Ederney

Ederney

Infobox UK place
official_name= Ederney
irish_name= Eadarnaidh
scots_name=
local_name=
static_

static_image_caption=
map_type= Northern Ireland
latitude= 54.532736874215324
longitude= -7.658414840698242
belfast_distance= 83 miles
population= 554 (2001)
irish_grid_reference= H221649
unitary_northern_ireland= Fermanagh District
country= Ireland
post_town= ENNISKILLEN
postcode_area= BT
postcode_district= BT93
dial_code= 028, +44 28
constituency_westminster= Fermanagh & South Tyrone
lieutenancy_northern_ireland= County Fermanagh
website=

Ederney ("Irish" Eadarnaidh) is a small village in County Fermanagh located on the edge of two townlands Ederney and Drumkeen, Northern Ireland, just over 2 miles from Lower Lough Erne. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 554 people. It is within the Fermanagh District Council area. Michael Barrett, the last man to be publicly hanged in Britain was from Ederney.

Notable People from Ederney

* Michael Barrett
* Fr Joe McVeigh (Priest and civil rights activist)
* Paddy Monaghan (Boxer)

2001 Census

Ederney is classified as a small village or hamlet by the [http://www.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)] (ie with population between 500 and 1,000). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 554 people living in Ederney. Of these:
*25.3% were aged under 16 years and 16.8% were aged 60 and over
*51.8% of the population were male and 48.2% were female
*84.8% were from a Catholic background and 14.4% were from a Protestant background
*9.4% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed

For more details see: [http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Neighbourhood Information Service]

See also

*List of villages in Northern Ireland
*List of towns in Northern Ireland
*Market Houses in Northern Ireland

External links

* [http://www.fermanagh.org.uk/genealogy/focus/ederney/history.htm Fermanagh Gold - A Little History of Ederney]
* [http://www.ederneygaa.com/ St Joseph's Gaelic Athletic Club]
* [http://cloghmore.bravepages.com/fermanagh/ederneyMH.html Ederney Market House]
* [http://www.culmaine.co.uk/ St Joseph's Parish Website]


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