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and Kirkiftown, four miles north-eaft of it. This and 

 Ballygalgot caftle were built after the acceffion of 

 James I. by Rowland Savage of Arquin. 



In the barony of Caftlereagh are the ruins of that 

 old caftle mentioned above, from whence that barony 

 takes its name; they are fituated on the top of a ridge 

 of hills, in one of thefe forts ufually attributed to the 

 Danes : this fort has a fofie, which encompafTes three- 

 fourths of if, in the midft of the fort flood the caftle, 

 formerly the feat of Con O'Neill. Befides this caftle, 

 there is Kill Hall, near Drumbo, a fquare fortification, 

 four flankers; both belonging to the Marquis of 

 Downfhire. 



In the barony of DufFerin ftands the caftle of Killi- 

 leagh, at the weftern end of the town of the fame name. 

 The family of Hamiltons, created firft Lords Clane- 

 boys, and fince earls of Clanbraffil, but whofe titles are 

 now extinft, had their refidence in this .caftle, which is 

 now the refidence of Gawen Hamilton, Efq. who with 

 Sir James Stephenfon Blackwood, are the heirs, by the 

 female line, of that noble family. 



In the barony of Kinalearty, near the village of Aa 

 nadom, ftood the caftle or feat of the Me. Artanes, on 

 an eminence now called Caftle-Hill: the neighbouring 

 church of Loughen-ifland, iituared in a peninfula of a 

 moft romantic lake, is thought to have b<"cn their 

 burial-plaee. 



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