County Fermanagh Ireland Facts

County Fermanagh Ireland Facts include a county with a population of approximately 60,000 and Enniskillen as its county town. It is also one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland, lying within the province of Ulster.

It is one of the top destinations if you are visiting Ireland to have a boating holiday. In the summer months the lakes are full of tourists and also a very popular place for fishing. It truly has some special scenery among all the the Ireland landscapes you will see.

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County Fermanagh

County Fermanagh Ireland Facts:

  • County Fermanagh shares a border with County Tyrone in Northern Ireland (uk) and with County Monaghan, County Cavan, County Donegal and County Leitrim in the Republic of Ireland. 
  • Fermanagh is the only county in Northern Ireland which does not border on Lough Neagh.
  • Famous poets Oscar Wilde and Samuel Beckett were born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh and educated at Portora Royal School.
  • Devenish Island is the site of a twelfth century round tower. The tower is 100ft tall and can be climbed by internal ladders.
  • Agriculture and tourism are two of the most important industries in Fermanagh
  • At the northern tip of the lake is Belleek known the world over for its trademark delicate bone chinaware. 
  • Were you to cruise the whole length of the waterway between the village of Leitrim and Lough Erne, you'd travel 40 miles.
  • Enniskillen is 134km (83 miles) from Belfast.
  • Lough Melvin is well known as a fishing lake with the common fish being salmon, brown trout and char. 
  • A well known tourist attraction is Marble Arch caves .They are part of a large cave system and were opened to the public in 1985. 
  • Lough Erne has 154 islands and a lot of little coves and inlets.
  • The County has two stately homes called Florencecourt and Castlecoole.







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