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12 CARRICK-FERGUS.
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l 1689, the Duke Schomberg, with a force of about 10,000
xf, F men, appeared in Carrick-Fergus Lough, and landing at
V Groomsport, near Bangor, on the opposite shore, pro-
l ceeded thence by land to Belfast, and thence to Carricl<-
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ll? M‘Carty More, the Irish general, stood an obstinate
. Zeal, 1; siege for some time, but having lost 250 men, he thought
,';j ‘ proper to surrender. In 1-760, the French, under
31,‘ Thurot, made a descent here, and levied contributions,
X9 uPon.the inhabitants. , i
sir Paul Jones, the pirate, appeared in ‘the Bay in 177.8,
ii ‘I; and engagedhis Majesty’s sloop of war,>the Drake; when,
T...‘ fl after aibloody engagement, the Drake was compelled to
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strike, having lost.-hertcaptain and lieutenant, who were
both.ki1led, in the action. ,
There are many remnants of antiquity still discovera-
( ble in the neighbourhood of this old. town. The walls
may be distinctly traced, and the north gate is yet a
;;‘-I pleasing‘ specimen of architecture. They were com-
- , it , menced by Sir Henry Sidney, Lord Deputy, about 1576.
i The ruins of -Joymont house, once the princely residence
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of the Chichesters, built in 1610, are still shown; and in
many cases, whereno castles are to be seen, the place
'. preserves the name.
Q. In the year 1232, according to Archdall, a monastery
of Franciscans was founded here, either by .Hugl1 De
L Lacy, Earl of Ulster, or by O’Neil. And in 1243 or 1253,
1 according to Dean Dobbs’ MSS.,, the Earlof Ulster,
Gerald Fitzmaurice, and Richard De Burgh were
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