Garrison, County Fermanagh

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Garrison
Location within Northern Ireland
Population411 (2021 census)
Irish grid reference G941518
•  Belfast 109 miles
District
County
Country Northern Ireland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ENNISKILLEN
Postcode district BT93
Dialling code 028, +44 28
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54°24′53″N8°05′28″W / 54.4148°N 8.0912°W / 54.4148; -8.0912

Garrison is a village near Lough Melvin in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The Roogagh River runs through the village. In the 2021 census it had a population of 411 people. [1] It is situated within Fermanagh and Omagh district.

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Toponymy

The village's name comes from a military barracks and its garrison of troops established in the village by William III of England, following the Battle of Aughrim in 1691. [2]

History

Garrison was one of several border villages in Fermanagh that would have been transferred to the Irish Free State had the recommendations of the Irish Boundary Commission been enacted in 1925. [3]

The Melvin Hotel, previously owned by the McGovern family, was blown up in January 1972 during the middle of a Catholic wedding reception, by the IRA, reportedly as retaliation for allowing members of the security forces to stay on the premises. [4]

The Police Service of Northern Ireland came under gun attack in the town on 21 November 2009. [5]

Tourism

Tourist activities in the area include golfing, fishing, hill-walking, water sports, horse-riding, cycling, camping and caving.[ citation needed ] The Lough Melvin Holiday Centre is in the area. [6] There are two pubs (The Melvin Bar and The Riverside Bar) and a restaurant (The Bilberry).[ citation needed ]

Transport

Ulsterbus route 64 serves Garrison on Thursday with two journeys to Belleek and Belcoo and one journey to Letterbreen and Enniskillen. [7] Belleek, approximately five miles away, is served by Bus Éireann route 30 every two hours each way for most of the day plus an overnight coach. This route operates to Donegal, Cavan, Dublin Airport and Dublin. [8]

Lough Melvin

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Gillaroo

Lough Melvin, which to the west of Garrison village, is home to the gillaroo or 'salmo stomachius', a species of trout which eats primarily snails. The name 'gillaroo' is derived from the Irish giolla rua meaning 'red fellow'. This is due to the distinctive golden colour on its flanks with bright crimson and vermillion spots. While other lakes also contain the gillaroo, a unique gene found in the Lough Melvin trout has not been found in other populations and experiments carried out by Queen's University Belfast established that the Lough Melvin gillaroo species has not been found anywhere else in the world.[ citation needed ]

The sonaghan trout (Salmo nigripinnis) is a sub-species of trout that is also unique to Lough Melvin.[ citation needed ]

Notable residents

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Erne_West_A3 – Census 2021". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Place Names NI - Home". www.placenamesni.org. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Irish Boundary Commission Report". National Archives. 1925. p. 140–43.
  4. ↑ "Irish Hotel Bombed". Desert Sun. 28 January 1972. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. ↑ Fermanagh police officers return fire after attack, BBC News, 22 November 2009.
  6. ↑ "Lough Melvin Holiday Centre". Discovernorthernireland.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Translink - Ulsterbus Service 64". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Bus Éireann - Route 30 Timetable" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2012.
  9. ↑ "NZ National Library - Mick Moohan" . Retrieved 10 May 2021.
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