Enniskillen

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Enniskillen (from Irish: Inis Ceithleann meaning "Ceithlenn's island") is a town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is located almost exactly in the centre of the county between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 13,599 in the 2001 Census. It is also the seat of local government for Fermanagh District Council, and is also the county town of Fermanagh as well as its largest town. The town's name comes from the Irish: Inis Ceithleann. This refers to Cethlenn, a figure in Irish mythology who may have been a goddess. It has been anglicised many ways over the centuries - Iniskellen, Iniskellin, Iniskillin, Iniskillen, Inishkellen, Inishkellin, Inishkillin, Inishkillen, and so on. The town's oldest building is the Maguire's stone castle, built by Hugh the Hospitable who died in 1428.