[1] It was through his daughter and heiress, Mary, and her marriage to Sir John Skeffington, 4th Baronet (by special remainder he would become the 2nd Viscount Massereene), that the estate and title came to the latter family.

[1] In March 1689 the castle was raided by Jacobite General Richard Hamilton and his men who looted Viscount Massereene's silver plate and other silverware and furniture up to a value of £3000, a considerable loss at the time.

[2] In 2022 centenary anniversary commemorations were held which included the notable historian and author Lyndsy Spence giving tours of the Castle Gardens.

In December 2022 Antrim historian Stephen McCracken published definitive evidence showing that the Castle had been destroyed by the IRA citing the Irish National Archive testimonies.

[9] Antrim Castle had been rebuilt in 1813 as a three-storey Georgian-Gothic castellated mansion, designed by Dublin architect, John Bowden.

[citation needed] The formal gardens were the subject of a £6m restoration project, by Antrim Borough Council supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, to preserve the historic site.