Dunaneeny Castle

Dunaneeny Castle
Dún an Aonaigh
near Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Dunaneeny Castle is located in Northern Ireland
Dunaneeny Castle
Dunaneeny Castle
Coordinates55°12′41″N 6°15′01″W / 55.211389°N 6.250278°W / 55.211389; -6.250278
Site information
ConditionRuin

Dunaneeny Castle (or Dunineny Castle, Irish Dún an Aonaigh) is a ruined castle on the outskirts of Ballycastle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The castle was home to the chiefs of Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg and later the MacDonnells of Antrim. The castle is purported to be the birthplace of Scottish-Irish chief Sorley Boy MacDonnell.[1]

  1. ^ "Ballycastle - Sketches of Olden Days in Northern Ireland". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 29 June 2021.