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pafs, and as often an offenfive neighbour to the Englifh 

 planted in Lecale, according to the hands that pof- 

 fefled it. In 15 1 7, the Earl of Kildare, then lord-deputy, 

 marched into Lecale and took it by ftorm ; it being gar- 

 rifoned at that time by the Irifh, who had driven out 

 the Englifh fome time before. It was again poflefled and 

 repaired by the Magennifes, and retaken by Lord-deputy 

 Gray, with feven caftles more in Lecale, in 1538. It after- 

 wards got into the hands of Phelim Me. Ever Magennis, 

 who was obliged to yield it to Lord Mountjoy, the fix- 

 teenth of June, 1601. It met with another fate during 

 the.progrefs of the war in 1641, when it was demo- 

 liftied by order of Cromwell, though garrifoned by 

 Proteftants, and has ever fmce been fufFered to run 

 entirely to ruins. 



Newcaftle, in a village of that name in Upper Iveagh, 

 was built by Felix Magennis, in the memorable year 

 1588 ; it was very ftrong, and is now converted into a 

 commodious dwelling houfe, fituated on the verge of the 

 fea, which wafhes the foundation of fome of the offices. 



Ardglafs, though now a fmall village, has the re- 

 mains of confiderable fortifications. King's caftle, 

 Horn caftle, and Coud caftle, are ftilHn part remain- 

 ing -, befides Jordan's caftle, memorable for the defence 

 made there by the valiant owner, Simon Jordan, who 

 held it out three years till he was relieved by Lord 

 Mountjoy, the feventeenth of June, 1601. It is uncer- 

 tain by whom thefe caftles were erected, yet it is pro- 

 bable 



