Ederney

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.

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 acre 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).

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

Built heritage

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

Another local landmark is Drumskinny stone circle. Drumskinny () is the site of a stone circle in the nearby townland of Drumskinny. 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.

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. Of these:

• 17.21% were aged under 16 years and 18.91% were aged 65 and over
• 50.6% of the population were male and 49.4% were female
• 82.11% were from a Catholic background and 15.5% were from a Protestant background

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%).

Notable people

• Michael Barrett (1841–1868), Fenian and last man to be publicly hanged in Britain.
• Martin McGrath (b.1981), inter county Gaelic footballer who was one only three Fermanagh players to win a GAA All Star award.

References

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