Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Ballinamallard
Also known as: Béal Átha na Mallacht
Ballinamallard in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Ballinamallard 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
Ballinamallard or Bellanamallard (from Irish Béal Átha na Mallacht 'ford-mouth of the curses') is a small village and townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 1,364 people in the 2021 Census. It lies to the north of Enniskillen and is within Fermanagh and Omagh district. The village has won several "best kept village" titles, and has a fountain to mark the honour. There has been only one local primary school: Ballinamallard Controlled Primary School, since the other, Shanmullagh Primary School, closed in August 2008. As of 2016 NISRA estimate that 2,754 people live in the Ballinamallard Electoral Ward, which encompasses a larger area than the settlement.
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Background
History
Magheracross Parish is said to have been founded by St Patrick in about AD 450. In about AD 550 St Columba passed thorough Ballinamallard. The first records of the parish itself were in 1492 with Terence Macgillacossgli (McCusker/Cosgrave/Cuskelly) is recorded as vicar of Magheracross and Derrybrusk, Maghercross was at that time part of Derryvullen parish. In 1500 two Maguire princes were ambushed by the O'Neills at Ballinamallard in their conflict and in 1539 the original Magheracross church destroyed by fire. 1593 saw the start of Hugh O'Neill's war that resulted in the Flight of the Earls in 1611. Following which Henry Folliot of Pyrton in Wiltshire, was granted the manor of Drumchine…
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- Coordinates
- 54.4202, -7.5949
- District
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Postcode
- BT94 2GT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Sources
- wikidata: Q2514196 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ballinamallard (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ballinamallard?
- Ballinamallard is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT94 2GT).
- What is Ballinamallard?
- Ballinamallard in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Ballinamallard?
- Drivers can use postcode BT94 2GT.
- Is Ballinamallard free to visit?
- Yes, Ballinamallard is free to enter.
- How do I get to Ballinamallard?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT94 2GT. It sits within the Fermanagh and South Tyrone parliamentary constituency.