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The Watergate at  Enniskillen Castle
ArdhowenTheatre, Enniskillen The Ardhowen Theatre, which opened in 1986, is situated in a panoramic Lakeview setting just a bend in the river away from the historic Island Town of Enniskillen
This photo was taken probably by Robert French, chief photographer of William Lawrence Photographic Studios of Dublin. 
You can compare this view of Enniskillen with its companion photo taken approximately 100 years later as part of the Lawrence Photographic Project 1990/1991, where one thousand photographs from the Lawrence Collection in the National Library of Ireland were replicated a hundred years later by a team of volunteer photographers, thereby creating a record of the changing face of the selected locations all over Ireland.
For further information on the Lawrence Photographic Project, read all about it on our  NLI Blog.
Date: Starting the bidding at 1890... (but definitely after 1885)

NLI Ref.: L_ROY_01613
Photo by Raymond Millar
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Enniskillen

Northern Ireland, United Kingdom · Europe

About Enniskillen

Enniskillen is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Ballinamallard, 15km from Cuilcagh Boardwalk Trail.

Enniskillen is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, with about 14,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Ballinamallard, about 7 km away.

Enniskillen ( EN-iss-KIL-ən, from Irish: Inis Ceithleann [ˈɪnʲɪʃ ˈcɛlʲən̪ˠ], 'Ceithlenn's island') is the largest town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is in the middle of the county, between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 14,086 at the 2021 census. Enniskillen Castle was

Read more built in the 15th century as a stronghold of the Maguires, before coming under English control in the early 17th century. The castle and town were expanded during the Plantation of Ulster. It was the seat of local government for the former Fermanagh District Council, and is the county town of Fermanagh. The town is in a civil parish of the same name.

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What is there to see near Enniskillen?

Within an hour or so of Enniskillen: Cuilcagh Boardwalk Trail (15 km), Gleniff Horseshoe (49 km), Benbulben (54 km), Mullaghmore Head (54 km).

Are there any good drives near Enniskillen?

The nearest famous roads are Gleniff Horseshoe, Glengesh Pass and Mamore Gap.

Where is Enniskillen?

Enniskillen is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, about 7 km from Ballinamallard.

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Quick Information

Population
14,472
Continent
Europe
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Northern Ireland
Timezone
Europe/London
Coordinates
54.3462, -7.6413

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in United Kingdom

Police
999
Ambulance
999
Fire
999
Non-emergency police
101
Driving side
left

112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.

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Worth the detour from Enniskillen

4 notable places within an hour's drive.

natural wonder

Cuilcagh Boardwalk Trail

The 'Stairway to Heaven': a wooden boardwalk climbing across protected blanket bog to a 450-step staircase up Cuilcagh's ridge, with views over Fermanagh's lakelands. 7.5km each way from the Marlbank Road car park.

15 km · about 30 min drive

famous road

Gleniff Horseshoe

Six-mile single-track loop under the sheer Dartry cliffs of Benwiskin and Truskmore in Sligo's Yeats country, passing Diarmuid and Gráinne's cave: the highest cave mouth in Ireland. Barely a car on it most days.

49 km · about 55 min drive

natural wonder

Benbulben

A distinctive flat-topped table mountain rising over the Sligo countryside, immortalised by poet W.B. Yeats.

54 km · about 60 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Mullaghmore Head

A dramatic Sligo headland with Classiebawn Castle on the skyline and one of Europe's biggest big-wave surf breaks.

54 km · about 60 min drive

Driving roads near Enniskillen

  • 49 kmGleniff HorseshoeSix-mile single-track loop under the sheer Dartry cliffs of Benwiskin and Truskmore in Sligo's Yeats country, passing Diarmuid and Gráinne's cave: the highest cave mouth in Ireland. Barely a car on it most days.
  • 54 kmMullaghmore HeadA dramatic Sligo headland with Classiebawn Castle on the skyline and one of Europe's biggest big-wave surf breaks.
  • 69 kmGlengesh PassA dramatic horseshoe mountain pass winding down a glacial valley between Ardara and Glencolmcille in Donegal.
  • 73 kmBunglass Point, Slieve LeagueThe lower viewing platform for the Slieve League cliffs, reached by a narrow road through two gates from Teelin.
  • 75 kmSlieve League CliffsAmong the highest sea cliffs in Europe at nearly 600 metres, far less crowded than the Cliffs of Moher and even more dramatic.

Driving in United Kingdom

Drives on
the left
Petrol
~€1.73/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

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