Boyton House Boyton House was first occupied in November 1807 by the family of Robert Montgomery of Brandrim, who inherited the estate from their cousin, Sandy Montgomery of Convoy. Sandy served for thirty-two years in Grattan’s Parliament, as a representative for...
Balleighan Abbey On the shore of Lough Swilly, near Manorcunningham, stand the ruins of an old abbey. It is generally believed to have been founded by Hugh Dubh O’Donnell at the beginning of the sixteenth century. It was also associated with the Franciscan Friary at...
O’Doherty’s Keep O’Doherty’s Keep was built on what was once the site of a Norman castle, thought to have been demolished c.1300. In 1588, the keep housed Spanish survivors from the La Trinidad Valenceria, which sank at Kinnegoe Bay. Sean Óg O’Doherty,...
Greencastle In 1305, the Red Earl of Ulster, Richard de Burgh, established a Norman base here by building the great castle at Greencastle. This is known as Northburg, or in Irish, ‘Caislean Nua’. In 1316, a fleet led by Edward Bruce set sail from Scotland to invade...
Carrickabraghy Castle The castle at Carrickabraghy is situated at the extreme end of the Isle of Doagh. It is approximately 5km from the town of Carndonagh and was inhabited by the McFauls from 834AD to 1200AD. In the Hiberno-Norse period, during a Viking raid in the...
