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Magheracross (Fermanagh)
Magheracross is a townland and civil parish in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It extends in area from just north of Enniskillen to the border with County Tyrone. There is also a small enclave in County Tyrone. The Parish has Ballinamallard#History, a rich history and the main town in the parish is Ballinamallard. Ballinamallard railway station opened on 19 August 1854, but was finally closed on 1 October 1957. By 1910 the population was recorded at 283. Landmarks Notable landmarks in the parish include: *Ballinamallard, Church of Ireland, COI, church building, church built in 1770 *Ballinamallard, Weslyn Meeting house *St Mary's, Roman Catholic Church, Catholic built 1770 *An Iron Age henge and ring fort. Townlands of the Parish *Ballinamallard, main town of the parish *Cavanalough Glebe is a locality and townland in Magheracross, located at 54° 24' 19" north, N, 7° 33' 20" west, W in the Barony of Tirkennedy The townland is 398.88 acres in area. *Coa, County Fermanag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Building
A church, church building or church house is a building used for Christian worship services and other Christian religious activities. The earliest identified Christian church is a house church founded between 233 and 256. From the 11th through the 14th centuries, there was a wave of church construction in Western Europe. Sometimes, the word ''church'' is used by analogy for the buildings of other religions. ''Church'' is also used to describe the Christian religious community as a whole, or a body or an assembly of Christian believers around the world. In traditional Christian architecture, the plan view of a church often forms a Christian cross; the center aisle and seating representing the vertical beam with the bema and altar forming the horizontal. Towers or domes may inspire contemplation of the heavens. Modern churches have a variety of architectural styles and layouts. Some buildings designed for other purposes have been converted to churches, while many origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coa, County Fermanagh
Coa is a townland and hamlet in Magheracross civil parish, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is located east of the town of Ballinamallard and is 399.11 acres in area. Landmarks include St Mary Church Coa Cavanalough Glebe and Killee Lough. History Religion has played a large part in the History of Coa. About 450AD the parish was said to have been founded by St Patrick and about 550 AD St Columba passed thorough the area. In 1769 John Wesley visited the district bringing Methodism and Coa Chapel was built in 1770. In the early 20th century further religious movements swept the district."Crowds Await Millennium. Cooneyites Hold Prayer Meetings and Baptize Hundreds Daily in Ireland" 'The New York Times', New York, New York. 4 August 1909, p. 3. It is the birthplace of Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acre
The acre is a unit of land area used in the imperial and US customary systems. It is traditionally defined as the area of one chain by one furlong (66 by 660 feet), which is exactly equal to 10 square chains, of a square mile, 4,840 square yards, or 43,560 square feet, and approximately 4,047 m2, or about 40% of a hectare. Based upon the international yard and pound agreement of 1959, an acre may be declared as exactly 4,046.8564224 square metres. The acre is sometimes abbreviated ac but is usually spelled out as the word "acre".National Institute of Standards and Technolog(n.d.) General Tables of Units of Measurement . Traditionally, in the Middle Ages, an acre was conceived of as the area of land that could be ploughed by one man using a team of 8 oxen in one day. The acre is still a statutory measure in the United States. Both the international acre and the US survey acre are in use, but they differ by only four parts per million (see below). The most common use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
