Derryvore

Derryvore (from Irish Doire Mhór, meaning 'great oak-wood')^[1] is the name of three townlands in Northern Ireland.

Derryvore, Kinawley

Derryvore Quay - Upper Loch Erne

This Derryvore is located in the civil parish of Kinawley in County Fermanagh.^[2] It lies on a small peninsula in Upper Lough Erne. Its landscape includes many fens and reedbeds in Erne valley.^[3] The area first was a part of the Crom Estate, which according to a map survey done in 1719 and 1721 included the townlands of Derrybeg West, Corraharra, and Derryvore.

It includes a Trinity Church (known locally as Crom Church), commissioned by John Crichton, 3rd Earl Erne. It was built in 1842 and expanded to include towers in the 1880s.^[4]

Derryvore, Enniskillen

This Derryvore is located in the civil parish of Enniskillen in County Fermanagh.^[5]

Derryvore, Seagoe

This Derryvore is located in the civil parish of Seagoe in County Armagh.^[6]

References

1. "Derryvore, County Fermanagh". Placenames NI. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
2. Place Names Database of Ireland - Derryvore, Kinawley
3. "Landscape Character Areas in Northern Ireland" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2005. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
4. "Introduction: Erne Papers" (PDF). Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. November 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
5. Place Names Database of Ireland - Derryvore, Enniskillen
6. Place Names Database of Ireland - Derryvore, Seagoe