A bronze soldier stands atop a monument in memory of Fermanagh's war dead. Doves on the plinth commemorate the 11 people killed by an IRA bomb at the site on Remembrance Sunday, 8 November 1987.
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
24.9 MILES
In the 18th and 19th centuries more than two million Ulster people left their homes to forge a new life across the Atlantic. Their story is told here at…
28.8 MILES
Guarding a picturesque bend of the River Eske, well-preserved 15th-century Donegal Castle is an imperious monument to Irish and English might. The castle…
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9.36 MILES
To the south of Lower Lough Erne lies a limestone plateau, where Fermanagh's abundant rainwater has carved out a network of subterranean caverns. The…
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2.33 MILES
Devenish Island, from Daimh Inis, meaning 'Ox Island', is the biggest of several 'holy islands' in Lough Erne. The remains of an Augustinian monastery,…
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8.54 MILES
Set in lovely wooded grounds in the shadow of Cuilcagh Mountain, Florence Court, 12km southwest of Enniskillen, is famous for its rococo plasterwork and…
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11.8 MILES
Just 3km south of Blacklion, within the Cuilcagh Mountain Park and traversed by the Cavan Way walking route, this other-worldly megalithic site was…
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27.01 MILES
Ireland's first and last coal mine (1600s to 1990) is remembered at the Arigna Mining Experience, set in the hills above Lough Allen, 23km northeast of…
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Belleek Pottery Visitor Centre
20.73 MILES
The imposing Georgian-style building beside Belleek's main bridge houses the world-famous Belleek Pottery, founded in 1857. It has been producing fine…
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0.18 MILES
Completed in 1901, Enniskillen's clock tower is watched over by two stone soldiers – an Inniskilling Fusilier and an Inniskilling Dragoon – representing…
0.32 MILES
Dominating the centre of Enniskillen, this soaring church dates to only 1875, having replaced an early church that was collapsing. There's lavish artwork…
3. Headhunters Barber Shop & Railway Museum
0.34 MILES
This museum and barber shop (open for haircuts) displays the Johnston family's impressive collection of local railway memorabilia, from old station signs…
0.44 MILES
Enniskillen Castle, a former stronghold of the 16th-century Maguire chieftains, guards the western end of the town's central island, its twin-turreted…
1.47 MILES
This National Trust–owned neoclassical palace sits in 600 hectares of beautiful parkland containing a lake that's home to the UK's only nonmigratory…
2.33 MILES
Devenish Island, from Daimh Inis, meaning 'Ox Island', is the biggest of several 'holy islands' in Lough Erne. The remains of an Augustinian monastery,…
7. Sheelin Antique Irish Lace Shop
3.32 MILES
This lace shop also houses a small collection of Irish lace dating from 1850 to 1900. Lace-making was an important cottage industry in the region both…
8.54 MILES
Set in lovely wooded grounds in the shadow of Cuilcagh Mountain, Florence Court, 12km southwest of Enniskillen, is famous for its rococo plasterwork and…