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. A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Antrim Area: 2,844 km² Population (est. ... Motto: (French for God and my right)2 Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (De facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (De facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3 Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP - First Minister Office suspended... The Glens of Antrim, or, simply, the Glens, is a region of County Antrim comprised of nine glens, or valleys, that radiate inward from the coast towards Lough Neagh. ... Census 2001 is the name by which the national census conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 is known. ... Ballymena Borough Council is a Local Council in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. ...
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. Events and Trends Beginning of the Napoleonic Wars (1803 - 1815). ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... This heap of iron ore pellets will be used in steel production. ... Barrow-in-Furness is a town in Cumbria, England. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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The Ballymena to Cargan railway line was opened in 1875 and extended to Parkmore and Retreat in 1876. 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...
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