Cargan

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Cargan is a small village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is situated at the foot of Slievenanee Mountain in Glenravel – one of the Glens of Antrim. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 411 people. It is situated in Ballymena Borough Council area.

Contents 1 History 2 Transport 3 References 4 External links 5 See also

[edit] History

In the 1800s, Cargan was known as Fisherstown after the man who, in 1866, developed an iron ore mine within the village. The ore was shipped to Barrow-in-Furness, at first by horse and cart to the dock, then from 1875 by railway to Ballymena and onwards. The railway closed in 1937.

[edit] Transport

The Ballymena to Cargan railway line was opened in 1875 and extended to Parkmore and Retreat in 1876.

[edit] References

• NI Neighbourhood Information System
• The Woodland Trust
• Antrim History

[edit] External links

• Higgins Family of Glenravel

[edit] See also

• List of villages in Northern Ireland
• List of towns in Northern Ireland