Derryvore () is the name of three

townland A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...

s in

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Derryvore, Kinawley

Derryvore Quay - Upper Loch Erne - geograph

This Derryvore is located in the

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of Kinawley in

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 ...

. It lies on a small peninsula in Upper

Lough Erne Lough Erne ( , ) is the name of two connected lakes in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is the second-biggest lake system in Northern Ireland and Ulster, and the fourth biggest in Ireland. The lakes are widened sections of the River E ...

. Its landscape includes many fens and reedbeds in Erne valley. The area first was a part of the

Crom Estate The Crom Estate (pronounced ''K-ROM) is a nature reserve located in the south of County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, along the shores of Upper Lough Erne. It is one of three estates owned and managed by the National Trust in County Fermanagh, ...

, which according to a map survey done in 1719 and 1721 included the townlands of Derrybeg West, Corraharra, and Derryvore. In 1629, King James I of Ireland granted Derryvore, as part of a parcel of other settlements that had been confiscated off of Irish lords during the

flight of the Earls On 14 September ld Style and New Style dates, O.S. 4 September1607, Irish earls Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, and Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, permanently departed Rathmullan in Ireland for mainland Europe, accompanied by their fa ...

, to Thomas Moneypenny. Moneypenny then transferred the lands to his armiger Thomas Creighton. Derryvore in 1765 mostly came into the ownership of the Green family after it had been split between them and the nobility of Erne. In 1829, the land was purchased by

Abraham Creighton, 2nd Earl Erne Abraham Creighton, 2nd Earl Erne (10 May 1765 – 10 June 1842), was an Irish peer and politician. He was the elder son of The 1st Earl Erne, by his first wife, Catherine Howard. Between 1790 and 1798, he represented Lifford in the Irish ...

, reuniting his ancestors traditional lands. In 1860, a

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with two stone piers was constructed in Derryvore to connect it with Inisherk Island. The designs originated from

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. Derryvore includes a Trinity Church (known locally as Crom Church), commissioned by

John Crichton, 3rd Earl Erne John Crichton, 3rd Earl Erne, KP (30 July 1802 – 3 October 1885), was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician. Early life He was the eldest son of Lt.-Col. Hon. John Creighton, Governor of Hurst Castle and the former Jane Weldon (a daughter of ...

, despite disagreements with the

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. It was built in 1842 and expanded to include towers in the 1880s.

Derryvore, Enniskillen

This Derryvore is located in the civil parish of Enniskillen in

Derryvore, Seagoe

This Derryvore is located in the civil parish of Seagoe in

County Armagh County Armagh ( ) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. It is located in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and adjoins the southern shore of Lough Neagh. It borders t ...

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