Towns Include

Enniskillen

Belleek

Belcoo

Derrylin

Irvinestown

Newtownbutler

 

 
County Fermanagh

The Fermanagh ShieldThe rivers and lakes of Fermanagh are heavy with fish and Lough Erne has claimed many world coarse angling match records. The trout and salmon fishing is good too - so good in fact, that the locals tend to ignore the coarser kind - and the whole region is highly developed for fishing

The intermittent barking of a raven from the limestone cliffs or an occasional visit from a circumspect whooper swan is likely to be the only encounter of the non-piscatorial kind because Fermanagh is still wonderfully empty of crowds.

Lough Erne The angler's every need is catered for, on and away from the water: there are clearly marked access points, easy parking, well stocked tackle shops, convenient hotels and B&Bs, good restaurants and pubs.

A bonus when fishing the Navar Forest lakes is a scenic drive to the cliff top and a tremendous view across Lough Erne to the Donegal mountains. There are picnic areas up here and the forest is popular for family outings when some want to fish and others definitely don't.

The origins of the island town of Enniskillen go back to prehistory when this short nexus was the main highway between Ulster and Connaught. Enniskillen Castle was the medieval seat of the Maguires, chieftains of Fermanagh, who policed the lough with a private navy of 1,500 boats.

 

Main Fermanagh Tourist Attractions Include :

Florence Court
Located at Enniskillen, one of Ulster's most important eighteenth century houses, Florence Court was built by the Earls of Enniskillen. Featuring fine rococo plasterwork, it has a 1780s walled garden and tea room.

Sheelin Irish Lace Museum
Located at Bellanaleck, Enniskillen, all lace in this museum dates from between 1850 and 1900. Exhibits on display include Irish crochet wedding dress, veils, shawls and parasols. Sheelin Antiques stock ruby glass, delph bottles, paintings oil lamps etc.

Castle Coole
Located at Enniskillen, Coole Castle is the stateliest of all the National Trust's houses in Northern Ireland. Designed by James Wyatt for the Earls of Belmore, and completed in 1798 it a perfect example of late eighteenth century Hellenism and features fine furnishings and plasterwork.

Marble Arch Caves
The Marble Arch Caves at Florencecourt are one of Fermanagh and Northern Ireland's premier visitor attractions.  The rolling hills and spectacular scenery of this National Nature Reserve conceal a whole underworld of caves, waterfalls, passages and high roofed chambers. This hidden world is littered with geological treats and treasures, as stalactites and calcite sheets are widely seen.

Enniskillen Castle
This famous castle was once the stronghold of Gaelic chieftains the Maguires and later a Plantation Castle and Army Barracks. The castle has exhibitions on the Maguires and the natural and social history of Fermanagh. Special exhibitions are held throughout the year focusing on art and history

Killadeas Churchyard
Killadeas is situated on the eastern shores of Lough Erne, eight miles from Enniskillen on the east shore road to Belleek. In the old graveyard there are unusual stone carvings dating from seventh and eight century. A fine example of such carving is the Bishop's Stone, which bears a strolling church man with crozier and bell on one side and on the other a grotesque moon face.

Drumskinny Circle
This stone circle, 13.5 km North of Irvinestown is part of a complex of five in the immediate locality. The circle dates back to the new stone age, 2250 BC. Made up of 39 stones, the purpose of the circle and a small round cairn is unknown, though it is thought to have involved some form of religious practices, astronomical observations and calendar functions.

Tully Castle
Located at Derrygonnelly, Enniskillen, a fortified house and bawn built in 1613 by Sir John Hume and burned by the Maguires in 1641. Features of the castle include a formal garden and visitor centre.

Crom Estate
Located at Newtownbutler, 1,900 acres of woodland, parkland and wetland make this one of Northern Ireland's most important nature reserves. Features of the estate include self-catering accommodation, a visitor centre and tea room.

Interesting Tourist Shops

Belleek Crystal
At Fermanagh's only crystal factory you can watch craftsmen at work, perhaps even on your own handcut piece... Elegant table and giftware, corporate, heraldic and personalised engravings are all produced at the factory.

Belleek Pottery Visitor Centre
Situated on the banks of the River Erne, visiting Belleek is like a step back in time. The methods and techniques developed by the very first craftsmen are still followed today. A Video presentation in the audio visual theatre takes visitors through the production process before the guided tour begins.
Visitors then move on to the casting, fettling and flowering shops to see how craftsmen design, mould and shape the parian.


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