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Carrickfergus Castle, Carrickfergus

For more than 800 years, Carrickfergus Castle has been an imposing monument on the Northern Ireland landscape whether approached by land, sea or air. The castle now houses historical displays as well as cannons from the 17th to the 19th centuries.

Dunluce Castle: Medieval Irish Castle on the Antrim Coast, Bushmills

Dunluce Castle is located dramatically close to a headland that plunges straight into the sea, along the North Antrim coast.

Dundrum Castle, Dundrum, Newcastle

Believed to have been built in or around 1177, Dundrum Castle was built by John De Courcy as part of his coastal defence after he invaded Ulster. Dundrum Castle is located on a wooded hill north-west of Dundrum village near Newcastle.

Greencastle Royal Castle, Kilkeel, Newry

Built in the 17th Century by Hugh de Lacy to defend the southern approaches to Ulster, Greencastle stands on a rocky height beside Carlingford Lough.

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Tully Castle, Derrygonnelly, Enniskillen

This fortified house and bawn are set on Tully Point and were built for Sir John Hume who occupied the house until 1641 when it was attacked and burned on Christmas Eve by Rory Maguire and the inhabitants massacred. It was not lived in again.

Kilclief Castle, Strangford, Downpatrick

Kilclief Castle was built between 1413 and 1441, reputedly by John Sely, bishop of Down. This makes it the earliest datable tower-house in County Down and is often used to date other tower-houses in the County.

Portaferry Castle, Portaferry

Portaferry Castle is a 16th Century tower-house, built by the Savage family. It is located on the slope overlooking Portaferry harbour.

Newtownstewart Castle, Newtownstewart, Omagh

The power of the O’Neill chieftains in Tyrone came to an end in 1607. Defeated in battle by English forces and fearful for their future, Hugh O’Neill and his allies fled Ireland in what has become known as the Flight of the Earls.

Portora Castle, Enniskillen

Portora Castle guards a former crossing point where the river joins Lough Erne. Built in 1613 by Sir William Cole, it consisted of a 3 storey house across the breadth of the bawn which was defended by 4 circular towers.

Top Things to See & Do

Take a unique railway journey from Coleraine to Derry~Londonderry with a performance of a special show, The Farmer and the Fisherman.
Book your tickets and be among the first to step aboard the restored SS Nomadic, opening June 2013.
Sign up and start training for this year's Lap the Lough and Giant's Causeway Coast Sportive cycle challenges.
Sample the best locally produced food, arts and crafts every Sunday at Victoria Square, Belfast.
Visit The Art of Craft Exhibition 2013 in Armagh - running until 20 July.
Take an equestrian break in Northern Ireland.
Take one of the world's great railway journeys: Derry~Londonderry to Coleraine

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