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Clankelly

Clankelly in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit
1 h–2 h

About

Clankelly 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.

From the Wikipedia article

Clankelly (Irish: Clann Cheallaigh, meaning Clan Kelly or, more literally, 'Offspring of Ceallaigh') is a barony in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is the only barony in County Fermanagh not connected to Lough Erne. It is bordered by two other baronies in Northern Ireland: Coole to the south-west; and Magherastephana to the north-west. It also borders two baronies in the Republic of Ireland: Monaghan to the north-east; and Dartree to the south-east.

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Background

History

Clankelly takes its name from Cellach, son of Tuathal, a king of the Ui Chremthainn. The MacDonnell () sept of the Clann Cheallaigh are noted here, and by the 13th century, the O'Cannons (), who had been ousted as kings of Cinel Conaill, settled here for a period.

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Coordinates
54.2097, -7.2845

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Where is Clankelly?
Clankelly is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.2097°, -7.2845°.