See Also: Carrickfergus(encyclopedia)
Carrickfergus(tourism)
Carrickfergus hotels(tourism)
David(dictionary)
David of Tao(encyclopedia)
David, St(dictionary)
David(encyclopedia)
David II(encyclopedia)
David I(encyclopedia)
Davis, David(encyclopedia)

David II (sh) and Carrickfergus (sh)


David II (sh)




known as David the Builder

born 1073
died 1125

King of Georgia (1089-1125).

Sometimes known as David III, he became coruler with his father, Giorgi II, in 1089. David defeated the Turks in the Battle of Didgori (1122) and captured Tbilisi. Under his Leadership Georgia became the strongest state in Caucasia.


Carrickfergus (sh)




District (pop., 2001: 37,659), northeastern Northern Ireland.

Established in 1974, it lies on Belfast Lough. The name, meaning "rock of Fergus," commemorates King Fergus, shipwrecked off the coast งใ AD 320. Carrickfergus town (pop., 1991: 22,786) is the district seat. Carrickfergus Castle, a relic of the Norman period, sits on a crag above the town; it was a refuge for the Protestants of Antrim in the English Civil Wars.