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The Bulletin
Fix this textMAKING TOO MUCH OF MOTHER
Fix this text“The Bulletin,” Vol. 74—No. 3850
Fix this textWednesday, November 25, 1953
Fix this textPrice 9d.
Fix this textRegistered at the General Post Office, Sydney. N.S.W., Australia, for Transmission by Post as a Newspaper
Fix this textSeppelts
Fix this textTHE two finest castles in Northern
Fix this textIreland are both in County Antrim
Fix this textand both stand by the sea —Dunluce and
Fix this textCarrickfergus. The latter rises from a
Fix this textspur of rock in Belfast Lough, ten miles
Fix this textfrom the capital city. Its name meaning
Fix this text“The Rock of Fergus” recalls a king
Fix this textof that name who was shipwrecked oil
Fix this textthe Antrim coast about a.d. 320.
Fix this textCarrickfergus was the first castle of its
Fix this textkind to be established in Northern Ireland
Fix this textand its builder is believed to have been
Fix this textHugh de Lacy, Had of Ulster. It was
Fix this textbegun between the years 1180 and 1205
Fix this textand until a few years ago it had the dis-
Fix this texttinction of being the only stronghold of
Fix this textits kind to be continuously occupied since
Fix this textits erection; it was never without its
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Fix this textAs the chief centre of Anglo-Norman
Fix this textpower in Ulster, Carrickfergus was a
Fix this textfortress of outstanding importance which
Fix this textwas shared by the town which grew up
Fix this textnear its walls. By 1669 the Town of
Fix this textCarrickfergus had 815 buildings and 3500
Fix this textinhabitants whereas Belfast had only 150
Fix this textbuildings and was therefore only a village
Fix this textin comparison. Even before the arrival
Fix this textof the Anglo-Normans, however, Carrick-
Fix this textfergus was a place of some note owing to
Fix this textits sheltered harbour.
Fix this textThe great square Keep, surrounded by
Fix this textits massive walls, nine feet thick and
Fix this textrising to a height of 90 feet, are still in
Fix this texta good state of preservation. The ground
Fix this textfloor served as a magazine and above it
Fix this textthe spacious room on the third floor is
Fix this textknown as “Fergus’s Dining Room.” The
Fix this textdouble-towered western gateway is an
Fix this textaddition of the thirteenth century, and it
Fix this textpossesses a portcullis which can still be
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Fix this textprotected on its landward side by moat
Fix this textand drawbridge, both of which have since
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Fix this textCarrickfergus was besieged many times
Fix this textduring its long and stormy history. In
Fix this text1210 the castle was attacked by King
Fix this textJohn and in 1315 it was taken after a
Fix this textgreat struggle by Edward Bruce, aided by
Fix this textKing Robert of Scotland. Later it re-
Fix this textverted to the English and in 1689 it was
Fix this textcaptured by General Schomberg for
Fix this textWilliam of Orange, The following year
Fix this textKing William landed at Carrickfergus and
Fix this textthe spot where he first set foot in Ireland
Fix this textis commemorated today by a tablet.
Fix this textIt was within sight of Carrickfergus
Fix this textCastle, in the waters of Belfast Lough,
Fix this textthat Paul Jones (1778), founder of the
Fix this textAmerican Navy, ran up the American
Fix this textflag in his ship the Ranger and after a
Fix this textraking broadside put H.M.S. Drake out
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Fix this textCARRICKFERGUS, FAMOUS OLD ULSTER FORTRESS
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