In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Cargins like this:
CARGINS, or CARRAGANS, an extra-parochial district, in the barony of UPPER ORIOR, county of ARMAGH, and province of ULSTER, 6 miles (N. W.) from Dundalk; containing 355 inhabitants. This place is situated on the road from Newtown-Hamilton to Dundalk, and in the midst of a mountainous district: it comprises 503 acres, of which more than 100 are mountain, half of which is barren rock; the land in cultivation is of a light friable nature, producing good crops. The Irish language only is spoken. There is a pay school, in which are about 35 children.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cargins, in and County Armagh | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/29111
Date accessed: 04th July 2024
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