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Shane's Castle
Shane's Castle is a ruined castle near Antrim in Northern Ireland, which was mostly destroyed in 1816 by fire. The castle is situated on the north-east shores of Lough Neagh, 2.7 miles from Randalstown. Built in 1345 by a member of the Clandeboy O'Neill dynasty, it was originally known as Edenduffcarrick, meaning "brow of black rock" (from the Irish éadán dúcharraige). It owes its present name to Shane McBrian McPhelim O'Neill, who ruled Lower Clandeboy between 1595 and 1617.
Shane's Castle was originally built in 1345. In 1809, it was decided to rebuild the Plantation castle to a design by John Nash, however a fire in 1816 left the castle in ruins though the family papers were saved. Subsequently a large Victorian-Gothic castle was built in the 1860s: this survived until it was burnt down in 1922 by the IRA.
The castle's 1816 destruction by fire was the subject of John Neal's poem "Castle Shane", published in The Portico the same year. The ruins have been used in the HBO TV series Game of Thrones.
Shane's Castle Railway was a 3 ft (914 mm) gauge tourist railway in the grounds of the castle run by Raymond O'Neill, 4th Baron O'Neill. It was laid by NIR staff in their spare time using 75 pounds per yard (37 kg/m) track with curves to CDRJC standards and opened on 30 April 1971. The line had three stations (Antrim, Millburn and Shane's Castle) and was 1 mile 40 chains (2.4 km) long. It closed on 31 October 1995 due to declining visitor numbers
There had previously been a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge line in the castle grounds between 1940 and 1956, which was used by the British Army for transport to and from a bomb dump.
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Shane's Castle
Shane's Castle is a ruined castle near Antrim in Northern Ireland, which was mostly destroyed in 1816 by fire. The castle is situated on the north-east shores of Lough Neagh, 2.7 miles from Randalstown. Built in 1345 by a member of the Clandeboy O'Neill dynasty, it was originally known as Edenduffcarrick, meaning "brow of black rock" (from the Irish éadán dúcharraige). It owes its present name to Shane McBrian McPhelim O'Neill, who ruled Lower Clandeboy between 1595 and 1617.
Shane's Castle was originally built in 1345. In 1809, it was decided to rebuild the Plantation castle to a design by John Nash, however a fire in 1816 left the castle in ruins though the family papers were saved. Subsequently a large Victorian-Gothic castle was built in the 1860s: this survived until it was burnt down in 1922 by the IRA.
The castle's 1816 destruction by fire was the subject of John Neal's poem "Castle Shane", published in The Portico the same year. The ruins have been used in the HBO TV series Game of Thrones.
Shane's Castle Railway was a 3 ft (914 mm) gauge tourist railway in the grounds of the castle run by Raymond O'Neill, 4th Baron O'Neill. It was laid by NIR staff in their spare time using 75 pounds per yard (37 kg/m) track with curves to CDRJC standards and opened on 30 April 1971. The line had three stations (Antrim, Millburn and Shane's Castle) and was 1 mile 40 chains (2.4 km) long. It closed on 31 October 1995 due to declining visitor numbers
There had previously been a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge line in the castle grounds between 1940 and 1956, which was used by the British Army for transport to and from a bomb dump.
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