division (DED) of Larne rural district. Eden DED was split out of Carrickfergus Rural DED from 1908. Since the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 the whole barony forms part of the jurisdiction of Carrickfergus Borough Council. Settlements Below is a list of settlements in Carrickfergus: Towns Carrickfergus Greenisland Villages Boneybefore Population centres Eden MileBush Woodburn Civil parishes Carrickfergus or St Nicholas is the only civil parish in the barony and has 5 townlands. Townlands The county of the town of Carrickfergus in 1891 comprised five townlands: Carrickfergus (comprising the historic town, and most of the later urban district); Commons, Middle Division, and North East Division (in DED of Eden), and West Division (DED of Carrickfergus Rural; at 6732 acres, the largest townland in Northern Ireland). There was uncertainty as to whether the townlands of Ballymena Little and Straidland formed part of Carrickfergus; an 1810 court case decided they belonged to the corporation but were not part of the county of the town. The parish boundaries were also uncertain; the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland website lists four townlands in the parish of "Carrickfergus or St. Nicholas'", namely Carrickfergus, Commons, Green Island, and West Division. Railway On the Belfast–Larne railway line, stations in Carrickfergus barony are Greenisland, Trooperslane, Clipperstown, Carrickfergus, and Downshire. References Barony Former counties of Ireland Clandeboye