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Lisnarick, County Fermanagh

Human settlement in Northern Ireland

List of places: UK; Northern Ireland; Fermanagh

54°28′37″N 7°41′56″W / 54.477°N 7.699°W / 54.477; -7.699

Lisnarick or Lisnarrick (from Irish Lios na nDaróg, meaning 'fort of the (little) oaks') is a small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, 4 km west of Irvinestown. It is situated in the civil parish of Derryvullan and historic barony of Lurg.^[1] The village was once known as Archdalestown after the nearby Castle Archdale.^[2] In the 2011 Census it had a population of 238.^{[citation needed]}

The village is mostly housing although there is one multi-purpose store, a restaurant, a filling station and a sub-post office. At the middle of the village is a green with horse chestnut trees and a play park. There is also a rath beside the bridge.^[3]

History

Rory Maguire was a leader of the Irish Rebellion of 1641 in Fermanagh, and the burning of Lisnarick on 23 October 1641 was the signal for the rebellion to start.^[4] Castle Archdale was also destroyed at the time.^[2]

Places of interest

Castle Archdale Country Park is on the main Enniskillen to Kesh road (B82), 1 mile on the Enniskillen side of Lisnarick.

References

^ "Lisnarrick". Place Names NI. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Lisnarick" (PDF). The Plantation of Ulster:The Story of Co Fermanagh. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
^ Sandford, Ernest (1976). Discover Northern Ireland. Belfast: Northern Ireland Tourist Board. p. 142. ISBN 0 9500222 7 6.
^ McCusker, Breege (1999). Fermanagh:Land of Lake and Legend.