Derrygonnelly (Irish: Doire Ó gConaile) is a small village in the Northern Ireland county of Fermanagh. Situated beside lower Lough Erne the village is home to just under 1000 people and dates back to the 1830s. Located in the west of the county, with a harmonious main street lined with two storey houses, shops and bars, it forms the hub for the surrounding rural area and derives its history from agriculture. A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Royal motto: Quis separabit (Latin: Who will separate?) Northern Irelands location within the UK Official languages English, Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Area  - Total Ranked 4th 13,843 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 4th 1,685,267 122/km² NUTS 1... County Fermanagh (Fear Manach in Irish) is often referred to as Northern Irelands Lake District. ... Categories: Ireland-related stubs | Irish loughs ... Events and Trends Electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday Dutch-speaking farmers known as Voortrekkers emigrate northwards from the Cape Colony Croquet invented in Ireland Railroad construction begins in earnest in the United States Egba refugees fleeing the Yoruba civil wars found the city of Abeokuta in south-west Nigeria... The island of Ireland has 32 counties, with Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland being nicknamed respectively the six counties and the twenty-six counties. ...

Just north of the village is a small ruined church that combines medieval and Renaissance features, built in 1627 by Sir John Dunbar. His arms are over the doorway. 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. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... By Region: Italian Renaissance Northern Renaissance *French Renaissance *German Renaissance *English Renaissance The Renaissance, also known as Il Rinascimento (in Italian), was an influential cultural movement which brought about a period of scientific revolution and artistic transformation, at the dawn of modern European history. ... Events A Dutch ship makes the first recorded sighting of the coast of South Australia. ...

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 any of Derrygonnelly's four pubs. Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic politically divided between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. ... Eddie Duffy (1894 - 1986), was a traditional Irish musician. ...

The local Gaelic football team is Derrygonnelly Harps who play on their home ground of Canon Maguire Park. The team has enjoyed much underage success in recent years, and at senior level have gained two New York Gold Cups (the County Championship), one in 1995 and the most recent in 2004. Gaelic football (Irish: peil ghaelach) is a form of football played mainly in Ireland. ...

Derrygonnelly on the web: http://www.derrygonnelly.com