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Carrick is an Anglicised version of ''creag/carraig'', Gaelic for "rock", and may refer to:


People

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Carrick (surname) Carrick is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alexander Carrick (1882–1966), Scottish sculptor *Bill Carrick (1873–1932), American baseball player *Connor Carrick (born 1994), American ice hockey player *Dale Carrick (born 199 ...
* Donnchadh, Earl of Carrick (died 1250), Scottish Mormaer and first Earl of Carrick * Marjorie of Carrick (1256–1292), mother of Robert the Bruce and Countess of Carrick * Niall of Carrick (died 1256), Scottish Mormaer and second Earl of Carrick


Places


Australia

* Carrick, New South Wales *
Carrick, Tasmania Carrick is a small historic village west of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, on the banks of the Liffey River. The Meander Valley Highway passes through the town's centre; this road was formerly the main road from Launceston to Deloraine and ...


Canada

* Carrick, Ontario, part of
South Bruce, Ontario :''South Bruce is not to be confused with the Town of South Bruce Peninsula'' South Bruce is a municipality in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. History South Bruce was created in 1999 as part of county-wide municipal restructuring. In 1998, the To ...
since 1999 * Carrick, Manitoba, a community within the
Rural Municipality of Piney The Rural Municipality of Piney is a rural municipality in southeastern Manitoba, Canada, along the border with Minnesota in the United States. Geography According to Statistics Canada, the municipality has a land area of 2,433.77 km2. It i ...


Ireland

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Carrick, County Donegal Carrick () is a village located within the civil parish of Glencolmcille in County Donegal, Ireland. As of the 2016 census, the population of the village was 265. Carrick is located between neighbouring towns Glencolmcille, Meenanary, Teelin and ...
* Carrick, County Kildare, a civil parish in County Kildare *
Carrick, County Westmeath (civil parish) Carrick () is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about south of Mullingar. Carrick is one of 10 civil parishes in the barony of Fartullagh in the Province of Leinster. The civil parish covers . Carrick civil parish co ...
, a civil parish in the barony of Fartullagh, County Westmeath * Carrick, Fartullagh, a townland in the civil parish of Carrick, barony of
Fartullagh Fartullagh (), previously Tyrrells country, is a barony in south–east County Westmeath, in the Republic of Ireland. It was formed by 1542.Carrick, Lackan Carrick is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about north–west of Mullingar. The name Carrick also applies to 33 other townlands in Ireland. Carrick is one of 10 townlands of the civil parish of Lackan in the barony of ...
, a townland in the civil parish of Lackan, barony of Corkaree, County Westmeath * Carrick, Noughaval, a townland in the civil parish of Noughaval, barony of Kilkenny West, County Westmeath * Carrick, St Mary's, a townland in the civil parish of St Mary's, barony of Fore, County Westmeath *
Carrick Mountain Carrick Mountain is located in the eastern foothills of the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland. Historically it was called ''Carrigmurrely'' (1756) and ''Carrickmacreily'' (1795). Geography The mountain rises directly above the village of Glenealy ...
, a mountain in Wicklow


United Kingdom

* Carrick, Cornwall, a former local government district *
Carrick Heaths Carrick Heaths is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), noted for its biological characteristics, in mid Cornwall, England, UK. It incorporates the old ''Silverwell Moor SSSI''. Within the site the Red Data Book listed barn owl can be ...
, a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cornwall *
Carrick Roads Carrick Roads ( kw, Dowr Carrek, meaning "rock anchorage") is the estuary of the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall in England. It joins the English Channel at its southern end near Falmouth. Geography It is a large flooded valley, or ...
, a waterway in Cornwall *
Carrick, Scotland Carrick (Irish Gaelic) is a former ''comital'' district of Scotland which today forms part of South Ayrshire. History The district of Carrick originally formed part of the 11th- to 12th-century Kingdom of Galloway, whose lords ruled it until 1 ...
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Carrick Castle (village) Carrick Castle is a village on the western shore of Loch Goil, 7 km south of Lochgoilhead by a minor road along the loch shore, on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is within the Argyll Forest Park, and also within the ...
in Argyll and Bute, Scotland * Carrick, County Armagh, a
townland A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic orig ...
in County Armagh, Northern Ireland * Carrick, County Fermanagh, a townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland * Carrick, County Londonderry, a civil parish and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland * Carrick, County Tyrone, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland * Carrick (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)


United States

* Carrick, California *
Carrick (Pittsburgh) Carrick is a south neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is served by two zip codes, 15210 and 15227, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 4 (South Neighborhoods) with a ...
, Pennsylvania


Titles

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Earl of Carrick Earl of Carrick (or Mormaer of Carrick) is the title applied to the ruler of Carrick (now South Ayrshire), subsequently part of the Peerage of Scotland. The position came to be strongly associated with the Scottish crown when Robert the Bruce, ...
, title of a medieval Scottish provincial ruler *
Earl of Carrick (Ireland) Earl of Carrick, in the barony of Iffa and Offa East, County Tipperary, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. First creation The title was first created in 1315 for Sir Edmund Butler, Justiciar of Ireland, by King Edward II. The title is lin ...
, title in the peerage of Ireland


Other uses

* ''City of Adelaide'' (1864), also known as HMS ''Carrick'', a clipper ship *
Carrick bend The Carrick bend, also known as the Sailor's breastplate, is a knot used for joining two lines. It is particularly appropriate for very heavy rope or cable that is too large and stiff to be easily formed into other common bends.Geoffrey Budworth, ...
, a knot * Carrick Church, located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland * Carrack-class light cruiser, a fictional ship class in Star Wars video games


See also

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Carrick-on-Suir Carrick-on-Suir () is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It lies on both banks of the River Suir. The part on the north bank of the Suir lies in the civil parish of "Carrick", in the historical barony of Iffa and Offa East. The part on the s ...
, Ireland *
Carrick-on-Shannon Carrick-on-Shannon () is the county town of County Leitrim in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is the largest town in the county of Leitrim. A smaller part of the town lies in County Roscommon. The population of the town was 4,062 in 2016. It is ...
, Ireland * Carrack, a type of mediaeval sailing ship {{disambiguation, geo