Lisnarick, Fermanagh
| Lisnarick | |
| Fermanagh | |
|---|---|
 Lisnarick | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | H192588 |
| Location: | 54°28’37"N, 7°41’56"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 250 (2001) |
| Post town: | Enniskillen |
| Postcode: | BT94 |
| Dialling code: | 028 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Fermanagh and Omagh |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
Lisnarick or Lisnarrick is a small village in Fermanagh, two and a half miles west of Irvinestown, in the Barony of Lurg. Its name is from Lios na nDaróg meaning 'Fort of the (little) oaks'.[1] The village was once known though as Archdalestown after the nearby Castle Archdale.[2] At the 2001 Census it had a population of about 250.
The village is mostly housing although there is one multi-purpose store, a restaurant, a filling station and a sub-post office. At the middle of the village is a green with horse chestnut trees and a play park.
There is also a 'rath' (a ringfort) beside the bridge.[3]
History
Rory Maguire was leader of the Irish Rebellion of 1641 in Fermanagh, and the burning of Lisnarick on 23 October 1641 was the signal for the rebellion to start.[4] Castle Archdale was also destroyed at the time.[2]
Places of interest
Castle Archdale Country Park is on the main Enniskillen to Kesh road (B82), 1 mile on the Enniskillen side of Lisnarick.
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References
- ↑ Lisnarrick - Placenames NI
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Lisnarick". http://www.enniskillencastle.co.uk/media/6534/Plantation-of-Ulster.pdf. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ↑ Sandford, Ernest (1976). Discover Northern Ireland. Belfast: Northern Ireland Tourist Board. p. 142. ISBN 0 9500222 7 6.
- ↑ McCusker, Breege (1999). Fermanagh:Land of Lake and Legend.