Lack () is a small
village
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and
townland
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(of 224 acres) in
County Fermanagh
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The county covers an area of 1,691 km2 (653 sq mi) and has a population of 61,805 ...
,
Northern Ireland
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, 5.5 km east-north-east of
Ederny
Ederney () is a village situated primarily in the townlands of Drumkeen and of Ederny in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
At the 2011 Census it had a population of 587. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available u ...
.
It is situated in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
of
Magheraculmoney
Magheraculmoney () is a civil parish in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Lurg.
Towns and villages
The civil parish contains the villages of Ederny, Kesh and Lack.
Townlands
The civil parish contains ...
and the historic
barony Barony may refer to:
* Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron
* Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron
* Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...
of
Lurg
Lurg () is a barony situated in the north of County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. To its south lies Lower Lough Erne, and it is bordered by four other baronies in Northern Ireland: Magheraboy to the south; Tirkennedy to the south-east; Omagh We ...
.
It had a population of 111 people (50 households) in the 2011 Census.
(2001 Census: 114 people).
Places of interest
Airtricity
SSE Airtricity (previously Eirtricity) is an energy company founded in Ireland in 1997, and now a subsidiary SSE plc. SSE Airtricity supplies and distributes electricity and gas to Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
History
The com ...
built a wind farm on Tappaghan Hill in the townland of
Glenarn, near Lack. It was commissioned in February 2005 and yields 19.5MW of electricity, enough to power about 12,000 houses.
See also
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List of towns and villages in Northern Ireland
This is an alphabetical list of towns and villages in Northern Ireland. For a list sorted by population, see the list of settlements in Northern Ireland by population. The towns of Armagh, Lisburn and Newry are also classed as cities (see city s ...
*
List of townlands in County Fermanagh
In Ireland, counties are divided into civil parishes, and parishes are further divided into townlands. The following is a list of townlands in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland:
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Abocurragh, Abohill, Acres, Aghaboy, Aghacramph ...
References
A Little History of LackAirtricity - LackEderney.com - Community web site for the Glendarragh Valley area/Fermanagh Erne Lakelands Tourism info
Villages in County Fermanagh
Townlands of County Fermanagh
Civil parish of Magheraculmoney
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