Carrickfergus
Carrickfergus, referred to locally and colloquially as "Carrick", is regarded as a huge town within County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It's on the north shore of Belfast Lough, 11 miles (18 km) from Belfast. The town enjoyed a populace of 27,201 on the 2001 Census and got its identity from Fergus Mór maEirc, the 6th century king of Dál Riata. It's County Antrim's oldest town and one of the oldest settlements in Northern Ireland as a whole. Carrickfergus is the admin centre for Carrickfergus Borough Council and forms a section of the Belfast Metropolitan Area.