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Agriculture and tourism are two of the most important industries in Fermanagh. The main types of farming in the area are beef, dairy, sheep, pigs and some poultry. Most of the agricultural land is used as grassland for grazing and silage or hay rather than for other crops. |
Agriculture and tourism are two of the most important industries in Fermanagh. The main types of farming in the area are beef, dairy, sheep, pigs and some poultry. Most of the agricultural land is used as grassland for grazing and silage or hay rather than for other crops. |
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The waterways are extensively used by cabin cruisers, other small pleasure craft and anglers. The main town of Fermanagh is [[Enniskillen]] (''Inis Ceithleann'', Ceithleann's island). The island town hosts a range of attractions including the [[Castle Coole]] Estate and [[Enniskillen Castle]], which is home to the [[museum]] of The [[Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers]] and the [[5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards]]. |
The waterways are extensively used by cabin cruisers, other small pleasure craft and anglers. The main town of Fermanagh is [[Enniskillen]] (''Inis Ceithleann'', Ceithleann's island). The island town hosts a range of attractions including the [[Castle Coole]] Estate and [[Enniskillen Castle]], which is home to the [[museum]] of The [[Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers]] and the [[5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards]]. |
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Template:Infobox Irish Place County Fermanagh (Contae Fhear Manach or Fear Manach in Irish), is the westernmost of the six counties that form Northern Ireland, and the westernmost part of the United Kingdom. It is part of the province of Ulster. Fermanagh is often referred to as Ireland's Lake District. The county is approximately 120 km (75 mi) from Belfast and 160 km (99 mi) from Dublin.
In Northern Ireland the county borders County Tyrone to the north-east, and in the Republic of Ireland the county borders County Monaghan to the south-east, County Cavan and County Leitrim to the south-west and County Donegal to the north-west. Fermanagh is the only county of Northern Ireland that does not border Lough Neagh.
Administration
Fermanagh District Council is the only one of the 26 district councils in Northern Ireland that contains all of the county it is named after. The district council also contains a small section of County Tyrone in the Dromore and Kilskeery road areas.
Fermanagh is part of the Fermanagh and South Tyrone Parliamentary Constituency, renowned for high levels of voting and for electing Provisional IRA hunger-striker Bobby Sands as a Member of Parliament in a by-election shortly before his death in 1981.
Geography
County Fermanagh is a predominantly rural region with its geography dominated by two lakes: Upper Lough Erne and Lower Lough Erne. This 70-km (40 mi) stretch of lakes, known collectively as Lough Erne, is now linked to the River Shannon and its waterways via the Shannon-Erne Waterway canal, making the entire system the longest navigable inland waterway in Europe. Smaller lakes in the county include Lough Scolborn. In addition, Fermanagh shares many lakes: Lough Melvin (with the Republic of Ireland), Lough Macnean Upper and Lough Macnean Lower (both lying on the Cavan border).
There are also a large number of small rivers running through Fermanagh, generally these will enter the Erne system. Some notable examples are the Arney River, Sillees River, Owenbrean River, Cladagh River, Sruh Croppa, Aghinrawn and the Colebrook River.
The peak of Cuilcagh, part of the Cuilcagh Mountains range, on the Fermanagh/Cavan border is the highest point in Fermanagh (665 metres, 2,182 feet). Other mountains/ranges include Belmore Mountain, Tappghan Mountain (on the border with Tyrone), Brougher Mountain (on the border with Tyrone), Molly Mountain, Benaughlin Mountain, Slieve Rushen (on the border with Cavan), Derrin Mountain and Slieve Beagh (on the Tyrone border). Much of the western and eastern areas of the county are forested.
See Also:
Fermanagh Media
Newspapers
Radio
Industry and tourism
Agriculture and tourism are two of the most important industries in Fermanagh. The main types of farming in the area are beef, dairy, sheep, pigs and some poultry. Most of the agricultural land is used as grassland for grazing and silage or hay rather than for other crops.
The waterways are extensively used by cabin cruisers, other small pleasure craft and anglers. The main town of Fermanagh is Enniskillen (Inis Ceithleann, Ceithleann's island). The island town hosts a range of attractions including the Castle Coole Estate and Enniskillen Castle, which is home to the museum of The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards.
Attractions outside of Enniskillen include:
- Belleek Pottery
- Crom Estate
- Devenish Island
- Florence Court
- Loughnavar Forest Park
- Marble Arch Caves
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History
Fermanagh was a stronghold of the Maguire clan before the confiscation of lands relating to Hugh Maguire.
The Annals of Ulster were written at Belle Isle on Lough Erne.
Notable people
Famous people born, raised in or living in Fermanagh.
- John Armstrong, (1717-1795), born in Fermanagh, United States Congressman[1]
- Samuel Beckett, (1906-1989) author and playwright (educated in Portora Royal School)
- Denis Parsons Burkitt, (1911-1993) doctor - discoverer of Burkitt's lymphoma
- Roy Carroll, (1977- ) footballer
- Fr Brian D'Arcy C.P. Passionist Priest and Media Personality
- Adrian Dunbar, (1958- ) actor
- Neil Hannon, (1970- ) musician
- Bobby Kerr, (1882-1963) athlete & Olympic Gold Medalist
- Ciarán McMenamin, (1975- ) actor
- Fr Salvian Maguire C.P. Former Head of Mt Argus
- Sean Quinn, (1947- ) entrepreneur
- Sinéad Quinn, (1980- ) singer (BBC Fame Academy runner up 2003)
- Gordon Wilson,(1927-1995) Peace campaigner and Irish senator
- Oscar Wilde, (1854-1900) author and playwright (educated in Portora Royal School)
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References
- Clogher Record
- Fermanagh: its special landscapes: a study of the Fermanagh countryside and its heritage /Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland. - Belfast: HMSO, 1991 ISBN 0-337-08276-6
- Friel, Charles P.. - Fermanagh's railways : a photographic tribute / Charles P. Friel, Norman Joh. - Newtownards, Co. Down: Colourpoint Press, 1998. ISBN 1-898392-39-0
- Livingstone, Peadar. - The Fermanagh story :a documented history of the County Fermanagh from the earliest times to the present day - Enniskillen: Cumann Seanchais Chlochair, 1969.
- Lowe, Henry N. - County Fermanagh 100 years ago: a guide and directory 1880. - Belfast: Friar's Bush Press, 1990. ISBN 0-946872-29-5
- Parke, William K. - A Fermanagh Childhood. Derrygonnelly, Co Fermanagh: Friar's Bush Press, 1988. ISBN 0-946872-12-0
- http://www.impartialreporter.com/archive/2002-04-04/frontpage.html - Impartial Reporter
- http://www.nwipp-newspapers.com/FH/fhhomepage.php/
