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Ederney
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Road junction in Ederney
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Ederney
Location within Northern Ireland
Population587 (2011 Census)
Irish grid reference H221649
  Belfast 83 miles
District
County
Country Northern Ireland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ENNISKILLEN
Postcode district BT93
Dialling code 02868
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UK
Northern Ireland
Fermanagh
54°31′57″N7°39′31″W / 54.5326°N 7.6586°W / 54.5326; -7.6586

Ederney (from Irish Eadarnaidh, meaning 'middle place/place between') [1] is a village situated primarily in the townlands of Drumkeen [2] and of Ederny [3] in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

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At the 2011 census it had a population of 587. [4] Ederney lies in the Glendarragh River Valley near Lower Lough Erne and Kesh. It is 83 miles (134 km) from Belfast, over 100 miles (160 km) from Dublin and about 16 miles from both Omagh and Enniskillen. The village and its hinterland (the Glendarragh Valley area) has a population of several thousand. [5]

Ederney is located on a tourist route adjacent to Lough Erne. It is approximately 7 miles (11 km) from the border with the Republic of Ireland and 24 miles (39 km) from the west of Ireland tourism trail, the Wild Atlantic Way, in County Donegal.

Public transport

Ulsterbus route 194 serves Ederney with one daily journey in each direction except Sundays, linking it to Irvinestown, Enniskillen and Pettigo. Route 83A provides a link to Omagh on Mondays & Thursdays only. [6]

History

Local historian Leo Mulligan MBE details that at the time of the Plantation of Ulster there was a settlement of significance at Ederny when the land grant (titled "Edernagh") was given to Captain Thomas Blennerhassett of Norfolk in 1610. He created the Manor of Edernagh on a 450 acres (1.8 km2) demesne and a court baron on the shores of Lough Erne, which he later named Castle Hassett. He established the new village of Ederny (Edernagh). [7] [8]

By 1797, the settlement is recorded in the Topographia Hibernica as Ederny Bridge and "fair days" were held there. [5] [9]

Built heritage

Ederney Town Hall, built circa 1839 Ederney Town Hall - geograph.org.uk - 204165.jpg
Ederney Town Hall, built circa 1839
Some of the standing stones at nearby Drumskinny Drumskinny-stones.jpg
Some of the standing stones at nearby Drumskinny

One of the principal buildings in the village is Ederney Town Hall, locally styled as the "Townhall", erected in 1839. [10] It remains in use as a village community centre. [5]

Another local landmark is Drumskinny stone circle. Drumskinny (from Irish Droim Scine 'knife ridge') is the site of a stone circle in the nearby townland of Drumskinny. [11] The site consists of 39 stones set in a circle. The arrangement is reportedly related to the seasons, moon and sun, and dates from the Bronze Age. [12] [13]

Sport

The village has a Gaelic football club, Ederney St Joseph's.

Demographics

As of the 2011 census, there were 587 people living in Ederney. [4] Of these:

At the 2021 census, 553 people were living in Ederney. According to the 2021 census, Ederney had the highest proportion of residents who spoke Irish daily in County Fermanagh with 3.99%, which was higher than the average across Northern Ireland (of 2.43%).[ citation needed ]

Notable people

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