Identifier: picturesqueirela00sava (find matches)
Title: Picturesque Ireland : a literary and artistic delineation of the natural scenery, remarkable places, historical antiquities, public buildings, ancient abbeys, towers, castles, and other romantic and attractive features of Ireland
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: Savage, John, 1828-1888, ed
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Publisher: New York, T. Kelly
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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rang up through the arches likethunder. It seemed to me the haunt of the old Norsemens sea-gods ! Dunluce Castle passed from the Mac Ouillans into the hands of MacDonnell by treachery of the latter, who was a guest of the former; and oneof the latest historical circumstances of which it was the theater, presents aMac Donnell in turn as the victim of treachery on the part of another guest. In1642, General Munroe, making a visit to Mac Donnell, now Earl of Antrim, atDunluce, was received with honor and profuse hospitality, and availed himselfof the opportunity to seize his unguarded host and send him in chains to Car-rickfergus. He took possession of this castle, and handed over the other castlesof the earl in the Route and theGlynns to the Marquis of Argyles Highlanders.Upon his restoration the earl abandoned Dunluce as a residence, for Ballyma-garry, in the neighborhood. A fire occurring here in 1750, the seat of theAntrim family was transferred to the less wild but beautiful Glenarm.
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L^^^ ANTRIM. 171 From Dunluce, on all sides splendid prospects are obtained. Looking west,the view is really magnificent, embracing the White Rocks, Portrush, the cliffsof Magilligan, in Londonderry, and the mountains of Innishowen in Donegal,with an illimitable range of ocean. The White Rocks are a strangely pic-turesque range of wave-worn rocks, a mile in length, between Dunluce and thebeach of Portrush. Within a stretch of two miles, it is said, there are sometwenty-seven caverns made by the waves on the white limestone—natural exca-vations in most fantastic shapes—tunnels, niches, and pointed arches. Theremains of former caves far above the present level and action of the sea,■suggest many speculations to the observer. Portrush, a busy town, regardedas the port of Coleraine, is prettily situated within shelter of a noble headland,forming a peninsula, consisting of the celebrated Portrush Rock, which has beenthe subject of learned and warm discussion among geologists. Having

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