Carrigans ()
is a village in The Laggan, a district in the east of
County Donegal
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, Ireland. The village is located on the
R236 regional road, a short distance from the
River Foyle
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.
History
Carrigans was at one time the centre of a major flax and linen producing area, possessing one of the largest flax mills in County Donegal, before the demise of the flax industry in the 1950s. Commercial salmon fishing was also a major employer in the past.
Killea (St. Fiach's) Parish Church (
Church of Ireland
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) is in the village of Carrigans.
Carrigans once had a railway station, the village being served by the
Great Northern Railway, which closed in 1965.
The
Bangalore torpedo, an explosive device used in many conflicts, was invented by Captain (later Colonel) McClintock, of Dunmore, Carrigans.
Carrigans was one of several Protestant villages in eastern Donegal that would have been transferred to Northern Ireland, had the recommendations of the
Irish Boundary Commission
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been enacted in 1925.
Notable residents
* Dunmore House, on the edge of the village, was formerly the home of the McClintock dynasty, an
Ulster-Scots family. It is now owned by
Sir John McFarland, 3rd
Bt.
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Arts, media and entertainment
The arts
* BT (musician) (born Brian Transeau), American electronic musician
* ''BT'' (album), a 2000 album by Buck-Tick
* Burton Taylor Studio or ''The BT'', managed by Oxford Playhouse
F ...
*
Sir Jim Starritt, a former Deputy Commissioner of the
Metropolitan Police, was born in Carrigans.
* The writer
Dame Agatha Christie visited Carrigans on a few occasions, as a guest of the McClintocks of Dunmore, to whom she was related through marriage.
See also
*
List of populated places in Ireland
References
External links
Official site
{{County Donegal
Towns and villages in County Donegal