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The town's name comes from the Irish: Inis Ceithleann.This refers to Cethlenn, a figure in Irish mythology who may have been a goddess. Local legend has it that Cethlenn was wounded in battle by an arrow and attempted to swim across the River Erne, which surrounds the island, but she never reached the other side, so the island was named in reference to her.
The county town, Enniskillen, is the largest settlement in Fermanagh, situated in the middle of the county. The county enjoys a temperate oceanic climate ( Cfb' ) with cool winters, mild humid summers, and a lack of temperature extremes, according to the Köppen climate classification .
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The current building was commissioned to replace an earlier market house, financed by Sir William Cole, who was closely involved in the Plantation of Ulster, and completed in around 1618. [2] In the late 19th century, after the market house became dilapidated, civic leaders decided to construct a new town hall on the same site. [2] [3]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Enniskillen had a population of 2,825 living in 1,041 of its 1,087 total private dwellings, a change of 1% from its 2016 population of 2,796. With a land area of 338.05 km 2 (130.52 sq mi), it had a population density of 8.4/km 2 (21.6/sq mi) in 2021. [1]
People from Enniskillen (1 C, 65 P) R. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (2 C, 10 P) S. Sport in Enniskillen (1 C, 4 P) ... Enniskillen Town Hall; F. Fermanagh and Omagh;
2019: 2 x UUP, 1 x Sinn Féin, 1 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Cross-Community Labour Alternative 2014-2019 Change: Cross-Community Labour Alternative gain from Sinn Féin Enniskillen - 6 seats [ 4 ]