Lisbellaw

Infobox Irish Place|thumb|left|name = Lisbellaw
irish = Lios Béal Átha
scots =
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pin coords =
north coord = 54.317 | west coord = 7.537
province = Ulster
county = County Fermanagh
NI district = Fermanagh
UK constituency = Fermanagh and South Tyrone
stdcode = 028, +44 28
posttown =
postcode =
population = 1046
census yr = 2001
web = www.fermanagh.gov.uk

Lisbellaw ( _ga. Lios Béal Átha; meaning "fort at the approach to a ford") is a village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, about 5 miles east of Enniskillen. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,046 people. It lies within the Fermanagh District Council area.

The village is built around the (Church of Ireland) parish church, which stands high at its centre and dates from the 18th century. The steep, tight main street houses two grocery shops, a hairdressing salon, two pubs, a Post Office, a dentists surgery, a beauty salon and a hardware store, as well as the (Church of Ireland) Parish Centre, the Methodist and Presbyterian Churches. The Roman Catholic Church building and a Brethren Gospel Hall lie just off the main street. Just outside the village is Carrybridge, a marina on Upper Lough Erne.

History

The Annals of Ulster - a chronicle of medieval Ireland - were compiled in the late 15th century by the scribe Ruaidhri Ó Luinín on Belle Isle near Lisbellaw.

port

In 1968 a Rainbow Trout of 8lb 7oz, the Irish record, was caught on Lough Eyes, Lisbellaw.

2001 Census

Lisbellaw is classified as a village by the [http://www.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)] (ie with population between 1,000 and 2,250 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 1,046 people living in Lisbellaw. Of these:
*24.0% were aged under 16 years and 16.7% were aged 60 and over
*48.7% of the population were male and 51.3% were female
*7.3% were from a Catholic background and 91.9% were from a Protestant background
*5.7% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed

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

Transport

*Lisbellaw railway station opened on 16 August 1858 and finally closed on 1 October 1957. [cite web | title=Lisbellaw station | work=Railscot - Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | accessdate=2007-10-28|format=PDF]

References

* [http://www.enniskillen.com/lisbellaw.html Enniskillen.com]
* [http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/town_Home.aspx?co=5&to=117&ca=0&sca=0&navID=1 Culture Northern Ireland]

See also

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

External links

* [http://cloghmore.bravepages.com/fermanagh/lisbellawMH.html Lisbellaw Market House]