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CARRICKFERGUS , a seaport and watering-See also:place of Co. See also:Antrim, See also:Ireland, in the See also:east See also:parliamentary See also:division; on the See also:northern See also:shore of See also:Belfast Lough, 91 m. N.E. of Belfast by the Northern Counties (Midland) railway. Pop. of See also:urban See also:district (1901) 4208. It stretches for about 1 m. along the shore of the Lough. The See also:principal See also:building is the See also:castle, originally built by See also:John de See also:Courci towards the See also:close of the 12th See also:century, and subsequently much enlarged. It stands on a projecting See also:rock above the See also:sea, and was formerly a place of much strength. It is still maintained as an See also:arsenal, and mounted with heavy guns. The See also:ancient See also:donjon or keep, 90 ft. in height, is still in See also:good preservation. The See also:town walls, built by See also:Sir See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry See also:Sidney, are still visible on the See also:west and See also:north, and the North See also:Gate remains. The See also:parish See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church of St See also:Nicholas, an antiquated cruciform structure with curious Elizabethan See also:work in the north See also:transept, and monuments of the See also:Chichester See also:family, was originally a See also:chapel or See also:oratory dependent on a Franciscan monastery. The entrance to a subterranean passage between the two establishments is still visible under the communion-table of the church. The See also:gaol, built on the site of the monastery above mentioned, was formerly the See also:county of Antrim See also:prison. The See also:court-See also:house, which adjoins the gaol, is a See also:modern building. The town has some See also:trade in domestic produce, and in See also:leather and See also:linen manufactures, there being several See also:flax See also:spinning-See also:mills and bleach-See also:works in the immediate neighbourhood. Distilling is carried on. The See also:harbour admits vessels of 50o tons. The See also:fisheries are valuable, especially the See also:oyster fisheries. At Duncrue about 2 M. from the town, rock See also:salt of remarkable purity and in large quantity is found in the Triassic See also:sandstone. The neighbouring See also:country is generally hilly, and Slieve True (1100 ft.) commands a magnificent prospect.
In 1182, John de Courci, to whom Henry II. had granted all the parts of See also:Ulster he could obtain See also:possession of by the See also:sword, fixed a See also:colony in this district. The castle came in the 13th century into possession of the De See also:Lacy family, who, being ejected, invited See also:Edward See also:Bruce to besiege it (1315). After a desperate resistance the See also:garrison surrendered. In 1386, the town was burned by the Scots, and in 1400 was destroyed by the combined Scots and Irish. Subsequently, it suffered much by See also:famine and the occasional assaults of the neighbouring Irish chieftains, whose favour the townsmen were at length forced to secure by the See also:payment of an See also:annual See also:tribute. In the reign of See also:Charles I. many Scottish See also:Covenanters settled in the neighbourhood
to avoid the persecution directed against them. In the See also:civil See also:wars, from 1641, Carrickfergus was one of the See also:chief places of See also:refuge for the Protestants of the county of Antrim; and on the loth of See also:June 1642, the first See also:Presbytery held in Ireland met here. In that See also:year the garrison was commanded by See also:General See also:Robert See also:Munro, who, having afterwards relinquished the cause of the See also:English See also:parliament, was surprised and taken prisoner by Sir Robert See also:Adair in 1648. At a later See also:period Carrickfergus was held by the partisans of See also:- JAMES
- JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
- JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
- JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
- JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
- JAMES, EPISTLE OF
- JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
- JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
- JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
- JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
- JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)
James II., but surrendered in 1689 to the forces under See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
King See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William's general See also:Schomberg; and in 1690 it was visited by King William, who landed here on his expedition to Ireland. In 176o it was surprised by a See also:French See also:squadron under See also:Commodore Thurot, who landed with about r000 men, and, after holding the place for a few days, evacuated it on the approach of the English troops. Eighteen years later See also:Paul See also:- JONES
- JONES, ALFRED GILPIN (1824-1906)
- JONES, EBENEZER (182o-186o)
- JONES, ERNEST CHARLES (1819-1869)
- JONES, HENRY (1831-1899)
- JONES, HENRY ARTHUR (1851- )
- JONES, INIGO (1573-1651)
- JONES, JOHN (c. 1800-1882)
- JONES, MICHAEL (d. 1649)
- JONES, OWEN (1741-1814)
- JONES, OWEN (1809-1874)
- JONES, RICHARD (179o-1855)
- JONES, SIR ALFRED LEWIS (1845-1909)
- JONES, SIR WILLIAM (1746-1794)
- JONES, THOMAS RUPERT (1819– )
- JONES, WILLIAM (1726-1800)
Jones, in his See also:ship the " See also:Ranger," succeeded in capturing the " See also:Drake," a See also:British See also:sloop-of See also:war, in the neighbouring See also:bay; but he See also:left without molesting the town. In the reign of See also:Queen See also:Elizabeth the town obtained a See also:charter, and this wag confirmed by James I., who added the See also:privilege of sending two burgesses to the Irish parliament. The See also:corporation, however, was superseded, under the provisions of the Municipal Reform See also:Act of 184o, by a See also:board of municipal commissioners. Carrickfergus was a parliamentary See also:- BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
- BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)
borough until 1885; and a county of a town till 1898, having previously (till 185o) been the county town of county Antrim. But its importance was sapped by the vicinity of Belfast, and its See also:historical associations are now its chief See also:interest.
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