Carrickfergus
Carrickfergus Carraig Fhearghais |
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Basic data | |||
Part of the country | Northern Ireland | ||
county | Antrim | ||
District | Mid and East Antrim | ||
Residents | 27,201 (2001) | ||
POSTCODE: | BT38 | ||
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
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.