Carrickfergus Castle, County Antrim. Constructed originally in 1180 by John de Courcy, conqueror of east Ulster, and garrisoned until 1928, Carrickfergus Castle is a striking feature of the landscape. The fortified castle represents ...
Oh well, that's vacation. We crossed into Northern Ireland without even having to stop and arrived at Carrickfergus and checked into the hotel. We all could've wept for joy at this point we when we realized that the hotel had a lift. ...
... from the Commons of Carrickfergus that had belonged to the freemen of the town. The two sons of Bryan McPhelim O'Neill, Shane and Con, were content to receive their late father's title to the south Antrim estate of Lower Clandeboy. ...