Place:Irvinestown, Derryvullan, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland

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NameIrvinestown
Alt namesBaile an Irbhinighsource: Wikipedia
Lowtherstownsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeTown
Coordinates54.467°N 7.633°W
Located inDerryvullan, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Irvinestown is a town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. In 2011 it had a population of 2,267 people. The most notable buildings are Necarne Castle, formerly known as Castle Irvine, and Castle Archdale. Irvinestown is situated within Fermanagh and Omagh district.

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Before the Plantation of Ulster, the area was known as Necarne or Nakerny; in Irish Na Caorthann (the rowans).[1] The village was founded during the Plantation in 1618 by Sir Gerald Lowther and named Lowtherstown. Ownership later passed to the Irvines of Dumfries and the name changed accordingly.

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