Tamlaght, Fermanagh

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Tamlaght
Fermanagh
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Church of Ireland Hall, Tamlaght
Location
Grid reference: H 274410
Location: 54°19’2"N, 7°34’48"W
Data
Dialling code: 028
Local Government
Council: Fermanagh and Omagh
Parliamentary
constituency:
Fermanagh and South Tyrone

Tamlaght is a village and a townland in Fermanagh, found two and a half miles south-east of Enniskillen. It is situated in the Parish of Derryvullan and the Barony of Tirkennedy.[1] At the 2001 Census it had a population of 276 people.

The townland covers 185 acres.

The name of the village is from the word Tamhlacht, meaning 'Sanctuary', usually in the religious sense.[2]

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References

  1. "Tamlaght". http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/. Retrieved 19 April 2015. 
  2. Tamlaght - Placenames NI
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