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Derrygonnelly
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Derrygonnelly is a
small village in County Fermanagh Situated beside Lower Lough Erne.
Whilst Derrygonnelly was founded by General Archdale as a Plantation
town, it developed as late as 1812 when the long, flat main street
was built along the Silees river. The main road to Enniskillen was
known as the Famine Road as it was made during the 1846 famine as a
relief scheme.
The village has a long history of Irish traditional music and each
year in early October there is an annual celebration of local talent
in memory of the late musicians Eddie Duffy and Mick Hoy. Musicians
come from all over Ireland and from further afield to enjoy this
festival which bases itself in any of Derrygonnelly's four pubs.
There are a number of 17th century ruins in the Derrygonnelly
locality including Monea Castle and Tully Castle, the latter having
been sacked and burned by Rory Maguire on Christmas day during the
1641 rebellion. As well as Lower Lough Erne to the north,
Derrygonnelly is surrounded by small lakes and is split by the
Sillees River, which is popular with canoeists.
4 miles outside the village towards Garrison are the Correl Glens
and Lough Navar Forest Drive. The 'Forest Drive' as its known
locally is a 7 mile walk through Lough Navar Forest with a beautiful
viewpoint at the top looking over Lower Lough Erne, as far as
Donegal on the west to Slemish Mountains in Tyrone on the east.
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