Magheracross
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Magheracross is a townland and civil parish in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It extends in area from just north of Enniskillen to the border with County Tyrone and includes a small enclave in County Tyrone. The main town in the parish is Ballinamallard.Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (S Lewis, 1837) [https://books.google.com/books?id=dDQE_stxs-AC&q=Magheracross page 331].
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Ballinamallard railway station operated from August 1854 to October 1957.{{cite web | title=Ballinamallard station | work=Railscot – Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | access-date=2007-09-09| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070926042407/http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf| archive-date= 26 September 2007 |url-status = live}}
By 1910 the population was recorded at 283.{{cite web | url=https://www.libraryireland.com/UlsterDirectory1910/Ballinamallard.php | title=Ulster Towns Directory, 1910: Ballinamallard, County Fermanagh }}
Religion
About 450AD, the local parish was said to have been founded by St Patrick and about 550AD St Columba passed through the area. In the 7th century, Laisrén mac Nad Froích founded a community on nearby Devenish Island. Another monastery was built in the Middle Ages in the parish, and other establishments built at nearby Trory. In 1769 John Wesley visited the district bringing Methodism and nearby Coa Chapel was built in 1770.
In the early 20th century, further religious movements swept the district."The Pilgrim Tramps. The Rite of Baptism. Immersion of 27 Followers in the Ballinamallard River" The Impartial Reporter and Farmers Journal, Enniskillin, Northern Ireland. 29 September 1904, p. 8."Crowds Await Millennium. Cooneyites Hold Prayer Meetings and Baptize Hundreds Daily in Ireland" The New York Times, New York, New York. 4 August 1909, p. 3.
Landmarks
Townlands
Townlands in Magheracross civil parish include:
- Ballinamallard, main town of the parish
- File:Cavanalough Glebe - geograph.org.uk - 345492.jpgCavanalough Glebe [http://www.townlands.ie/fermanagh/tirkennedy/magheracross/cavanalough-glebe/ cavanalough-glebe]. is a locality and townland in Magheracross, located at 54° 24' 19" N, 7° 33' 20" W in the Barony of Tirkennedy. The townland is 398.88 acres in area.
- Coa townland.
- Cooltrain townland is in the civil parish. It is located at 54° 23' 20" N, 7° 33' 46" W. and is 159.89 acres in area.[http://www.townlands.ie/fermanagh/tirkennedy/magheracross/cooltrain/ Cooltrain townland].
- File:Road at Currin - geograph.org.uk - 349685.jpgCurrin is located at 54° 24' 7" N, 7° 35' 17" W. It is 327.46 acres in area.[http://www.townlands.ie/fermanagh/tirkennedy/magheracross/currin/ Currin Townland Information].
- File:Road at Drumcreen - geograph.org.uk - 349703.jpgDrumcreen is also in Magheracross,[http://www.townlands.ie/fermanagh/tirkennedy/magheracross/drumcreen/ Drumcreen Townland information]. located at 54° 25' 28" N, 7° 34' 38" W. Drumcreen is 123.37 acres in area.
- File:Drummuray Townland, Ballinamallard - geograph.org.uk - 365451.jpgDrummurry is townland also in Magheracross.[http://www.geograph.ie/photo/365451 Photo of Drummuray][http://ukbeach.guide/photos/uk-photos.php?photo=365451 Drummuray] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720200154/http://ukbeach.guide/photos/uk-photos.php?photo=365451 |date=20 July 2015 }}. The topography is undulating and slightly marshy.[https://geolocation.ws/v/W/File%3ADrummuray%20Townland,%20Ballinamallard%20-%20geograph.org.uk%20-%20365451.jpg/-/en Drummuray townlands]. and land use is predominantly agricultural but includes newer urban development on the outskirts of Ballinamallard township.[http://www.townlands.ie/fermanagh/tirkennedy/magheracross/drummurry/ Drummuray townland]. It is located at 54° 25' 9" N, 7° 36' 14" W. and is 165.91 acres in area.
- Drumsloe is located at 54° 24′ 30.39″ N, 7° 34′ 17.41″ W in Magheracross parish. Drumsloe is 240.77 acres in area.[http://www.townlands.ie/fermanagh/tirkennedy/magheracross/drumsloe/ Drumsloe Townland Information]. It has been known as early as 1609AD when it was known as Dromslo, a name that may be from Druim Sluagh meaning ridge of the hosts.[http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=8106 Drumsloe place name]. The Griffith's Valuation of 1863 indicates a school was located in Drumsloe. Significant landmarks include Drumsloe lough, where illegal distillery on Drumsloe Island was operated for some time in the early 19th century.[https://sites.google.com/site/ballinamallarddevelopmentassoc//home/village-history Ballinamallard History].
- File:Salloon Townland - geograph.org.uk - 349711.jpg Salloon, also in Magheracross is located at 54° 25' 49" N, 7° 35' 35" W and is 222.08 acres in area. A large townland, Salloon takes in areas of rural farmland but also includes about a third of Ballinamallard.[http://www.townlands.ie/fermanagh/tirkennedy/magheracross/salloon/ Salloon Town Land].
- Salary is a townland located at 54° 24' 53" N, 7° 36' 47" W. It is 212.98 acres in area.[http://www.townlands.ie/fermanagh/tirkennedy/magheracross/salry/ Salry Townland Information].
- Sidaire townland is located at 54° 25' 27" N, 7° 37' 9" W.
See also
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