Lisbellaw
Coordinates: 54°19′01″N 7°32′13″W / 54.317°N 7.537°W
| Lisbellaw | |
| Irish: Lios Béal Átha | |
 Lisbellaw Parish Church |
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 Lisbellaw
Lisbellaw shown within Northern Ireland |
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| Population | 1,046 (2001 Census) |
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| Irish grid reference | H301410 |
| - Belfast | 78 miles |
| District | Fermanagh |
| County | County Fermanagh |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ENNISKILLEN |
| Postcode district | BT94 |
| Dialling code | 028, +44 28 |
| EU Parliament | Northern Ireland |
| UK Parliament | Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
| NI Assembly | Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
| List of places: UK • Northern Ireland • Fermanagh | |
Lisbellaw (from Irish: Lios Béal Átha, meaning "ringfort at the ford-mouth")[1] is a village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, about 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Enniskillen. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,046 people.
The village is built around the (Church of Ireland) parish church, which was built in the 18th century. The steep main street houses one grocery shop, a hairdressing salon, two pubs, a post office, a dentist's surgery, a beauty salon, a butcher, two mechanics, a pharmacy, a health store distributor, a chip shop, and a hardware store, as well as the (Church of Ireland) parish centre, the Methodist and Presbyterian churches. The Roman Catholic church building and a Plymouth Brethren gospel hall lie just off the main street. Just outside the village is Carrybridge, a marina on Upper Lough Erne.
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[edit] Schools
Lisbellaw has two primary schools: Lisbellaw Primary School (which has about 311 pupils) and Tattygare Primary School (the Roman Catholic school, with an enrollment of around 50).[citation needed]
[edit] Sawmill
Lisbellaw boasts a state-of-the-art sawmill, built in 2004. The mill covers a 14-acre (57,000 m2) site with a sawmill area of 12500m2 and undercover storage area of 12500m2.
[edit] History
The Annals of Ulster, a chronicle of medieval Ireland, were compiled in the late 15th century by the scribe Ruaidhri Ó Luinín on Belle Isle near Lisbellaw.
[edit] Sport
In 1968 a Rainbow Trout of 8 lb 7 oz (3.8 kg), the Irish record, was caught on Lough Eyes near Lisbellaw.[citation needed] The town also has a very successful football team .[citation needed]. The town also boasts a successful hurling team achieving success in ulster and have won 14 Fermanagh Championships in a row.
[edit] Transport
- Lisbellaw railway station opened on 16 August 1858 and shut on 1 October 1957.[2]
- Translink provides the village with a regular bus service seven days a week.
[edit] 2001 Census
Lisbellaw is classified as a village by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 1,000 and 2,250 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 1,046 people living in Lisbellaw. Of these:
- 24.0% were aged under 16 years and 16.7% were aged 60 and over
- 48.7% of the population were male and 51.3% were female
- 7.3% were from a Catholic background and 91.9% were from a Protestant background
- 5.7% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ "Lisbellaw station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
[edit] External links
- Lisbellaw United Football Club
- Lisbellaw Market House
- Lisbellaw Parish Church
- Lisbellaw Primary School
