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own father, John Seeds, the Sheriff." The notorious 

 privateer, Paul Jones, successfully attacked H.M.S. " Drake " 

 off Carrick on 24 April, 1778. The castle is still regarded 

 as of sufficient importance to receive a shot or two of blank 

 cartridge during the annual naval manoeuvres. 



Next in point of interest is the picturesque ruin of Dunluce 

 Castle, which forms a most attractive feature on the visitors' 



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route to the Giant's Causeway. This castle has all the charni 

 of romance about it, and like Mark's fabled castle in 



"Tintagil, half on sea, and high on land, 

 A crown of towers," 



its striking picture is one not soon to be forgotten. A visit to 

 it reveals the fact that, as well as a means of defence, there had 

 also been an eye in its construction to comfort and luxury. 

 It was on the last occasion when the great banqueting-hall 

 was full of good cheer and hospitality that the kitchen 

 toppled over into the sea, carrying some of the household 

 with it ; and this led to the abandonment of the castle as a 



