Carrigans, County Donegal
| Carrigans An Carraigín | |
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| Town | |
  Carrigans Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°57′06″N 7°25′43″W / 54.951656°N 7.428532°WCoordinates: 54°57′06″N 7°25′43″W / 54.951656°N 7.428532°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Government | |
| • Dáil Éireann | Donegal North–East |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Urban | 336 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Website |
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Carrigans (Irish: An Carraigín) (Little Rock) is a village in The Laggan, a district in the east of County Donegal, Ireland. The village is located only a short distance from the River Foyle on the R236 regional road.
Carrigans was, in the past, the centre of a major flax and linen producing area and had one of the largest flax mills in Donegal, before the demise of the flax industry in the 1950s. Commercial salmon fishing was also a major employer in the past.
Dunmore House, on the edge of the village, is owned by John McFarland of the McFarland Baronets.
Police officer James Starritt was born in Carrigans.
Agatha Christie, the famous writer, visited Carrigans on a few occasions, guest of the McClintocks of Dunmore, to whom she was related, through marriage.
The Bangalore Torpedo, an explosive device, used in many conflicts and seen in famous films, such as Saving Private Ryan, was invented by Captain (later Colonel) McClintock, of Dunmore, Carrigans.
The CCCP business complex is in Carrigans.
Carrigans once had a railway station, the village being served by The Great Northern Railway, which closed in 1965.
Killea Parish Church (Church of Ireland) is in the village of Carrigans.
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