Limavady Castle
Limavady Castle ( Irish Caisleán Léim an Mhadaidh , also O'Cahan's Castle ) is a ruined castle on the west bank of the Roe south of the city of Limavady in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland . It was once a fortress of the Uí Chatháin ( O'Cahans ).
In 1542 the McQuillans, together with James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond , Lord High Treasurer of Ireland, and a large English force, besieged the castle, captured it and massacred the entire garrison.
Individual evidence
- ^ Annála Connacht (1542) . In: Corpus of Electronic Texts . Retrieved October 20, 2015.
Coordinates: 55 ° 1 ′ 28 ″ N , 6 ° 56 ′ 17.2 ″ W.