Carrick is an

Anglicised Anglicisation or anglicization is a form of cultural assimilation whereby something non-English becomes assimilated into or influenced by the culture of England. It can be sociocultural, in which a non-English place adopts the English language ...

version of ''creag/carraig'',

Gaelic Gaelic (pronounced for Irish Gaelic and for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to: Languages * Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insul ...

for "rock", and may refer to:

People

* Carrick (surname) *

Donnchadh, Earl of Carrick Donnchadh (; Latin: Duncanus; English: Duncan) was a Gall-Gaidhil prince and Scottish magnate in what is now south-western Scotland, whose career stretched from the last quarter of the 12th century until his death in 1250. His father, Gille-Br ...

(died 1250), Scottish Mormaer and first Earl of Carrick *

Marjorie of Carrick :''See also Marjorie Bruce, her granddaughter.'' Marjorie, Marjory or Marsaili of Carrick (also called Margaret; died before 9 November 1292) was Countess of Carrick, Scotland, from 1256 to 1292, and is notable as the mother of Robert the Bruce. ...

(1256–1292), mother of Robert the Bruce and Countess of Carrick *

Niall of Carrick Níall of Carrick (also Neil) ( Carrick, 1212 - 1256) was the second man to bear the title Mormaer, or Earl, of Carrick. He was successor of mormaer Donnchadh of Carrick. Life Originally he was believed to be the son of Donnchadh and wife Avel ...

(died 1256), Scottish Mormaer and second Earl of Carrick

Places

Australia

Carrick, New South Wales Carrick is a locality in the Goulburn Mulwaree Council, New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the northern side of the Hume Highway to the east of Goulburn. At the , it had a population of 136. Carrick railway station was a station on th ...

Carrick, Tasmania Carrick is a small historic village west of Launceston, Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, on the banks of the Liffey River (Tasmania), Liffey River. The Meander Valley Highway passes through the town's centre; this road was formerly th ...

Canada

* Carrick, Ontario, part of

South Bruce, Ontario :''South Bruce is not to be confused with the Town of South Bruce Peninsula'' South Bruce is a municipality in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. History South Bruce was created in 1999 as part of county-wide municipal restructuring. In 1998, the T ...

since 1999 * Carrick, Manitoba, a community within the

Rural Municipality of Piney The Rural Municipality of Piney is a rural municipality (RM) in southeastern Manitoba, Canada, along the border with Minnesota in the United States. Geography According to Statistics Canada, the municipality has a land area of 2,433.77 ...

Ireland (Republic)

County Westmeath

Carrick, County Westmeath (civil parish) Carrick () is a civil parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about south of Mullingar. Carrick is one of 10 civil parishes in the barony of Fartullagh in the province of Leinster Leinster ( ; or ) is one of the four provin ...

, a civil parish in the barony of Fartullagh, County Westmeath * Carrick, Fartullagh, a townland in the civil parish of Carrick, barony of

Fartullagh Fartullagh (), previously Tyrrells country, is a barony in south–east County Westmeath, in Ireland. It was formed by 1542.

, County Westmeath * Carrick, Lackan, a townland in the civil parish of Lackan, barony of Corkaree, County Westmeath * Carrick, Noughaval, a townland in the civil parish of Noughaval, barony of Kilkenny West, County Westmeath * Carrick, St Mary's, a townland in the civil parish of St Mary's, barony of Fore, County Westmeath

Elsewhere in the Republic of Ireland

Carrick, County Donegal Carrick () is a village located within the civil parish of Glencolmcille in County Donegal, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, the population of the village was 308. Carrick is located between neighbouring towns Glencolmcille, Meenanary, Teelin a ...

, a village * Carrick, County Kildare, a civil parish *

Carrick-on-Shannon Carrick-on-Shannon () is the county town of County Leitrim in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is the largest town in the county. A smaller part of the town located on the west bank of the River Shannon lies in County Roscommon and is home to th ...

, a town in County Leitrim *

Carrick Mountain Carrick Mountain is located in the eastern foothills of the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland. Historically it was called ''Carrigmurrely'' (1756) and ''Carrickmacreily'' (1795). Geography The mountain rises directly above the village of Gleneal ...

, a mountain in County Wicklow *

Carrick-on-Suir Carrick-on-Suir () is a town in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It lies on both banks of the River Suir. The part on the north bank of the Suir lies in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of "Carrick", in the historical B ...

, a town in County Tipperary * Carrick, Killygordon, a townland in County Donegal

United Kingdom

Carrick, Cornwall Carrick () was a local government district in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Its council was based in Truro. The main centres of population, industry and commerce were the city of Truro and the towns of Falmouth/ Penryn. The district wa ...

, a former local government district *

Carrick Heaths Carrick Heaths is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), noted for its biological characteristics, in mid Cornwall, England, UK. It incorporates the old ''Silverwell Moor SSSI''. Within the site the Red Data Book listed barn owl can be f ...

, a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cornwall *

Carrick Roads Carrick Roads (, meaning "rock anchorage") is the estuary of the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall in England. It joins the English Channel at its southern end near Falmouth. Geography It is a large flooded valley, or ria, created aft ...

, an estuary in Cornwall, 3rd largest deep-water natural harbour in the world *

Carrick, Scotland Carrick (from the Scottish Gaelic , meaning 'rock') is a former Count#Definition, comital district of Scotland which today forms part of South Ayrshire. History The district of Carrick originally formed part of the 11th- to 12th-century Kingdom ...

Carrick Castle (village) Carrick Castle is a village on the western shore of Loch Goil, south of Lochgoilhead in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is within both Argyll Forest Park and Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. In 1877, a wooden pier was built at the ...

in Argyll and Bute, Scotland * Carrick, County Armagh, a

townland A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...

in County Armagh, Northern Ireland * Carrick, County Fermanagh, a townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland * Carrick, County Londonderry, a civil parish and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland * Carrick, County Tyrone, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland *

Carrick (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency) Carrick was a single-member county constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland. Boundaries and Boundary Changes This was a division of County Antrim. Before 1929 it was part of the seven-member Antrim (Northern Ireland Parliament constitue ...

United States

* Carrick, California *

Carrick (Pittsburgh) Carrick is a south neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is served by two zip codes, 15210 and 15227, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 4 (South Neighborhoods). Loc ...

, Pennsylvania

Titles

Earl of Carrick Earl of Carrick (or Mormaer of Carrick) is the title applied to the ruler of Carrick, Scotland, Carrick (now South Ayrshire), subsequently part of the Peerage of Scotland. The position came to be strongly associated with the Scottish crown when ...

, title of a medieval Scottish provincial ruler *

Earl of Carrick (Ireland) Earl of Carrick, in the barony of Iffa and Offa East, County Tipperary, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. First creation The title was first created in 1315 for Sir Edmund Butler, Justiciar of Ireland, by King Edward II. The title is linke ...

, title in the peerage of Ireland

Other uses

* ''City of Adelaide'' (1864), also known as HMS ''Carrick'', a clipper ship *

Carrick bend The Carrick bend, also known as the Sailor's breastplate, is a knot used for joining two lines. It is particularly appropriate for very heavy rope or cable that is too large and stiff to be easily formed into other common bends.Geoffrey Budworth, ...

, a knot *

Carrick Church Situated in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, Carrick Church (''Teampall Carraig'') is approximately one mile to the north-west of the village of Derrygonnelly, on the shore of Carrick Lough. The Church is a late medieval structure built by t ...

, located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland * Carrack-class light cruiser, a fictional ship class in Star Wars video games