Europe, British Isles, Ireland, Province of Ulster, County Antrim

County Antrim is in Province of Ulster.

1575 Jul 1575 Rathlin Island Massacre

1645 Battle of Inverlochy

Europe, British Isles, Ireland, Province of Ulster, County Antrim, Ballycloughan

On 07 Feb 1832 Samuel Wilson was born at Ballycloughan.

Europe, British Isles, Ireland, Province of Ulster, County Antrim, Belfast

Europe, British Isles, Ireland, Province of Ulster, County Antrim, St Patrick's Church Belfast

On 20 Mar 1856 John Lavery was born. He was baptised at St Patrick's Church Belfast.

Europe, British Isles, Ireland, Province of Ulster, County Antrim, Carrickfergus

Carrickfergus Castle

On 30 Jan 1817 Baldwin Leighton 6th Baronet (age 70) was appointed Governor of Carrickfergus Castle which position he held until he died in 1828.

Europe, British Isles, Ireland, Province of Ulster, County Antrim, Carrickfergus, St Nicholas' Church

On 05 Oct 1844 George Chichester 2nd Marquess Donegal (age 75) died at Ormeau, County Donegal. He was buried at St Nicholas' Church, Carrickfergus. He was buried at St Nicholas' Church, Carrickfergus, County Antrim. His son George Chichester 3rd Marquess Donegal (age 47) succeeded 3rd Marquess Donegal. Harriet Anne Butler Marchioness Donegal (age 45) by marriage Marchioness Donegal.

Europe, British Isles, Ireland, Province of Ulster, County Antrim, Cashendun

Castle Cara

On 02 Jun 1567 Shane O'Neill (age 37) was assassinated at Castle Cara.

Castle Upton

In 1713 Jane Ormsby (age 33) died at Castle Upton.

Europe, British Isles, Ireland, Province of Ulster, County Antrim, Lisburn

On 13 Aug 1667 Bishop Jeremy Taylor (age 54) died at Lisburn, Antrim. He was buried in Dromore Cathedral.

Europe, British Isles, Ireland, Province of Ulster, County Antrim, Rathlin Island

Before 25 Jul 1575 Walter Devereux 1st Earl Essex (age 33) ordered Francis Drake (age 35) and John Norreys (age 28) to confront Scottish refugees on Rathlin Island. On 25 Jul 1575 the garrison surrendered.

In 1642 Duncan Campbell 2nd Baronet (age 45) commanded soldiers to kill the local Catholic MacDonalds of Rathlin Island, near relatives of their arch clan enemy in the Scottish Highlands Clan MacDonald.

On 02 Feb 1645 Duncan Campbell 2nd Baronet (age 48) was captured and killed at the 1645 Battle of Inverlochy possibly in retaliation for his killing of members of the MacDonald clan at Rathlin Island three years before. His son Dugald Campbell 3rd Baronet (age 20) succeeded 3rd Baronet Campbell of Auchinbreck.