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Featured Hotels in Carrickfergus Hotels
Shelleven Guest House
Princetown Road, Bangor, Northern Ireland
A small accommodation, with 11 elegant rooms. It is situated... more
Ennislare Guest House
Princetown Road, 9 Princetown Road, Northern Ireland, Bangor
A well-reputed and respected guest house, featuring 11 rooms, modernly... more
Rayanne House
Demesne Road, Holywood
A first-class 5-star hotel, situated close to transportation links and... more
Carrickfergus Hotels
The Old Inn
Main Street , Crawfordsburn, County Down
A 4-star accommodation with 32 rooms, restaurant, bar, a non-stop open... more
Clarion Hotel Carrickfergus
Belfast Road, Carrickfergus
An elegant hotel, with 68 rooms, bar, restaurant, free parking... more
Premier Inn Carrickfergus
Alexandra Pier, Rogers Quay, Carrickfergus
A well-reputed hotel, featuring 49 comfortable rooms, bar, restaurant... more
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About Carrickfergus
Carrickfergus is a large town in County Antrim, in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom, and it has a population of more than 27 000 inhabitants. It is County Antrim's oldest town and gets its name from Fergus Mor mac Eirc, the 6th century king of Dal Riata, deriving from the Irish "Carraig Fhearghais", which means "Rock of Fergus". One of the aspects that made Carrickfergus popular is the fact that it is the subject of a classic Irish folk song entitled "Carrickfergus", a 19th century translation of an Irish-language song called "Do Bhi Bean Uasal", from Munster, which begins with the words, "I wish I was in Carrickfergus."
Although the town used to be an important centre for the textile industry, today, Carrickfergus is a centre for leisure sailing, and is home to Carrickfergus Marina and Carrickfergus Sailing Club. It has many places of touristic interest, within and around its limits, among the most significant being the 12th century Carrickfergus Castle, one of the best-preserved Norman castles in Ireland, built around 1180, by John de Courcy.
Carrickfergus is also famous for being the site where the Battle of Carrickfergus, part of the Nine Years War, took place in and around the town, in November, 1597. It was fought between the crown forces of Queen Elizabeth I and the Scots clan of MacDonnell, and resulted in a defeat for the English.