Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Brookeborough
Also known as: Achadh Lon
In or near Fivemiletown.
Brookeborough in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Kenneth Allen — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Brookeborough 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
Brookeborough (; Irish: Achadh Lon, meaning 'Field of the Blackbirds') is a village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, at the westerly foot of Slieve Beagh. It lies about eleven miles east of Enniskillen, just off the A4 trunk road, and about five miles west of the County Tyrone boundary. It is situated in the civil parish of Aghavea and the historic barony of Magherastephana. It is situated within Fermanagh and Omagh district. According to the 2021 census, Brookeborough had a population of 438. The economy is heavily dependent on cattle and sheep farming. There are five places of Christian worship; a Catholic church, a Methodist church (built in 1839), an Elim Pentecostal church, a Church of Ireland church and a Baptist church; two public houses; and two primary (elementary) schools.
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Background
History
Before the Plantation of Ulster the area of Brookeborough was known as Achadh Lon (anglicised as Aghalun), the townland in which it lies. It is believed that the Irish name refers to a "field of blackbirds". Aghalun was in the hands of the Maguire Clan until the 1641 rebellion when it was given to the Brooke family. The village was then named after Sir Henry Brooke, who was granted the village in 1666 and settled at Colebrooke Park nearby. On 1 January 1957 at 6.55pm, members of an Irish Republican Army (IRA) column led by Seán Garland, equipped with grenades and firebombs, launched an attack on Brookesborough Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) barracks as part of the ongoing Border Campaign.…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.3150, -7.4060
- District
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Postcode
- BT94 4EZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Sources
- wikidata: Q4974508 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Brookeborough (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Brookeborough?
- Brookeborough is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT94 4EZ).
- What is Brookeborough?
- Brookeborough in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Brookeborough?
- Drivers can use postcode BT94 4EZ.
- Is Brookeborough free to visit?
- Yes, Brookeborough is free to enter.
- How do I get to Brookeborough?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT94 4EZ. It sits within the Fermanagh and South Tyrone parliamentary constituency.