Enniskillen (ĕnĭskĭl`ən), town (1991 pop. 10,429), Fermanagh dist., SW Northern Ireland, on Cethlin's Island in the Erne River between Upper and Lower Loughs Erne. Farm produce is traded, and hosiery is manufactured. In 1689 the forces of William III defeated those of James II at Enniskillen.

Enniskillen

or Inniskilling

Town (pop., 1995 est.: 11,000), seat of Fermanagh district, southwestern Northern Ireland. Situated on an island in the River Erne, it was a strategic crossing point of Lough Erne. Incorporated by English King James I, Enniskillen defeated a force sent by James II in 1689 and gained a reputation as a Protestant stronghold. Long a garrison town, it gave its name to the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, both famous regiments of the British army. The town is an agricultural market.

Enniskillen (formerly), Inniskilling

a town in SW Northern Ireland, in Fermanagh, on an island in the River Erne: scene of the defeat of James II's forces in 1689. Pop.: 13 599 (2001)

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CONSTRUCTION work on the new pounds 270million Enniskillen hospital is to start after the signing yesterday of the contract with the consortium that will build it.

New pounds 270m hospital build begins; CONTRACT by The Mirror (London, England)

The school is situated on the main road between Enniskillen and Tempo.

Boy, 5, shot in head at playground by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)

Byline: Howard Wright RACING in Northern Ireland has been left behind by the mainland through a quirk of legislation, but stable staff in the province come under the watchful eye of the Newmarketbased British Horseracing Equine Standards Trust (BHEST), and the latest National Vocation Qualification achievers include three from the leading training provider, the Enniskillen Campus.

Business matters: NVQ awards for Northern Ireland stable staff by The Racing Post (London, England)