Why this matters
Dromore Castle in County Down was built in the late 16th century by the MacDonnell family, Gaelic lords of Antrim, during the period of English colonization in Ireland. It is remembered as a symbol of resistance and as a key site in the Nine Years' War, later being associated with the Flight of the Earls in 1607.
What is recorded here
Dromore Castle is recorded as a castle in County Down. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.