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carraig

Carraig is the Irish Gaelic word for a large rock, crag, or outcrop. It is used in Irish toponyms to denote rocky features in the landscape and is often Anglicized in English-language place names.

The term serves as a root in many Irish place names and is commonly rendered as Carrick

In modern usage, carraig persists as a component of personal or family names in Irish contexts, with

in
English.
Notable
examples
of
Carrick-derived
names
include
Carrickfergus,
a
town
in
Northern
Ireland;
Carrick-on-Suir,
a
town
on
the
Suir
river
in
Ireland;
and
Carrickmacross,
a
town
in
County
Monaghan.
The
prefix
Carrick
appears
in
numerous
other
Irish
placenames,
reflecting
the
historical
prominence
of
rock
and
crag
in
the
landscape.
Carrick
functioning
as
a
widespread
Anglicized
form.
The
word
also
appears
in
cultural
and
literary
references
that
draw
on
Ireland’s
rocky
landscapes.