Tempo
| Tempo | |
| Fermanagh | |
|---|---|
| |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | H351478 |
| Location: | 54°22’39"N, 7°27’39"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 533 (2001) |
| Post town: | Enniskillen |
| Postcode: | BT74 |
| Dialling code: | 028, +44 28 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Fermanagh and Omagh |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
Tempo, historically called Tempodeshel is a small village at the foot of Brougher Mountain in Fermanagh. The 2001 Census recorded a population of 533 people.
The name of the village is from the Gaelic an tIompú Deiseal, meaning "The right-hand turn".[1]
A stone circle was erected by modern residents to highlight the Celtic heritage of the area and make Tempo more distinctive. Tempo Maguires Gaelic Athletic Club is currently one of Fermanagh's most successful clubs. Some of the larger townlands in the area are Ballyreagh, Glen, Coolcran, Killaculla, Pubble, Tattykeeran and Edenmore.
History
On 25 October 1920, during the Anglo-Irish War, the Irish Republican Army raided the Royal Irish Constabulary barracks in Tempo. It is claimed that some RIC constables helped the IRA in this attack. One RIC constable was killed, and the IRA were forced to abandon the raid when local unionists came to the aid of the RIC. Shortly thereafter, a local republican was shot dead outside his home.
Tempo is also the birthplace of Young Irelander Terence MacManus. MacManus was one of the leaders of the 1848 Rebellion.[2]
Places of interest
- Tempo Manor is a Victorian Manor House, built in 1863 and standing in 300 acres of beautiful grounds and woodlands.
- Campbell's Bar is the oldest public house in the town and is well known for its reported supernatural sightings. The Fermanagh News reported the bar as the most haunted place in Fermanagh in 1994
- The famous townland of Pubble is situated on the south-west frontier of the village towards Enniskillen.
