Blaney
| Blaney | |
| Fermanagh | |
|---|---|
 Lodge Point on Lough Erne | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | H158530 |
| Location: | 54°25’31"N, 7°45’15"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Enniskillen |
| Postcode: | BT93 |
| Dialling code: | 028 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Fermanagh and Omagh |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
Blaney is a small village and townland in Fermanagh. It lies on the southern shore of Lower Lough Erne, nine miles west of Enniskillen.
The name of the place is from the Gaelic Bléinigh, meaning 'Creeks'.[1]
History
The area takes its name from the Irish word "Bléan" which means a creek. The suggestion that it derives from the Blayneys of Castleblayney originates in an inaccurate statement in Livingstone's History of Fermanagh.[2] Blaney Bay, on Lough Erne was a good location for prospective settlers, thus Tully Castle was founded by Sir John Hume in 1619. When it was sacked in the Irish Rebellion of 1641 by Rory Maguire, the family seat was replaced nearby with Castle Hume Hall designed by Richard Cassels.
Places of interest
Until 1987, Ely Lodge, named after Lord Ely, was a summer retreat for the Duke and Duchess of Westminster and their children. One of the children of the 5th Duke was Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster whose home was here until he went to boarding school. It is now a private residence.
A flying boat base was built by the Americans at Ely Lodge in 1941 and American troops were based there from 1942 to 1944.
Sport
Castle Hume Golf Club has an 18th-century dovecote in its grounds. Nick Faldo has designed a second championship course at the club.
Outside links
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