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Rh CARRICKBOY. 600 i AKHICKMAC! Annual lairs are held on the li'Illi January, the 'laich, tin: -Nth April, the 15th i Jtli July, t: i, the 7th N I li eember. in the par. of Kilglass, bar. i.f Shrulc, in the i Longford, prov. of Lcinster, helaud. :t mill s t<> tin: S. of Ardagh. A police station i 'hi' prim ipal goat is Uichmont. ( AU1UCK DISTKICT, our of the 3 ancient dim of .... of Ayr, Scotland, being that part of tho CO. which is bounded on tho N. by tho nver Doon. It extends about 3^ miles in length from N. to S., and in breadth, and is a wild and hilly try. It comprises tho pare, of Ballantrac, Barr, < .Imonoll, Dailly, Girvan, Kirkmichacl, Kirkoswald, Jlaybolo, and Straiten. The highest ground is at Bene- v.liidi 11808 to th' et. The principal rivers arc tho Girvan and tin Stinchar, which are both fed by many smaller streams. Carrick gives name to an earl- dom, which, since tho marriage of Robert Bruce with the rick, has belonged to the royal family. and is now held by the Prince of Wales. Its sup. area may bo computed at about 300,000 acres. CAKKK'K IH'l'T, a hmlt. in the bar. of Forth, in tho w, prov. of Lcinster, Ireland, 3 miles to the S. of Clonogolt It is seated near tho border of Wei- ford, on tin river Slanev. CAKKI' K, i;.si and WEST, hmlts. in tho bar. of Itoss, in the co. of Galway, prov. of Connaught, Ireland, i ili. CAl;i;H 'Kl-'KliUI'S, a par. and market town, sea- ]Kirt, aud parliamentary borough, forming a co. of itself, v in the co. of Antrim, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 10 mil. s't.i the N.E. of Belfast, and 110 miles to the N. of Dublin. It is situated on tho north-western shore of -t Lough, and is connected with tho Belfast and Northern Counties railway by a short branch lino. ( 'anickfergus ("rock of icrgus") is a town of great antiquity, and the site of a noble castle, founded pro- bably about 1200 by one of the De Courcys, but which soon after came into tho possession of the De Lacy s. It holds an important place in tho history of the country, and has been the scone of many important transactions. Invited by the De Lacys, who had been expelled by tho Kn^'lisb, Edward Bruce kid siege to the castle in 1315, and took it ; but being soon after defeated and killed, tho castle was recovered by its former owners. In 1333 this place was taken and held for a short time by the O'Nials. It was burnt by the Scots in 1386, and again partly destroyed in 1400. But the English remained in possession of the castle, and towards tho end of tho 16th century a stone wall of groat strength was built round tho town, which was further defended by a moat and seven towers. The town was at that time greatly re- duced in population and prosperity, but began to recover itself under the shelter of its now fortifications. Fresh harassment^ and frequent vicissitudes make up its history during tho civil war of the 17th century. Colonel Arthur Chichester was governor of tho town when the war broke out. In 1612 the castle was occu- pied by the Scotch under General Munroe, who held it till 1648, when < ieueral Monk succeeded him. After several other changes of possession, it was taken in August, 1689, by Schombcrg for William III. The king himself landed here in tho following year, on his way to take tho command in the campaign terminated by tho of tho Boync. Tho quiet of the town was not again rbed by any occurrences of historical importance until a body of French, under General Thurot, attacked and took possession of it in February, 1760. They retained possession only for a few days. lii April, 177S, the ad- i, Paul Jones, in an American vessel, captured a British warship oil this town. The town extends about a mile along tho lougb, and has several good streets, the houses being mostly built of stone. A large part of tho walla still stand, but of the four gates only one is 1- It. i rade of tho town is of no great imp' .rtance. Some of the [nhabitanta arc emplo. .1 in the llax and cotton- mills and in tho tanneries ; but the fisheries form the principal n. eiipatiun of the people. A small trade is carried on, c.-al, iron, and timber 1 in^,' the imports, and cattle and L r iain tho exports. The subordinate to that of Belfast. The harbour is by a small pier. There are a townhall, euurt-h market-house, and custom-house. Cm id, borough by prescription, and is said to made a county ]' itself l.y Km^ John. Tlio ... tion, styled the "mayor, sheriff, burgesses, and monalty of the town of Carrickfergus," is supe by a board of commissioners, to whom the local g m. nt is entrusted. Tho borough returned tv U> parliament until the I'nion, since which it h one member. Tho limits of tho parliamentary boi aro tho same as {hose of tho parish and the county of town. Carrickfergus was formerly the county to Antrim, but tho assizes and other county business been transferred to Belfast. Quarter and j aro held hero, and there aro police and stations. The town is frequented as a watcrii Tho living is a rect. in tho dioc. of Down, < Dromore, val. with several other benefices ui. in the patron, of the crown. Tho church, which on an elevated spot, is dedicated to St. Nicholas. a very old building in the form of a cross, with a and spire, erected about 1780, and has a no. mum the Chichesters, and a stained east window add 1800. There is a handsome chapel belonging ' Presbyterians, and others to the Independent*, leyans, and Covenanters. There aro two free one of which has an endowment ; 14 almshouses 1 men, endowed by Henry Gill in 1761, and several charities. Tho castle, which is in good prescrv stands on tho S. side of the town, on a rock proji into the sea. The walls are 9 feet thick, an entrance is between two semicircular towers. The enclosed consists of an upper and former of which stands the keep, a square stru. feet in height, now serving as an armoury, barracks, and extensive military stores. The is bomb-proof, and tho battery con- There is a fine prospect from the top The sit of tho old monastery is occupied by t. and gaol. Near the town, on tbe" 4 faroM tho priory of Woodburn, or Goodburn, ot wl.ieh thei are no rums. The Spittal Parks, on . werJ| site of an ancient hospital. In the neig). many tumuli, and several mineral springs. 'I is divided into the Irish and Scotch quail. i> ; t being the western and tho latter the eastern M ti. n : thi* designations arose from circumstances occurring in t), 17th century. Carrickforgus wag tho birthplace c Bishop Tenison. Near tho town is Lough ' lies at an elevation of 556 foot abov. Tin neighbourhood has several hamlets, and many sea of the gentry, among which aro I Glynn Park, &c. Saturday is the mail, are held on the 12th May and 1st November. < AKKHKINANE, ahmlt. in the bar. of 1 co. of Kilkenny, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, not lar froi Mullinavat. CAKKK KMACQUIGLEY.avil. in the par of I'pjv Jloville, bar. of Inishowen, in the co. of ' of Ulster, Ireland, 6 miles to the N.E. of Jin on the N.W. shore of Loug) market town by Charles I. The market has lonjj b disused. There aro several scats of tho gentry in U neighbourhood. < AI;l;|cKM.c|;<isS, " market town in the par. Magheross, bar. of Farney, in -I maghan, of Ulster, Ireland, 25 miles S.K. l.y S bom M. .n- and 50 miles N.E. by N. from Dublin. Jin of the North- Western railway of Ireland, is about t. Tho barony of Farney was granted I Queen Elizabeth to tho celebrated Earl of Essex, wl built a castle, called by his name, close by tho tow- It was burnt down in tho civil war of Hill, and I remains of it now exist. With the exception of " formerly or still belonging to the church, the