Dunluce Castle Portrush

On the Wednesday we set off to enjoy the best of what Northern Ireland has to offer and what they are truly renowned for, the magical white cliffs!
We took our time in the car but the trip was a truly memorable experience. Our first true taste was by getting off the beaten track and heading out to a little spot called Torr Head, just 12 miles …

... with something else. Our lunch was a scone and tea at the café there and then we headed over to the Dunluce Castle., The Dunluce Castle is mostly in ruins but there are large portions of the structure still in place. The Castle was built during the ...

... constant feud going on with the British Protestants and the Irish Catholics, a Catholic Church sat on the lowlands off the Dunluce Castle.  The Protestants lured the local Catholics to the church and waited for high tide.  Like Catholics would ...

... stop but couldn't work out the timetable - surely we didn't have to wait an hour and a half to go the short distance to Dunluce Castle?  We went to the tourist info place just across the street, and it turned out it was true!  She advised us ...

... Rede rope bridge. This is a bridge that connected the mainland to a small island that was used to catch salmon. Lastly we visited Dunluce Castle, the ancestral home of the MacDonald clan from Scotland. Back in Portrush we ate dinner at the Harbour ...

... quiet on the bus on the way to our next stop. I think a few people even fell asleep, even though we pulled up to Dunluce Castle only 15 minutes later. The castle was originally built by the McQuillans in the 14th century on a small island right off the ...