Enniskillen

Enniskillen
Enniskillen castle
Enniskillen is located in Northern Ireland
Enniskillen
Enniskillen
Location within Northern Ireland
Population14,086 (2021 Census)
Irish grid referenceH240440
• Belfast88 miles (142 km)
• Dublin89 mi (143 km)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townENNISKILLEN
Postcode districtBT74, BT92-94
Dialling code028
PoliceNorthern Ireland
FireNorthern Ireland
AmbulanceNorthern Ireland
UK Parliament
NI Assembly
Websitewww.enniskillen.com
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Fermanagh
54°20′41″N 07°38′20″W / 54.34472°N 7.63889°W / 54.34472; -7.63889

Enniskillen (/ˌɛnɪsˈkɪlən/ EN-iss-KIL-ən, from Irish: Inis Ceithleann[2] [ˈɪnʲɪʃ ˈcɛlʲən̪ˠ], 'Ceithlenn's island') is the largest town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is in the middle of the county, between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 14,086 at the 2011 Census.[3] Enniskillen Castle was built in the 15th century as a stronghold of the Maguires, before coming under English control in the early 17th century. The castle and town were expanded during the Plantation of Ulster. It was the seat of local government for the former Fermanagh District Council, and is the county town of Fermanagh. The town is in a civil parish of the same name.[2]

  1. ^ "Home" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 October 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Inis Ceithleann/Enniskillen". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2021 pop was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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