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1 History
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3 Industry and tourism
4 Media
5 Notable people
6 References
7 See also
8 External links

County Fermanagh

Location

Statistics
Province: Ulster
County seat: Enniskillen
Area: 1,691 km² (653 sq mi)

57,527[1]

County Fermanagh (IPA: /fɚr'mænɘ/; Contae Fhear Manach or Fear Manach ('Men of Monach')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.

The name Fermanagh is an Anglicization of Fhear Manach which means 'Men of the Manacháin tribe' so named after their chief O'Manacháin (Anglicized as O'Monaghan), the famous warrior monk.

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.

History

Fermanagh was made into a county by statute of Elizabeth I but it was not till the time of the plantation of Ulster that it was finally brought under civil government. Fermanagh was a stronghold of the Maguire clan before the confiscation of lands relating to Hugh Maguire. It was divided in like manner with the other five escheated counties among Scottish and English undertakers and native Irish. The baronies of Knockinny and Maghenaboy were allotted to Scottish undertakers: those of Clankelly, Magherastephana, and Lurg, to English undertakers; and those of Clanawley, Coole, and Tyrkennedy, to servitors and natives. The chief families to benefit under the new settlement were the families of Cole, Blennerhasset, Butler, Hume, and Dunbar.

It is one of four counties of Northern Ireland presently to have a majority of the population from a Catholic community background, according to the 2001 census.

The Annals of Ulster were written at Belle Isle on Lough Erne.

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 the Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election, April 1981 shortly before his death.

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 Enniskillen include:

Media

Newspapers

The Fermanagh Herald
The Fermanagh News
The Impartial Reporter

Radio

Q101.2

Notable people

Famous people born, raised in or living in Fermanagh.

John Armstrong, (1717-1795), born in Fermanagh, United States Congressman[2]
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- ) association footballer
Father Brian D'Arcy C.P. Passionist Priest and Media Personality
Adrian Dunbar, (1958- ) actor
Neil Hannon, (1970- ) musician
Kyle Lafferty, (1987- ) Northern Ireland International association footballer
Bobby Kerr, (1882-1963) athlete & Olympic Gold Medalist
Sean Quinn, (1947- ) entrepreneur
Gordon Wilson, (1927-1995) Peace campaigner and Irish senator
Oscar Wilde, (1854-1900) author and playwright (educated in Portora Royal School)

References

Clogher Record
"Fermanagh" A Dictionary of British Place-Names. A. D. Mills. Oxford University Press, 2003. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Northern Ireland Public Libraries. 25 July 2007
"Fermanagh." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. 25 July 2007 <http://library.eb.co.uk/eb/article-9034047>.
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
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/