Fermanagh
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County Fermanagh Contae Fhear Manach
Coontie Fermanagh |
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| Motto: Feor Magh Eanagh | ||
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| Country | United Kingdom | |
| Region | Northern Ireland | |
| Province | Ulster | |
| County town | Enniskillen | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 715 sq mi (1,851 km2) | |
| • Land | 653 sq mi (1,691 km2) | |
| Area rank | 25th | |
| Population (est. 2011) | 61,805 | |
| • Rank | 28th | |
| Contae Fhear Manach is the Irish name; Countie Fermanagh,Coontie Fermanagh and Coontie Fermanay are Ulster Scots spellings (the latter used only by Dungannon & South Tyrone Borough Council). | ||
County Fermanagh (/fərˈmænə/ fər-MA-nə; from Irish: Fir Manach or Fear Manach, meaning "men of Manach") is one of the six historic counties of Northern Ireland and also one of the thirty-two "traditional" counties of Ireland. The county covers an area of 1,691 km² (653 sq mi) and has a population of about 61,805.Enniskillen is the county town and largest in both size and population. Fermanagh is within the historic province of Ulster.
Fermanagh is one of four counties of Northern Ireland to have a majority of its population from a Catholic background, according to the 2011 census.
Fermanagh borders County Tyrone to the north-east, County Monaghan to the south-east, County Cavan to the south-west, County Leitrim to the west and County Donegal to the north-west. The county town, Enniskillen, is the largest settlement in Fermanagh, situated in the middle of the county.
It is mainly rural and is situated largely in the basin of the River Erne. It is dominated by two connected lakes: Upper and Lower Lough Erne, and, including water, spans an area of 1,851 km² (715 sq; mi). It is approximately 120 km (75 mi) from Belfast and 160 km (99 mi) from Dublin.
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