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Killyleagh Castle is a castle in the village of Killyleagh, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is believed to be one of the oldest inhabited castles in the country, with parts dating back to 1180. It follows the architectural style of a Loire Valley château, being redesigned by the architect Sir Charles Lanyon in the mid-19th century. It has ...
Killyleagh Castle. Killyleagh (/ k ɪ l i ˈ l eɪ /; from Irish Cill Ó Laoch, meaning 'church of the descendants of Laoch') [1] [2] is a village and civil parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is on the A22 road between Belfast and Downpatrick, on the western side of Strangford Lough. It had a population of 2,787 people in the 2021 Census.
A c.1580 map of County Down showed Renaghaddye, with 2 castles and a church, on a peninsula or island. The ruined church is on a drumlin north of the castle, which was built in the 15th century. The manor and castle of Ringhaddy and Killyleagh belonged to the Whites of Dufferin in 1605, [1] the castle having been remodeled by Sir Ralph Lane in ...
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Killyleagh Castle, Killyleagh 54°24′09″N 5°39′15″W / 54.4025°N 5.654167°W / 54.4025; -5.654167 ( Killyleagh Castle, Killyleagh Country House
In 1666 he rebuilt the family seat of Killyleagh Castle, erecting the north tower and building a long fortified bawn in the front of the castle. [2] Following a petition from Clanbrassil to Charles II of England for funds to help the restoration work, the King granted permission for the royal coat of arms to be placed above the door of the ...
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Hamilton was elected a member of parliament for County Down in 1613. [2] He repaired the Bangor Abbey church in 1617. [10] He was made the first Viscount Claneboye [2] on 4 May 1622, in the Peerage of Ireland. [11] He was also a privy councillor. [2] In about 1625 he moved from Bangor to Killyleagh Castle. [11]