La Girona was a galleass of the 1588 Spanish Armada that foundered and sank off Lacada Point, County Antrim, on the night of 26 October 1588, after making its way eastward along the north coast of Ulster. The wreck is noteworthy for the great loss of life that resulted and the treasures recovered.
Wreck of the Girona (Ulster Museum Exhibit Painting)
Don Alonso Martinez de Leyva, El Greco c.1580
First Trust Bank, Northern Ireland, 10-Pound Banknote (reverse side)
Ulster Museum, Belfast
Spanish Armada in Ireland
The Spanish Armada in Ireland refers to the landfall made upon the coast of Ireland in September 1588 of a large portion of the 130-strong fleet sent by Philip II to invade England.
Rockall, a small, isolated rocky islet in the North Atlantic Ocean about 430 kilometres (270 mi) north-west of Donegal.
Recalde sailed through the gap between the tip of the Great Blasket and Carraig Fhada (right-of-centre) to enter the sound (foreground). Look-outs for the crown army would have shared this clifftop view from the Dingle peninsula.
Cliffs of Moher, looking south towards Hag's Head.
Dunluce Castle.