Ballycassidy is a small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, just north of Enniskillen on the eastern shore of Lower Lough Erne. In the 2001 Census it had (with Laragh and Trory) a population of 315 people. It lies within the Fermanagh District Council area. A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Enniskillen Area: 1,691 km² Population (est. ... Motto: (French for God and my right)2 Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (De facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (De facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3 Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP - First Minister Office suspended... Coles Monument Enniskillen (Inis Ceithleann in Irish) is the county town of Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. ... Categories: Ireland-related stubs | Irish loughs ... Census 2001 is the name by which the national census conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 is known. ... Fermanagh District Council is a Local Council in County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. ...
Ballycassidy is a townland, or small rural community, consisting mainly of scattered homes, the Balcas Sawmill and rich farm land along the Ballycassidy River. There is no pub or grocery store, only a post office. It is the ancestral home of all Cassidys. A townland is a small geographical unit of land used in Ireland and Scotland, and believed to be of Gaelic or Goidelic origin. ...
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History
In the 14th century, there was a church in Ballycassidy. A holy well in the area was associated with Saint Molaise who founded the monastery on nearby Devenish Island. This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... Saint Molaise, born late 6th century, also called Staint Laisren or Lazerian, meaning light. ... Devenish Island is to be found in Lower Lough Erne north of Enniskillen, Co. ...
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