This National Trust property was the home of the Cole (Earl of Enniskillen) family from the early 1700s to 1973.
The Cole family, originally William Cole, arrived in County Fermanagh from Devon, England, in around 1612 when he was awarded the island of Enniskillen as part of the Plantation of Ulster. Continue reading “Florence Court House and Gardens”
A rather formal name for a very pretty little park worthy an hour or so of your time. Locals refer to it as Forthill Park or simply Cole’s Monument. You might secure a rather strange look about town if you enquire as to the whereabouts of the Pleasure Park! Continue reading “The Forthill Promenade and Pleasure Park”
Having secured Enniskillen in 1607 during the Ulster Plantation, William Cole set about developing the town. The Island had two small hills. Cole decided that the higher of the hills would be the site of a church while the slightly lower would be used as a market place – the Townhall now occupies the latter site. Continue reading “St Macartin’s Cathedral”
The Rambling Wombat 