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In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Cargins like this:
CARGINS, or CARRAGANS, an extra-parochial district, in the barony of UPPER ORIOR, county of ARMAGH, and province of ULSTER, 6 miles (N. W.) from Dundalk; containing 355 inhabitants. This place is situated on the road from Newtown-Hamilton to Dundalk, and in the midst of a mountainous district: it comprises 503 acres, of which more than 100 are mountain, half of which is barren rock; the land in cultivation is of a light friable nature, producing good crops. The Irish language only is spoken. There is a pay school, in which are about 35 children.
Cargins is now part of NEWRY MOURNE AND DOWN District. Click here for graphs and data of how NEWRY MOURNE AND DOWN has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cargins itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cargins, in Newry Mourne and Down and County Armagh | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/29111
Date accessed: 15th November 2025
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