Historical account of the Macdonnells of Antrim

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APPENDIX.
" Whitehead, (12) whereupon standeth a castell, not appointed ; (13) distant six miles from
" Dunsarike, (14) Mr. Campernoune 5(15) distant four miles from
"Dunluse, (16) Mr. Francis Kellaway ; distant four miles from
"Portrush, (17) two of Mr. Treasurer's sons ; (18) distant four miles from
" Colrane, (19) reserved for the Queen ; distant two miles from
"James MacHenries Cronock, called Ynyshe Lockan, (20) reserved to keep that ford in the
Banne, and not appointed ; distant eight miles from
" Ballybony, (2 1 ) Ralph Bouchier ; two miles from the Banne, and without the circuit ; five
miles from
Mary Boleyn. He had charge of Elizabeth when she
made her celebrated visit to the camp at Tilbury in 1588.
He could not induce her to create him an earl, but she
granted him lands worth ^4000 per annum. His two sons
here mentioned, succeeded him as viscounts Hunsdon, the
younger, John, dying in April, 1617. See Somers'
Tracts, vol. i., p. 272 ; Lettersoi lord George Carew, edited
by J. Maclean, p. 99.
(12) Whitehead. — This is the English translation of the
original Irish name, Ceann-ban, or Kinbann. See p. 51,
supra.
(13) Not appointed. — Whitehead, although having a
' castell,' was ' not appointed,' which meant that no one,
probably, was willing to have it, from its isolated and
almost inaccessible position. It was Colla Macdonnell's
castle, where he died in 1558, and English gentlemen
may have well supposed that the Scots would hardly allow
a Sassanach occupant to hold it in peace.
(14) Dunsarike. — See p. 138, supra. We have not
met with this form of the name Dunseverick in any other
record.
( 15") Mr. Campernoune. — This was Henry Camper-
noune of Modbury court, county of Devon, the represen-
tative of an old family, whose extensive landed property
in Devon and Cornwall had been granted to an ancestor
in the reign of Edward II. The gentleman above referred
to was son of sir Richard Campernoune. There were at
least two marriage alliances between the Campernounes
and Chichesters of Devonshire. See lord Clermont's
History of the Family of Fortescue, pp. 10, 26. Among
Essex's adventurers, there was a sir Ar. Campnon.
(16) Dunluse. — See pp. 49, 63, 71, 137, 138, 160, 162,
180, 181, 188, 189, 312, supra. We have not discovered
who Mr. Kellaway was, and have never seen his name
associated with Dunluce, except in this " Noate of the
Severall Seates. " He was no doubt one of the " fiftie
gentlemen," whom Essex represented as preparing to fol-
low him ; but he probably never came, or if so, he had
but a short time to admire the beauties of Dunluce.
(17) Portrush.— " Port-Ruis, 'the port of the pro-
montory' is so called from the harbour which is situate on
the S.W. side of the long, narrow, basaltic promontory
running into the sea, which is locally called Ramore, or
Rathmore." The parish of Portrush is now known as
Ballywillin, two-thirds of which parish are in the county
of Londonderry. The dividing line between the two
counties, till lately, ran through the churchyard, leaving
the old church on the Londonderry side. There was
formerly a castle or stronghold at Portrush, probably ad-
joining the old church, which stood at the point where
the promontory connects with the mainland, but the ruins
of both structures have been removed. See Reeves's
Eccles. Antiquities, p. 76 ; see also pp. 162, 163, 202,
203, 217, supra.
(18) Mr. Treasurer's sons. — These gentlemen to whom
the whole lands in the district were assigned, probably
never visited Portrush. Although sons of Cecil, they
were only half brothers. The elder, Thomas, became first
earl of Exeter, and married Dorothy, one of the co-heirs
of lord Latimer. The younger, Robert, became the
celebrated minister of James I., and was best known by
his title of earl of Salisbury. Dr. Birch asserts that
Salisbury was a "man of quicker parts, and a more spirited
writer and speaker than his father. He fully understood
the English constitution, and the just limits of the pre-
rogative ; and, in short was as good a minister as James
would suffer him to be, and as was consistent with his
own safety in a factious and corrupt court. " See Nichol's
Autographs.
(19) Colrane.— See pp. 66, 67, 72, 75, 76, 131,
166, 2t8, supra. " The town now called Cole-
raine is written Culrath or Coulrath in most early
English records. The original name was Cuilrathain,
signifying the ' ferney corner.' For this etymology
there is the authority of the Tripartite Life, which
relates that St. Patrick, having arrived in the neighbour-
hood, was hospitably entertained, and received an offer
of a tract of ground whereon to build a church, which
was pointed out to him on the northern bank of the river
Bann, in a spot overgrown with ferns, where some boys
at the moment were setting fire to the ferns." (Reeves's
Eccles. Antiquities, p. 75). Coleraine was reserved for
the queen in Essex's arrangement with his adventuring
friends, and some time afterwards the queen ordered a
castle to be built there for the protection of her settlers
against the Irish. The place had thus two fortified
positions, designated by marshal Bagenal, severally, as
" the castle of Colran, somewhat defaced, yet wardable,
and Castleroe, wherein Turlough O'Neyle hath a constable
and a ward to receive his part of the fishings." This
was written in 1586. The town had then fallen into
entire decay. It is said that the modern town was planned
by sir John Perrot, the houses being timber, built in
London, and thus forwarded to Coleraine. Each frame
consisted of hard, black oak, in the form of what is called
cage-work ; the interstices were filled by plastered
wicker-work, the front of the house having a pent-way or
piazza. Several of these houses existed in good preserva-
tion until only a few years ago.
(20) Lockan. — See p. 62, supra.
(21) Ballybony. — In the account of the hosting against
the Scots, led by the deputy Sussex in 1556, it is stated