The town is the subject of the classic Irish folk song "Carrickfergus", a 19th-century translation of an Irish-language song (Do Bhí Bean Uasal) from Munster, which begins with the words, "I wish I was in Carrickfergus".
Byen bliver beskrevet i den klassiske irske folkesang "Carrickfergus", der er en oversættelser fra 1800-tallet af en sang på irsk (Do Bhí Bean Uasal), der stammer fra Munster, og som begynder med ordene "I wish I was in Carrickfergus."