- Cargan
Cargan is a small
village inCounty Antrim ,Northern Ireland . It is situated at the foot of Slievenanee Mountain inGlenravel – locally known as "The Tenth Glen" along with the more widely known nineGlens of Antrim . In the 2001 Census it had a population of 411 people. It is situated inBallymena Borough Council area.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 toBarrow-in-Furness , at first by horse and cart to the dock, then from 1875 by railway toBallymena and onwards. The railway closed in 1937. [cite web | title=The Drum, County Antrim | work=Woodland Trust | url=http://www.woodland-trust.org.uk/woydni/sitelocationsmoreni/thedrum.htm | accessdate=2007-09-14]Transport
The Ballymena to Cargan railway line was opened in 1875 and extended to Parkmore and Retreat in 1876. [cite web | author=JRB McMinn | title=The Social and Political Structure of North Antrim in 1869 | work=The Glens of Antrim Historical Society | url=http://www.antrimhistory.net/content.php?cid=135 | accessdate=2007-09-14] Cargan railway station opened on
1 June 1894 , was closed for passenger traffic on1 October 1930 , and finally closed altogether on12 April 1937 . [cite web | title=Cargan station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2007-09-14] It was on theBallymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway which operatednarrow gauge railway services from Ballymena to Parkmore from 1875 to 1940. [cite book |last= Baker |first= Michael HC |title= Irish Narrow Gauge Railways. A View from the Past|publisher=Ian Allan Publishing |year= 1999 |isbn= 0-7110-2680-7 ]References
* [http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Neighbourhood Information System]
See also
*
List of villages in Northern Ireland
*List of towns in Northern Ireland External links
* [http://world.std.com/~ahern/higgins.htm Higgins Family of Glenravel]
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