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Cargan ()Placenames NIis a
hamlet
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and townland
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in County Antrim
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, Northern Ireland
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. It lies at the foot of Slievenanee in Glenravel – locally known as "The Tenth Glen" along with the more widely known nine Glens of Antrim
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Higgins Family of Glenravel
{{authority control Villages in County Antrim
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Mid and East Antrim
Ulster Scots dialects, Ulster Scots: ''Mid an East Anthrim''
, settlement_type = District
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district. It had a population of 588 people (223 households) in the 2011 Census. (2001 Census: 411 people)
History
One of the earliest anglicisations of the townland of Cargan is Carrigan. In the late 1800s, the village of Cargan was known as Fisherstown. An iron ore mine was opened up around the same time. The ore was shipped toBarrow-in-Furness
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, first by horse, then from 1875 by railway to Ballymena
Ballymena ( ; from ga, an Baile Meánach , meaning 'the middle townland') is a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is part of the Borough of Mid and East Antrim.
The town is built on land given to the Adair family by King Charles I i ...
. The railway closed in 1937.
Transport
The Ballymena to Cargan railway line was opened in 1875 and extended to Parkmore and Retreat in 1876.Cargan railway station
Cargan railway station served the local mines and the village of Cargan and was on the Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway which ran from Ballymena to Retreat in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
History
The station was opened by the Belf ...
opened on 1 June 1894, was closed for passenger traffic on 1 October 1930, and finally closed altogether on 12 April 1937. It was on the Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway
The Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway was a narrow gauge railway between Ballymena and Retreat, both in County Antrim, in what is now Northern Ireland. It operated from 1875 to 1940.
History
The railway line was incorporated in 1872 ...
which operated narrow gauge railway
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services from Ballymena to Parkmore from 1875 to 1940.
2011 Census
On Census day in 2011: *91.2% were from aCatholic
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background and 6.5% were from a Protestant
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background
See also
*List of villages in Northern Ireland
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*List of places in County Antrim
This is a list of cities, towns, villages and hamlets in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. See the List of places in Northern Ireland for places in other counties.
Towns are listed in bold.
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*Aghagallon
* Aghalee
*Ahoghill
* Aldergrove
* Antr ...
References
External links
Higgins Family of Glenravel
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