What is "carman"

Carman \Car"man\, n.; pl. Carmen A man whose employment is to drive, or to convey goods in, a car or car.

alt. (context obsolete English) A person who transported goods, usually with a horse and cart n. (context obsolete English) A person who transported goods, usually with a horse and cart

In Irish mythology, Carman or Carmun was a warrior-woman and sorceress from Athens who tried to invade Ireland in the days of the Tuatha Dé Danann, along with her three sons, Dub ("black"), Dother ("evil") and Dian ("violence"). She used her magical powers to destroy all the fruit of Ireland.

Four of the Tuatha Dé Danann, Crichinbel, Lug, Bé Chuille and Aoi, challenged Carman and her sons. The sons were forced to leave Ireland, and Carman was imprisoned. She died of longing and was buried in Wexford among oak trees. Her grave was dug by Bres. The place she was buried was called Carman after her, and the Tuatha Dé Danann are said to have instituted an Óenach Carmán, or Festival of Carmán. Celtic historian Peter Berresford Ellis describes her as "a goddess who came to Ireland from Athens with her three ferocious sons—Calma (Valiant), Dubh (Black) and Olc (Evil). They laid Ireland to waste but were eventually overcome by the Tuatha Dé Danaan. Carmán died of grief and it is recorded that death ‘came upon her in an ungentle shape’. She was subsequently remembered in Leinster by a Festival of Carmán held at Lughnasad, 1 August."

Her story is told in a poem of the Metrical Dindshenchas, which states that she died in 600 BCE.

Carman was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1999, with territory from Lakeside, Morris, and the now-defunct riding of Gladstone.

Carman was located in the southern region of Manitoba. It was bordered to the north by Portage la Prairie, to the west by Turtle Mountain, to the east by Morris, and to the south by Pembina and Emerson.

The riding was mostly rural. It included the communities of Carman, Somerset, Treherne, St. Claude, Notre Dame de Lourdes, Miami and Elm Creek. Carman also included the Long Plain Reserve, the Dakota Reserve, the Swan Lake Reserve and the Spruce Woods Provincial Park.

The riding's population in 1996 was 18,867. In 1999, the average family income was $43,401, and the unemployment rate was 3.00%. Agriculture accounts for 38% of all industry in the riding, followed by health and social services at 9%. Sixteen per cent of Carman's residents are francophone, the fourth-highest total in the province. Twelve per cent of the population is German, and a further 7% are aboriginal.

Carman was last held by Progressive Conservative MLA Blaine Pedersen, who was elected as a Progressive Conservative.

For the 2011 election, Carman was dissolved into Portage la Prairie and the newly created riding of Midland.

Carmelo Domenic Licciardello (born January 19, 1956) known by his stage name, Carman, is a contemporary Christian music artist and evangelist.

Carman is a goddess in Irish mythology.

Carman may also refer to:

Carman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Anja Čarman (born 1985), Slovenian swimmer
• Bliss Carman (1861–1929), Canadian poet
• Brynn Carman (born 1994), American pair skater
• Don Carman (born 1959), American baseball player
• Ezra A. Carman (1834–1909), United States Army officer
• George Carman (1929–2001), English barrister
• Gregory W. Carman (born 1937), United States Representative from New York
• Harry Carman ( fl. 1940s), American historian
• James Carman (1876–?), English footballer
• Jon Carman (born 1976), American football player
• Patrick Carman (born 1966), American novelist
• Phil Carman (born 1950), Australian rules footballer
• Syd Carman (1901–?), Australian rules footballer