Burt Castle
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Burt Castle is a ruined castle located close to Newtowncunningham and Burt, two villages in the east of County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland. Historically it was sometimes spelt as Birt Castle. It is als
Burt Castle from Coney Island
A stained glass depiction of Burt Castle in Derry's Guildhall
A western view of the castle, Dublin Penny Journal, 1833
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O'Doherty's rebellion
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O'Doherty's Rebellion, also called O'Dogherty's Revolt, was an uprising against the Crown authorities in western Ulster, Ireland. Sir Cahir O'Doherty, lord of Inishowen, a Gaelic chieftain, had been a
The severed heads of MacDavitt and O'Doherty on display on the Newgate, Dublin, beheading being a common punishment for treason.
Henry, Prince of Wales, into whose entourage O'Doherty sought to be placed
Derry around the time of O'Doherty's attack was described as an "infant city".