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 and had a population of 63,585 as of 2021. Enniskillen is the ...
,
Northern Ireland
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, 5.5 km east-north-east of
Ederny.
It is situated in the
civil parish
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of
Magheraculmoney 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
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of
Lurg. It had a population of 111 people (50 households) in the 2011 Census.
(2001 Census: 114 people).
Places of interest
Airtricity
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History
The comp ...
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
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*
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
External links
A Little History of Lack(archived 2001)
Ederney.com - