- Ballycassidy
Infobox Irish Place|thumb|left|name = Ballycassidy
irish = Baile Uí Chaiside
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province =Ulster
county =County Fermanagh
NI district =Fermanagh
UK constituency = Fermanagh and South Tyrone
stdcode = 028, +44 28
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population = 90
census yr = 2001
web = www.fermanagh.gov.ukBallycassidy ("Baile Uí Chaiside" in Irish) is a small
village inCounty Fermanagh ,Northern Ireland , just northwest ofEnniskillen on the eastern shore of LowerLough Erne . In the 2001 Census it had (with Laragh andTrory ) a population of 315 people. It lies within theFermanagh District Council area.Ballycassidy is a
townland , or small rural community, consisting mainly of scattered homes, the Balcas Sawmill and rich farm land along theBallycassidy River . There is no pub or grocery store, only a post office.There is also a race horse called Ballycassidy, named after the village, and trained in Wales by Peter Bowen. The horse is notorious for a spectacular fall at Valentines Brook in the 2006 Grand National at Aintree.
History
In the 14th century, there was a church in Ballycassidy. A holy well in the area was associated with
Saint Molaise who founded the monastery on nearbyDevenish Island References
* [http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Neighbourhood Information System]
* [http://www.cassidyclan.org/ballycassidy.htm Cassidy Clan]See also
*
List of villages in Northern Ireland
*List of towns in Northern Ireland
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