Enniskillen
Sign in to saveEnniskillen ( , 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 2021 census. Enniskillen Castle was built in the 15th century as a stronghold of the Maguires, before coming under English control in the early 17th century. The castle and town were expanded during the Plantation of Ulster. It was the seat of local government for the former Fermanagh District Council, and is the county town of Fermanagh. The town is in a civil parish o
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Enniskillen
- UK place.irish_name
- Inis Ceithleann
- UK place.scots_name
- Inniskillin
- UK place.static_image_name
- Enniskillen Castle.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Enniskillen castle
- UK place.map_type
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.population
- 14,086
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 census)
- UK place.irish_grid_reference
- H240440
- UK place.unitary_northern_ireland
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- UK place.country
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.post_town
- ENNISKILLEN
- UK place.postcode_area
- BT
- UK place.postcode_district
- BT74, BT92-94
- UK place.dial_code
- 028
- UK place.constituency_ni_assembly
- Fermanagh and South Tyrone
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Fermanagh and South Tyrone
- UK place.lieutenancy_northern_ireland
- County Fermanagh
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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 2021 census. Enniskillen Castle was built in the 15th century as a stronghold of the Maguires, before coming under English control in the early 17th century. The castle and town were expanded during the Plantation of Ulster. It was the seat of local government for the former Fermanagh District Council, and is the county town of Fermanagh. The town is in a civil parish of the same name.
==Toponymy== The town's name comes from the . This refers to Cethlenn, a figure in Irish mythology who may have been a goddess. Local legend has it that Cethlenn was wounded in battle by an arrow and attempted to swim across the River Erne, which surrounds the island, but she never reached the other side, so the island was named in reference to her. It has been anglicised many ways over the centuries – Iniskellen, Iniskellin, Iniskillin, Iniskillen, Inishkellen, Inishkellin, Inishkillin, Inishkillen and so on.