Carrickfergus
Title
Carrickfergus
Dates
Founded 12th century
Dedication
Nicholas
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
A parish church which was dependent on the Premonstratensian house of Woodburn. The church was built in the late 12th century by John de Courcy. It underwent major alterations in the 1610s. Since the Reformation, it has been a Church of Ireland parish church.
Status
Parish church
Bibliography
Drew, Thomas. The Ancient Church of St. Nicholas, Carrickfergus, Diocese of Connor. A Report to the Right Rev. Robert Knox, Lord Bishop of Down and Connor and Dromore. Dublin: Ponsonby and Mayne, 1872.
Mitchell, George A., and Denis O. Hanna. A Guide to Saint Nicholas’ Church, Carrickfergus. Carrickfergus: The Church, 1962.
Ó Baoill, Ruairí. St. Nicholas’ Church, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim. Archaeology Ireland Heritage Guide 43. Dublin: Wordwell, 2009. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20617961.
Rutherford, James Cooper. St. Nicholas’ Church: Carrickfergus - Co. Antrim. Ramsgate: Graham Cumming Ltd., 1958.
Image Credit
St Nicholas's Church, Carrickfergus, 2009. Wikimedia.
Last Updated
Oct. 2026.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Carrickfergus,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/1246.
Geolocation
Item Relations
| This Item | DependentOn | Item: Woodburn |