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Derryvore (from Irish Doire Mhór, meaning 'great oak-wood') is the name of three townlands in Northern Ireland.

Derryvore, Kinawley

Derryvore Quay - Upper Loch Erne

This Derryvore is located in the civil parish of Kinawley in County Fermanagh. It lies on a small peninsula in Upper Lough Erne. Its landscape includes many fens and reedbeds in Erne valley. The area first was a part of the Crom Estate, which according to a map survey done in 1719 and 1721 included the townlands of Derrybeg West, Corraharra, and Derryvore.

It includes a Trinity Church (known locally as Crom Church), commissioned by John Crichton, 3rd Earl Erne. It was built in 1842 and expanded to include towers in the 1880s.

Derryvore, Enniskillen

This Derryvore is located in the civil parish of Enniskillen in County Fermanagh.

Derryvore, Seagoe

This Derryvore is located in the civil parish of Seagoe in County Armagh.

References

  1. "Derryvore, County Fermanagh". Placenames NI. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. Place Names Database of Ireland - Derryvore, Kinawley
  3. "Landscape Character Areas in Northern Ireland" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2005. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  4. "Introduction: Erne Papers" (PDF). Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. November 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  5. Place Names Database of Ireland - Derryvore, Enniskillen
  6. Place Names Database of Ireland - Derryvore, Seagoe
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