County Fermanagh
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Country: | United Kingdom |
Administrative headquarters: | Enniskillen |
Province: | Ulster |
Irish name: | Fear Manach |
Surface: | 1698 km² |
Residents: | 55,000 (estimate) |
Fermanagh ( Irish Fear Manach ) is one of the six historic counties of Northern Ireland . The ISO-3166-2 code is GB-FMO.
geography
The county extends around Lower Lough Erne , the capital Enniskillen and Upper Lough Erne. In the west there is a highland of limestone deposits, which, however, rarely rises higher than 400 meters.
economy
The agriculture is cattle and sheep farming dominated.
Cities
Attractions
- Aghanaglack
- Devenish Monastery in Lower Lough Erne
- Drum skinny , megaliths
- Figures from White Island
- Marble Arch Caves , a cave complex with underground rivers, waterfalls and impressive stalactites.
- Crom Castle , in Upper Lough Erne, owned by the National Trust. The Earl of Erne still lives in the castle
- Boa Island with Janus figures
Coordinates: 54 ° 21 ′ N , 7 ° 38 ′ W