There are a great many recordings of this song, including those by the dubliners, brian ferry, van morrison, katherine jenkins, joan baez. Knockagh and back line greenways a 7km route along the disused back line railway bewteen monkstown and greenisland to create a new community greenway in the mould of the connswater or nearby newtownabbey greenways, andor using the a2 corridor to developed a dedicated active travel route on into carrickfergus. In addition, the northwest of the town is served by clipperstown railway station, and the east by downshire railway station. Railway preservation society of ireland added a new photo to the album. Its definitely well worth taking a walk around the town, its crammed with history. Railway access the castle is short walk from carrickfergus railway station. The online version contains the cover, general abbreviations, essay, topographical information, select bibliography, map 2 and the legend sheet to map 2. Carrickfergus castle was the stronghold of the earl of ulster in the anglonorman period, and carrickfergus or knockfergus was one of the medieval counties into which the earldom was divided. They also go to larne harbour and towns on the way. The borough of carrickfergus, the county town of antrim, was coextensive with the parish of the same name and formed a county of itself. At its head is the city and port of belfast, which sits at the mouth of the river lagan. Welcome to the heritage carrickfergus walking tour. A beautiful irish folk song with sad, enigmatic lyrics. Carrickfergus is about eight miles distant from belfast.
Whether the otoole link to its discovery is right or not, it seems likely that what has now become the generally accepted lyric is in fact an inaccurate recollection of a fuller and more consistent earlier version. Carrickfergus map county antrim, northern ireland mapcarta. Carrickfergus war time history is only sparsely documented, despite the large amount of activity here during world war ii. Ballynashee narrow guage railway station antrim hidden gems. Eight centuries of urban history make carrickfergus one of northern irelands oldest towns, exemplified by its castle and its remaining old town walls. A history of carrickfergus culture northern ireland. Northern ireland railways journeycheck train times and. Trains connect west to belfast lanyon place and belfast great victoria street and east to whitehead and larne harbour operated by northern ireland railways. Greenisland railway station serves greenisland in county antrim, northern ireland. Discover the past of carrickfergus on historical maps. Carrickfergus walking tours mid and east antrim borough. The carrickfergus gas company was formed in 1854 and quickly acquired premises for.
Nir is a subsidiary of translink, whose parent company is the northern ireland transport holding company nithco, and is one of five publicly owned train operators in the united kingdom, the others being network rail, direct rail. Up until mid 19th century, whitehead comprised three hamlets whitehead, chichester and knocknagullagh and consisted of quarry worker cottages, farm buildings and a mill. It received another charter from edward ii in 26 and two from elizabeth i. Annals of the famine in ireland is asenath nicholsons sequel to irelands welcome to the stranger. Carrickfergus stands on the southeast coast of county antrim, overlooking the. Carrickfergus railway station serves the centre of carrickfergus in county antrim, northern ireland. Carrickfergus railway station updated april 2020 top. Ballast train 111 at carrickfergus railway station in 2009. Carrickfergus railway station is a railroad station and is nearby to carrickfergus and woodburn. The car park is free though always very full but you can also park for free a short distance in the st brides car park trains either go to whitehead larne direction or you can be in the centre of belfast in 30 m. Carrickfergus northern ireland, united kingdom britannica. Carrickfergus castle military wiki fandom powered by wikia. Carrickfergus was reputed to have received its original charter from king john, who built a castle there. Carrickfergus is a city in county antrim, northern ireland.
Carrickfergus railway station is close to clipperstown railway station and west of carrickfergus castle. Station carrickfergus metadata this file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Carrickfergus, town and former district 19732015 within the former county antrim, now in mid and east antrim district, northern ireland, on the northern shore of belfast lough inlet of the sea. Straid is situated 5 miles northwest of carrickfergus railway station. The northern counties committee midland railway was an amalgamation of the midland railway with the belfast and northern counties railway which was formed on 1 july 1903. Carrickfergus railway station belfast train station. In 1848, the town was connected to belfast by railway via the belfast and ballymena railway line. Image caption carrickfergus castle, in county antrim, dates back to anglonorman times and was in constant military use for almost 800 years. Later in 1862, the carrickfergus and larne railway opened, along with carrickfergus railway station. Carrickfergus railway station serves the centre of carrickfergus in county antrim. All three stations have regular commuter services to belfast and larne. After the tudor reconquest of ireland, the east coast of ulster was rationalised into counties antrim and down, but carrickfergus retained its ancient status as a separate corporate county.
