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Carrick

An Charraig

The original return places this Carrick in Mevagh parish, distinct from Donegal’s other namesakes.

Recorded locationCarrick55.16762° N · 7.74839° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

carraigrock

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • An Charraig · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Carrick · English · main form

Place & story

Thirty-six occupied houses in 1911

Carrick’s 1911 census return records 225 inhabitants, 116 male and 109 female. Of thirty-eight houses, thirty-six were occupied, one was empty and another was being built. The population had been 208 in 1891 and 220 in 1901. Listed within Cranford electoral division but under Mevagh parish, this townland has a separate return from neighbouring Carrickart and from the other Carricks elsewhere in Donegal. The figures show an increase in numbers without identifying its causes. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Donegal
Civil parish
Mevagh
Within
Cranford
Coordinates
55.16762, -7.74839
Mapped area
2.65 km²
Logainm ID
15766 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

1901 census

220People recorded
36Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Boyce 47
  • Duffy 23
  • McFadden 21
  • McBride 20
  • Coll 10
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Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Carrick. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Census of Ireland1911: County Donegal, printed p58 · Census Commissioners William J. Thompson, Edward O’Farrell and Daniel S. Doyle; Census Office, 1912
  3. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-07-30. How this page was prepared.