Derryvore

Derryvore (from Irish: Doire Mhór, meaning "great oak-wood")[1] is the name of three townlands in Northern Ireland.

Derryvore, Kinawley

Derryvore Quay - Upper Loch Erne

This Derryvore is located in the civil parish of Kinawley in County Fermanagh.[2] It lies on a small peninsula in Upper Lough Erne. Its landscape includes many fens and reedbeds in Erne valley.[3] The area first was a part of the Crom Estate, which according to a map survey done in 1719 and 1721 included the townlands of Derrybeg West, Corraharra, and Derryvore.

It includes a Trinity Church (known locally as Crom Church), commissioned by John Crichton, 3rd Earl Erne. It was built in 1842 and expanded to include towers in the 1880s.[4]

Derryvore, Enniskillen

This Derryvore is located in the civil parish of Enniskillen in County Fermanagh.[5]

Derryvore, Seagoe

This Derryvore is located in the civil parish of Seagoe in County Armagh.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Placenames NI
  2. ↑ Place Names Database of Ireland - Derryvore, Kinawley
  3. ↑ "Landscape Character Areas in Northern Ireland" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2005. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
  4. ↑ "Introduction: Erne Papers" (PDF). Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. November 2007. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
  5. ↑ Place Names Database of Ireland - Derryvore, Enniskillen
  6. ↑ Place Names Database of Ireland - Derryvore, Seagoe
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