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⚫ | '''Killadeas''' ({{ |
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⚫ | '''Killadeas''' ({{etymology|ga|Cill Chéile Dé|church of the [[Culdee]]s}}) is a small [[village]] in [[County Fermanagh]], [[Northern Ireland]]. It is about 7 miles north of [[Enniskillen]] near the shores of Lower [[Lough Erne]], and is within [[Fermanagh and Omagh]] district. In the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]] it had a population of 90 people. |
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The [[Royal National Lifeboat Institution]] (RNLI) operates a lifeboat station on Lower Lough Erne at Killadeas. It works in conjunction with another lifeboat station on Upper Lough Erne at [[Carrybridge]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=McAloon|first1=Nuala|title=RNLI's first permanent inland lifeboat station now complete at Carrybridge|url=http://rnli.org/NewsCentre/Pages/RNLIs-first-permanent-inland-lifeboat-station-now-complete-at-Carrybridge.aspx|website=RNLI|access-date=19 April 2015}}</ref> |
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*In the cemetery of the Parish 'Priory' Church of Killadeas are several interesting stones, probably the most noted is known as the Bishops Stone, a carved figure. To the west of this stone is a large slab, one side of which has at least ten cup-shaped hollows, which suggest this may be a multiple bullaun stone. Near to this is a holde stone and a pillar. |
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In the cemetery of the [[Church of Ireland]] Parish "Priory" Church of Killadeas are several stones, the most noted of which is known as the Bishops Stone.<ref>{{cite book|last1=O'Kelly|first1=MJ|title=Early Ireland|date=1989|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=Cambridge|page=293}}</ref> The figure carved stone and cross-slab are Scheduled Historic Monuments and are in [[Rockfield, County Fermanagh|Rockfield]] townland at grid ref: H206540.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Dept of the Environment NI|title=Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland|date=1987|publisher=HMSO|location=Belfast|pages=152–3}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Hamlin|first1=Ann|last2=Hughes|first2=Kathleen|title=The Modern Traveller to the Early Irish Church|date=1997|publisher=Four Courts Press|location=Dublin|page=123}}</ref> There is a large slab to the west, possibly being some [[bullaun]] stones. Near to this is a hole stone and a pillar. |
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⚫ | Near Killadeas, on Lower Lough Erne, is Gublusk Bay, a [[Royal Air Force]] base for [[Short Sunderland]] and [[PBY Catalina]] [[flying boat]]s during [[World War II]]. Building at [[RAF Killadeas]] started in January 1941 and the first Catalinas arrived two months later. The site is now the home of the Lough Erne Yacht Club. |
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⚫ | The Manor House (Hotel), a converted and extended 19th-century country manor, is also in Killadeas. The Killadeas Estate was acquired by Captain J. Irvine in 1660, and the Manor House, formerly known as "Rockfield" (rebuilt 1860) remained part of the Irvine Estate until 1957, when it was purchased for use as a hotel. The Manor House, which has seen many alterations to its design over the centuries, was for a brief period used as an Officer's Mess and Headquarters for the American Forces during [[World War II]]. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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*[http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Neighbourhood Information Service] |
* [http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Neighbourhood Information Service] |
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*[http://www.megalithicireland.com/Killadeas.htm Megalithic Ireland - Killadeas] |
* [http://www.megalithicireland.com/Killadeas.htm Megalithic Ireland - Killadeas] |
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*[http://cloghmore.bravepages.com/fermanagh/killadeas.html Killadeas Stones] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070312184004/http://cloghmore.bravepages.com/fermanagh/killadeas.html Killadeas Stones] |
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*[http://www.homepages.mcb.net/bones/06airfields/UK/uki.htm Northern Ireland Airfields] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060502193644/http://www.homepages.mcb.net/bones/06airfields/UK/uki.htm Northern Ireland Airfields] |
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*[http://www.manor-house-hotel.com/Article_Listings.aspx?tscategory_id=5&category_name=History History of The Manor House] |
* [http://www.manor-house-hotel.com/Article_Listings.aspx?tscategory_id=5&category_name=History History of The Manor House] |
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== See also == |
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*[[List of villages in Northern Ireland]] |
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*[[List of towns in Northern Ireland]] |
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[[Category:Villages in County Fermanagh]] |
[[Category:Villages in County Fermanagh]] |
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[[Category:Fermanagh and Omagh district]] |
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Latest revision as of 09:07, 29 June 2021
Killadeas
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"The Priory" Church of Ireland | |
Location within Northern Ireland | |
Population | 90 (2001 Census) |
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Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | BT |
Dialling code | 028 |
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NI Assembly | |
Killadeas (from Irish Cill Chéile Dé 'church of the Culdees') is a small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is about 7 miles north of Enniskillen near the shores of Lower Lough Erne, and is within Fermanagh and Omagh district. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 90 people.
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) operates a lifeboat station on Lower Lough Erne at Killadeas. It works in conjunction with another lifeboat station on Upper Lough Erne at Carrybridge.[1]
History
[edit]In the cemetery of the Church of Ireland Parish "Priory" Church of Killadeas are several stones, the most noted of which is known as the Bishops Stone.[2] The figure carved stone and cross-slab are Scheduled Historic Monuments and are in Rockfield townland at grid ref: H206540.[3][4] There is a large slab to the west, possibly being some bullaun stones. Near to this is a hole stone and a pillar.
Near Killadeas, on Lower Lough Erne, is Gublusk Bay, a Royal Air Force base for Short Sunderland and PBY Catalina flying boats during World War II. Building at RAF Killadeas started in January 1941 and the first Catalinas arrived two months later. The site is now the home of the Lough Erne Yacht Club.
The Manor House (Hotel), a converted and extended 19th-century country manor, is also in Killadeas. The Killadeas Estate was acquired by Captain J. Irvine in 1660, and the Manor House, formerly known as "Rockfield" (rebuilt 1860) remained part of the Irvine Estate until 1957, when it was purchased for use as a hotel. The Manor House, which has seen many alterations to its design over the centuries, was for a brief period used as an Officer's Mess and Headquarters for the American Forces during World War II.
References
[edit]- ^ McAloon, Nuala. "RNLI's first permanent inland lifeboat station now complete at Carrybridge". RNLI. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ O'Kelly, MJ (1989). Early Ireland. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 293.
- ^ Dept of the Environment NI (1987). Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland. Belfast: HMSO. pp. 152–3.
- ^ Hamlin, Ann; Hughes, Kathleen (1997). The Modern Traveller to the Early Irish Church. Dublin: Four Courts Press. p. 123.
- NI Neighbourhood Information Service
- Megalithic Ireland - Killadeas
- Killadeas Stones
- Northern Ireland Airfields
- History of The Manor House