Derryvore
Derryvore (from Irish Doire Mhór, meaning 'great oak-wood')[1] is the name of three townlands in Northern Ireland.
Derryvore, Kinawley
This Derryvore is located in the civil parish of Kinawley in County Fermanagh.[2] It lies on a small peninsula in Upper Lough Erne. Its landscape includes many fens and reedbeds in Erne valley.[3] The area first was a part of the Crom Estate, which according to a map survey done in 1719 and 1721 included the townlands of Derrybeg West, Corraharra, and Derryvore.
It includes a Trinity Church (known locally as Crom Church), commissioned by John Crichton, 3rd Earl Erne. It was built in 1842 and expanded to include towers in the 1880s.[4]
Derryvore, Enniskillen
This Derryvore is located in the civil parish of Enniskillen in County Fermanagh.[5]
Derryvore, Seagoe
This Derryvore is located in the civil parish of Seagoe in County Armagh.[6]
References
- ^ "Derryvore, County Fermanagh". Placenames NI. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ Place Names Database of Ireland - Derryvore, Kinawley
- ^ "Landscape Character Areas in Northern Ireland" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2005. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
- ^ "Introduction: Erne Papers". Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. November 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
- ^ Place Names Database of Ireland - Derryvore, Enniskillen
- ^ Place Names Database of Ireland - Derryvore, Seagoe
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