Carra Castle

Carra Castle
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Data
place	Cushendun
Construction year	14th century
Coordinates	55 ° 8 ′ 1 ″ N , 6 ° 2 ′ 14 ″ W Coordinates: 55 ° 8 ′ 1 ″ N , 6 ° 2 ′ 14 ″ W

Carra Castle ( Irish Caisleán Carrach ) is the ruin of a castle in County Antrim , Northern Ireland . It is located 1.5 kilometers north of the town of Cushendun .

etymology

The name Carra may be derived from the family name "Carey". It used to be known as Saer's Castle.

history

When the castle was built is uncertain, but it probably dates from the early 14th century. In 1565 the castle was owned by Shane O'Neill , who held Sorley Boy MacDonnell prisoner here. In 1567, members of the MacDonnell family were guests at the castle. On June 2, 1567, they stabbed O'Neill and sent his head to the representative of Elizabeth I at Dublin Castle . In 1585 the castle was besieged by English troops. In the late Middle Ages, the area was used as a cemetery for children. Around 1730 a family called Lynch lived in the castle.

architecture

The building has the characteristics of a hall house , but its external dimensions suggest more of a residential tower . The remains that still exist today come from a square residential tower.

Individual evidence

^ George Newenham Wright: A guide to the Giant's Causeway and the north-east coast of Antrim . Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, London 1823, LCCN 96-107797 , OCLC 34151208 , p. 58 ( Google Books [accessed October 13, 2014]).
^ F. Jefferies: Biography . In: Syvanus Urban (ed.): The Gentleman's Magazine . Vol. 34. John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, London 1853, pp. 503 ( Google Books [accessed October 13, 2014]).
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e entry at castles.nl ( Memento from December 30, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
^ John Bernard Burke: A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire . 14th edition. Colburn & Co., London 1852, LCCN 2003-205513 , OCLC 39018719 , p. 99 ( Google Books [accessed October 13, 2014]).
^ TE McNeill: Castles in Ireland: Feudal Power in a Gaelic World . Routledge, London, New York 1997, ISBN 978-0-415-16537-2 , pp. 204 ff .

[Wright-1] George Newenham Wright: A guide to the Giant's Causeway and the north-east coast of Antrim . Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, London 1823, LCCN 96-107797 , OCLC 34151208 , p. 58 ( Google Books [accessed October 13, 2014]).

[2] F. Jefferies: Biography . In: Syvanus Urban (ed.): The Gentleman's Magazine . Vol. 34. John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, London 1853, pp. 503 ( Google Books [accessed October 13, 2014]).

[castles.nl-3] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e entry at castles.nl ( Memento from December 30, 2008 in the Internet Archive )

[4] John Bernard Burke: A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire . 14th edition. Colburn & Co., London 1852, LCCN 2003-205513 , OCLC 39018719 , p. 99 ( Google Books [accessed October 13, 2014]).

[5] TE McNeill: Castles in Ireland: Feudal Power in a Gaelic World . Routledge, London, New York 1997, ISBN 978-0-415-16537-2 , pp. 204 ff .