The Earl did not join the Rebellion, though many of his relations were in arms. In 1642 Munro came to Dunluce on pretence that some of the Earl’s tenantry were implicated. After having been well entertained, he treacherously seized Lord Antrim and sent him prisoner to Carrickfergus, at the same time plundering Dunluce.
The Earl escaped to England, and his lands, which had been confiscated during Cromwell’s time, were restored to him in 1663; but in the meantime Dunluce had fallen to decay, and does not seem to have been inhabited since.
The Antrim family at present reside at Glenarm Castle.
| Authorities Consulted. |
| G. Hill, “Macdonnells of Antrim.” |
| Calendar of State Papers. |
| Parliamentary Gazetteer. |
| Proceedings of Archæological Association of Ireland, Papers by R. Young and J. O’Laverty. |
| Joyce, “Irish Place Names.” |
| “The Description and Present State of Ulster,” in Ulster Journal of Archæology. |
DUNSOGHLY CASTLE.