Northern ireland railways journeycheck provides real time, uptodate train times and train disruption information keeping you informed about any delays or cancellations on the network and helping you know what to do when your journey is affected. Carrickfergus railway station train station in carrickfergus. Antrim, ireland, in the east parliamentary division. Besieged in turn by the scottish, native irish, english and french, the castle played an important military role until 1928 and remains one of. Carrickfergus borough is a diverse and immensely attractive area of east antrim, a truly unique mixture of history, scenic beauty and modern living. Carrickfergus railway station opened on 1 october 1862. Then on june 14, 1690, king william of orange stepped ashore at carrickfergus destined for the battle of the boyne, where he defeated his fatherinlaw james ii and claimed the english crown as his own. The siege of carrickfergus began on august 20 with heavy mortar bombings, bringing about the surrender of the garrison troops seven days later. In addition to this, clipperstown serves the west of the town, and downshire the east.
The town had a population of 27,903 at the 2011 census. Northern ireland railways journeycheck for journeys from. Carrickfergus history the complete history of carrick. Carrickfergus is a great but possibly incomplete song. Ni railways, also known as northern ireland railways nir and for a brief period ulster transport railways utr, is the railway operator in northern ireland. It is county antrims oldest town and one of the oldest towns in ireland as a whole. Belfast lough is a large, intertidal sea inlet on the east coast of northern ireland. Media in category carrickfergus railway station the following 19 files are in this category, out of 19 total. The undaunted american widow returned to ireland in the midst of the great famine and helped organise relief for the destitute and hungry. Carrickfergus 3 is a large town in county antrim, northern ireland. Straid is a small village in county antrim, northern ireland, about three miles east of ballyclare, and about six miles inland from carrickfergus. Book your tickets online for the top things to do in carrickfergus, county antrim on tripadvisor.
The station opened on 11 april 1848 as carrickfergus junction. Additionally, the carrickfergus harbour junction light railway 2 km 1 mi. Railway disused the branch to carrickfergus harbour left the belfast larne line by. Meaning of traditional irish folk song carrickfergus. It was construction of the county road in 1854 and more significantly the carrickfergus to larne railway some eight years later that set the scene for development of. It sits on the north shore of belfast lough, 11 miles 18 km from belfast. Us rangers carrickfergus origins carrickfergus history. The towns long heritage links into british, european and american history. The station used to be larger, with a third platform, but this was removed after the closure of the spur to the derrylondonderry line. On mondays to fridays, there is a halfhourly service to great victoria street with extra trains at peak times. Carrickfergus railway station 2020 all you need to know. Three historic stations in carrickfergus, barn, eden and mount, closed in the 1970s. Carrickfergus is a great but unusual song because, although it is undoubtedly an integral part of the irish folk tradition, there seems to be no reliable reference to. Clipperstown railway station serves the west of carrickfergus in county antrim, northern.
The name, meaning rock of fergus, commemorates king fergus, who was shipwrecked off the coast. The lough opens into the north channel and connects belfast to the irish sea. Belfast larne harbour by rail getting around belfast. Her account is not a history of the famine, but personal eyewitness testimony to the suffering it caused. Former harbour railway, carrickfergus by albert bridge geograph for square j4087 category. York road was a large station, one of three mainline terminals in the city great victoria street served the north, south and west and queens. It was once the central point of warfare, standing in the forefront of many a desperate conflict, and it is full of history and romance. There were stations at belfast york road 1848, greencastle 18491916, whitehouse old station 18611906 replaced by a new station. Situated conveniently on the shores of belfast lough, between the ports of larne and belfast, carrickfergus is the gateway to the beautiful causeway coast and glens.
Little is now visible of this line but the accessible remains were walked on 26 september 2010. Train cancellations, delays, alterations and engineering work information is brought to you directly from the northern ireland railways operational. The train timetables usually have the trains leaving every half hour. Provided to youtube by sony music entertainment carrickfergus james galway the chieftains national philharmonic orchestra in ireland. Coordinates in the text were recorded using a garmin colorado 300 unit. The very name carries us away back into the twilight of irish history. One of the war time connections to carrickfergus is that of the united states army rangers, specifically the 1st ranger battalion. Besieged in turn by the scots, irish, english and french, the castle played an important military role until 1928 and remains one of the. The 15 best things to do in carrickfergus 2020 with.
Train station in carrickfergus, carrickfergus foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the. Carrickfergus railway station map northern ireland. The carrickfergus gas company was formed in 1854 and quickly acquired premises for the gasworks in the irish quarter. Carrickfergus castle is a norman castle in northern ireland, situated in the town of carrickfergus in county antrim, on the northern shore of belfast lough. Geograph britain and ireland is a webbased project to collect and reference geographically representative images of every square kilometre of the british isles. Carrickfergus railway station 2020 all you need to know before. Staff are pleasant and the station is kept clean and tidy. Carrickfergus has so much to give starting with the history of the town to the amazing 11th century castle.
The line between belfast york road and larne harbour opened as far to carrickfergus in 1848 and from carrickfergus to larne harbour in 1862. Make your way to the giants causeway from belfast without going through the hassle of renting a car on this guided tour. Downshire railway station a class 450 train departs platform 1 in the belfast. Carraig fhearghais, meaning ferguss rock, colloquially known as carrick, is a large town in county antrim, northern ireland.
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