Carrigans,_County_Donegal

Carrigans, County Donegal

Carrigans, County Donegal

Village in County Donegal, Ireland

Carrigans (Irish: An Carraigín, meaning "little rock")[2] is a village in The Laggan, a district in the east of County Donegal, Ireland. The village is located on the R236 regional road only a short distance from the River Foyle.

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History

Carrigans was at one time[when?] 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.[citation needed] Commercial salmon fishing was also a major employer in the past.[citation needed]

Killea (St. Fiach's) Parish Church (Church of Ireland) is in the village of Carrigans. [citation needed]

Carrigans once had a railway station, the village being served by the Great Northern Railway, which closed in 1965.[citation needed]

The Bangalore torpedo, an explosive device used in many conflicts, was invented by Captain (later Colonel) McClintock, of Dunmore, Carrigans. [citation needed]

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 been enacted in 1925.[3]

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Carrigans". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. [2]
    "An Carraigín/Carrigans". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Irish Boundary Commission Report". National Archives. 1925. pp. 140–43.
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