Tóin re Gaoith

Tandragee's documented history begins as the stronghold of the O'Hanlon clan, lords of the petty kingdom of Orior, who dominated the region before the Nine Years' War. Following their rebellion against English authority, the crown confiscated Tandragee Castle and its lands, granting them circa 1603 to Oliver St John and his heirs as part of the Ulster plantation settlement scheme. The castle co...