Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Tirkennedy
Tirkennedy in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Tirkennedy is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Tirkennedy (from Irish Tír Cheannada 'country of the long-head') is a barony in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. To its west lies Lower Lough Erne and south Upper Lough Erne, and it is bordered by seven other baronies: Clanawley and Magheraboy to the west; Lurg and Omagh East to the north; Clogher to the east; Magherastephana and Knockninny to the south.
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Background
History
Despite its name, Tirkennedy has nothing to do with the modern personal name of Kennedy, which derives from Cennétig (ugly/rough headed). Rather it takes its name from the epithet of Fergus son of Cremthann, the eponymous ancestor of the Ui Chremthainn, the predominant tribe of the western Airgialla. Fergus lived in the late fifth century AD. He was known as Cennfhota (long-head). His descendants became known as the Ui Chennfhota, with the kingdom of Tir Cennfhota receiving its first mention in the Annals in 1349. Chieftains of Tirkennedy at the beginning of the Maguire’s reign over Fermanagh in the late 1200s were the Magunshinan, originally Mac Uinsionnain but anglicised to Nugent. The…
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- Coordinates
- 54.3432, -7.5101
- District
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Postcode
- BT94 5EJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Sources
- wikidata: Q4279482 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Tirkennedy (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tirkennedy?
- Tirkennedy is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT94 5EJ).
- Is Tirkennedy free to visit?
- Yes, Tirkennedy is free to enter.
- How do I get to Tirkennedy?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT94 5EJ. It sits within the Fermanagh and South Tyrone parliamentary constituency.