce.htm
• http://www.ehsni.gov.uk/places/monuments/dunluce.shtml

Coordinates: 55°12′38″N, 6°34′52″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...