Lisbellaw
| Lisbellaw | |
| Fermanagh | |
|---|---|
 Lisbellaw Parish Church | |
| Location | |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,106 (2011) |
| Post town: | Enniskillen |
| Postcode: | BT94 |
| Dialling code: | 028, +44 28 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Fermanagh and Omagh |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
Lisbellaw is a village in Fermanagh, about five miles east of Enniskillen. In 2008 it had an estimated population of 1,277 people. Its name is from the Gaelic Lios Béal Átha, meaning 'Fort at the ford-mouth'.[1]
The village is built around the Church of Ireland parish church, which was built in the 18th century. The steep main street has two grocery shop, a hairdressing salon, two pubs, a post office, a dentist's surgery, a beauty salon, a butcher, two mechanics, a pharmacy, a health store distributor, a chip shop, and a hardware store, as well as the Church of Ireland parish centre, the Methodist and Presbyterian churches. The Roman Catholic church building and a Plymouth Brethren gospel hall lie just off the main street. It is a strongly Protestant village.
Just outside the village is Carrybridge, a marina on Upper Lough Erne.
Lisbellaw railway station opened on 16 August 1858 and shut down on 1 October 1957.[2]
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References
- ↑ Lisbellaw - Placenames NI
- ↑ "Lisbellaw station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-10-28.