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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 .
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]
The foundation stone for the new building was laid by Lady Enniskillen on 2 May 1898. [4] [5] It was designed by William Alphonsus Scott of Drogheda in the Renaissance style, built in limestone with Dungannon sandstone dressings at a cost of £13,000 and was officially opened by the Countess of Erne on 6 January 1901. [5]
During the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, meetings of Fermanagh County Council were held at the Enniskillen Courthouse. [1] [2] In the 1950s, county leaders decided that the courthouse was too cramped to accommodate the county council in the context of the county council's increasing administrative responsibilities, especially while the courthouse was still acting as ...
Tamlaght (from Irish Tamhlacht, meaning 'burial pit, consisting of "támh", meaning plague, and "leacht", meaning grave or memorial stone') is a townland (of 185 acres) and village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, 4.5 km south-east of Enniskillen. [1] It is situated in the civil parish of Derryvullan and the historic barony of Tirkennedy. [2]
Australia welcomed the new year with a 12-minute fireworks show featuring a ... sky over Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House during 2025 New Year's Day celebrations in Sydney on Jan. 1 ...
Boa Island (from Irish Badhbha) [1] [2] is an island near the north shore of Lower Lough Erne in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. [3] It is 16 miles (26 km) from Enniskillen town. [ 4 ] It is the largest island in Lough Erne, [ 5 ] approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) long, [ 6 ] and relatively narrow.