Carrickfergus (barony)
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This article is about the administrative unit. For the peerage, see Baron Carrickfergus.
54.737°N 5.849°W / 54.737; -5.849
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Carrickfergus
Carraig Fhearghais[1] (Irish) | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Northern Ireland |
County | Antrim |
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Carrickfergus is a barony in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.[2][3] It is bounded on the south-east by Belfast Lough, and otherwise surrounded by the barony of Belfast Lower.[2][3] It is coextensive with the civil parish of Carrickfergus or St Nicholas[4][5][6][7] and corresponds to the former county of the town of Carrickfergus, a county corporate encompassing Carrickfergus town.[8]