Limavady Castle Explained

55.0244°N -6.9381°WLimavady Castle (Léim an Mhadaidh), also known as O'Cahans Castle, is a ruined castle in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It was once a stronghold of the O'Cahans.

In 1542, the MacQuillans, accompanied by James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond, the Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and a large body of English, besieged and took the castle, slaughtering the whole garrison.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Annála Connacht (1542) . Corpus of Electronic Texts . 14 September 2010.