Magheracross is a

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and

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County Fermanagh County Fermanagh ( ; ) is one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of six counties of Northern Ireland. The county covers an area of and had a population of 63,585 as of 2021. Enniskillen is the ...

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. It extends in

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from just north of

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to the

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with

County Tyrone County Tyrone (; ) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland. Its county town is Omagh. Adjoined to the south-west shore of Lough Neagh, the cou ...

and includes a small

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in County Tyrone. The main

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in the

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Ballinamallard Ballinamallard or Bellanamallard (Flanagan, Deirdre & Laurence; ''Irish Place Names'', page 172. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a small village and townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 1,364 people in the 2021 C ...

Ballinamallard railway station operated from August 1854 to October 1957. By 1910 the population was recorded at 283.

Religion

About 450AD, the local parish was said to have been founded by

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and about 550AD

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passed through the area. In the 7th century,

Laisrén mac Nad Froích Saint Laisrén mac Nad Froích (died 564), or Laisrén of Devenish and Lasserian, known as Mo Laisse, was the patron saint of Devenish Island in Lough Erne, near Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland, in the present Diocese of Clogher (Roman Cath ...

founded a community on nearby

Devenish Island Devenish or Devinish () is an island in Lower Lough Erne, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Aligned roughly north–south, it is about long and wide. The island is the site of an early Christian monastery and round tower. It is historicall ...

. Another

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was built in the

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in the parish, and other establishments built at nearby Trory. In 1769

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visited the district bringing

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and nearby Coa Chapel was built in 1770. In the early 20th century, further religious movements swept the district.

Landmarks

Landmarks in the parish include: *Ballinamallard Church of Ireland church, built in 1770 *Ballinamallard Weslyn Meeting house *

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church, built 1770 *An

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and

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Townlands

Townlands in Magheracross civil parish include: *

, main town of the parish * Cavanalough Glebe - geograph

Cavanalough Glebe is a locality and townland in Magheracross, located at 54° 24' 19" N, 7° 33' 20" W in the Barony of Tirkennedy. The townland is 398.88

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s in

. * Coa townland. *Cooltrain townland is in the civil parish. It is located at 54° 23' 20" N, 7° 33' 46" W. and is 159.89 acres in area. * Road at Currin - geograph

Currin is located at 54° 24' 7" N, 7° 35' 17" W. It is 327.46 acres in area. * Road at Drumcreen - geograph

Drumcreen is also in Magheracross, located at 54° 25' 28" N, 7° 34' 38" W. Drumcreen is 123.37 acres in area. *

Drummurry Drummurry (or Drummuray) is a townland in Magheracross civil parish, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The topography is undulating and slightly marshy. Land use is predominantly agricultural but includes newer urban development on the outskir ...

is townland also in Magheracross. The topography is undulating and slightly marshy. and land use is predominantly agricultural but includes newer urban development on the outskirts of Ballinamallard township. It is located at 54° 25' 9" N, 7° 36' 14" W. and is 165.91 acres in area. * Drumsloe is located at 54° 24′ 30.39″ N, 7° 34′ 17.41″ W in Magheracross parish. Drumsloe is 240.77 acres in area. It has been known as early as 1609 AD when it was known as ''Dromslo'', a name that may be from ''Druim Sluagh'' meaning ''ridge of the hosts''. The

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of 1863 indicates a school was located in Drumsloe. Significant landmarks include Drumsloe lough, where illegal distillery on Drumsloe Island was operated for some time in the early 19th century. * Salloon Townland - geograph

Salloon, also in Magheracross is located at 54° 25' 49" N, 7° 35' 35" W and is 222.08 acres in area. A large townland, Salloon takes in areas of rural

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land but also includes about a third of

. *Salary is a townland located at 54° 24' 53" N, 7° 36' 47" W. It is 212.98 acres in area.Salry Townland Information
* Sidaire townland is located at 54° 25' 27" N, 7° 37' 9" W.

References

{{reflist Civil parishes of County Fermanagh Civil parishes of County Tyrone Townlands of County Fermanagh

Religion

Landmarks

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See also

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