Carrickfergus
Carrickfergus Carraig Fhearghais |
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Part of the country | Northern Ireland | ||
county | Antrim | ||
District | Mid and East Antrim | ||
Residents | 27,201 (2001) | ||
POSTCODE: | BT38 | ||
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Carrickfergus Castle |
Coordinates: 54 ° 43 ′ N , 5 ° 48 ′ W
Carrickfergus ( Irish Carraig Fhearghais - "Fergus' rocks") is a Northern Irish town in the north of Belfast Lough .
geography
Carrickfergus is located in Antrim eleven kilometers northeast of the capital Belfast facing south to the sea and was the administrative seat of the former District Carrickfergus , the 2015 District Mid and East Antrim opened.
Carrickfergus has a marina and the Andrew Jackson Center , which commemorates the US President Andrew Jackson , whose parents left Carrickfergus as emigrants .
history
One of Carrickfergus' attractions is Carrickfergus Castle , a Norman castle on a black basalt cliff built by John de Courcy in 1180 .
The city is best known for the Battle of Carrickfergus in the Nine Years War .
Musical processing
The Irish folk song Carrickfergus , which is about a lost and unattainable love, is a translation from the Irish and comes from Munster . It has been interpreted by numerous musicians, including Bryan Ferry , Joan Baez , The Dubliners , Declan Galbraith , The Chieftains , Van Morrison , Subway to Sally (in German translation), Charlotte Church (in German translation), Hannes Wader (also in German translation ) Celtic Woman , The Piano Has Been Drinking in Cologne dialect and Loreena McKennitt .
Baron Carrickfergus
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On the occasion of his wedding on April 29, 2011, Queen Elizabeth II named her grandson William together with the superordinate titles Duke of Cambridge and Earl of Strathearn as " Baron Carrickfergus ". Baron Carrickfergus is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . A title " Viscount Chichester , of Carrickfergus," was created as early as 1625, the title is now used as a subordinate title by the Marquess of Donegall . A title " Baron Ennishowen and Carrickfergus " was created in 1841 for the third Marquess of Donegall, George Hamilton Chichester (1797-1883). He was inherited by his brother Edward Chichester (1799-1889), but the barony reverted to the crown. At the same time, the title Prince Williams literally shows the relationship to his father Charles , who has that of the Earl of Carrick as a subordinate title .
Sports
- Barn United Football Club
- Carrick Rangers Football Club
- Carrickfergus Golf Club
- Carrickfergus Sailing Club
- Carrickfergus Cricket Club
- Carrickfergus Rugby Club
- Castle Hockey Club
Twin cities
- Ruda Śląska , Poland
- Anderson (South Carolina) , USA
- Danville, Kentucky , USA
- Jackson (Michigan) , USA
Personalities of the place
- Alastair Seeley (* 1979), motorcycle racer
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Francis Xavier Martin: The Normans: Arrival and settlement (1169 – c.1300) . In: Theodore W. Moody, Francis Xavier Martin (eds.): The course of Irish history . Mercier Press, Cork, 17th ed. 1987, ISBN 0-85342-715-1 , pp. 123-143, here p. 136.
- ^ Royal wedding revives Irish connections as Prince William becomes Baron Carrickfergus . In: Belfast Telegraph , April 29, 2011.