Kinawley or Kinawly () is a small village,

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(of 187 acres) and

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straddling

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and

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. The village and townland are both in the civil parish of Kinawley (founded by Natalis of Ulster) in the historic

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of Clanawley, while other areas of the parish are in the baronies of Knockninny in County Fermanagh and Tullyhaw in

. In th
2011 Census
it had a population of 141 people. Kinawley has been twinned with the German Village of Ammerndorf a municipality in the district of Fürth within Bavaria in Germany since 2008 following the county of Fermanagh's "Green and Green alike" campaign assigning each village and town land with a similar counterpart to follow the example of an environmentally friendly living manner.

Tullyhaw

The part of Kinawley lying in the barony of Tullyhaw comprises the following townlands: Aghaboy (Kinawley); Aghakinnigh; Aghnacally; Altbrean; Alteen; Binkeeragh; Borim (Kinawley); Cloghoge; Commas (Kinawley); Cornagran (Kinawley); Cornalon; Corranearty; Cullion (Kinawley); Derryrealt; Drumbar (Kinawley); Drumboory; Drumbrughas; Drumcanon (Kinawley); Drumcar (Kinawley); Drumcask; Drumconra (or Lowforge); Drumcullion; Drumersee;

Drumod Glebe Drumod Glebe (Irish and English derived place name, ''Droim Fhada'', meaning the 'Long Hill-Ridge' and Glebe meaning 'Land for the Upkeep of the Church of Ireland Rector') is a townland in the civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Kinawley, ...

; Dunglave; Dunmakeever; Eshveagh; Finaghoo; Furnaceland; Gortacashel; Gorteen (Kinawley); Gorteennaglogh; Gortlaunaght; Gortnaderrylea; Gortnaleg; Gub (Kinawley); Gubnafarna; Gubrawully; Gubrimmaddera; Hawkswood; Killaghaduff; Knockranny; Knockroe (Kinawley); Legavreagra; Monydoo (or Tonycrom); Newtown (Kinawley); Sralahan (Kinawley); Tircahan; Tonanilt; Tonyquin; Tullycrafton; Tullydermot; Uragh (Kinawley).

Churches

St Naile's Church in the Parish of Kinawley, in the Diocese of Kilmore, was built between the years 1867–1876 near a site that was used for worship from the 6th century. It was rededicated on 4 August 2002. The church is dedicated to Saint Náile (alias Saint Natalis), a contemporary of Saint Colmcille. St Naile became the second Abbott on Devinish, which was one of the great monastic settlements during the Golden Age of Christianity in Ireland. According to the 'Life of Saint Naile', the original Christian church of Kinawley parish was in Hawkswood townland, Swanlinbar village, and was founded by St. Ternoc. The Life states that Naile arranged a meeting with Saint Mogue ( Máedóc of Ferns) at ''Cluain Caomh'', which was the old name for Hawkswood. While he was waiting for Mogue to turn up, he asked St. Ternoc for a drink of water but was refused. Naile in anger hurled his staff three ploughlands (six tates or townlands) and where it landed a spring gushed forth and he founded his church there, where now stands the church of Kinawley and Naile's Holy Well. Oddly enough there are indeed six townlands between Hawkswood and Lismonaghan townland, Kinawley village, where St. Naile's church is situated today. The Life of Naile was composed c. 1520 from earlier sources and is probably a reflection of what originally happened, i.e. Hawkswood church was on the boundary between Tullyhaw or Magh Slécht (where Mogue was the patron saint) and Fermanagh. The Airgíalla were moving into the area and then took the overlordship of the church occupied by Ternoc and gave it to their own priests.

Transport

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route 58 from

Enniskillen Enniskillen ( , from , ' Ceithlenn's island') is the largest town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is in the middle of the county, between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 14,086 at the 2011 censu ...

to Belturbet serves Kinawley several times a day Mondays to Saturdays. The Donegal-

Cavan Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road (Ireland), N3 road that links Dublin ( ...

- Dublin Airport-

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Bus Éireann ''Expressway'' route 30 serves

Derrylin Derrylin ( or "Oakgrove of the blackbirds") is a village and townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is on the A509 road between Enniskillen and the border with County Cavan (the N3 road to Dublin). It had a population of 634 in t ...

which is approximately 7 km distant. There is a coach in each direction every two hours during the day as well as an overnight journey. Services operate daily including Sundays.

People

* John Carron,

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politician * Owen Carron, activist and politician, from Kinawley * Father Seán McManus, Irish National Caucus president

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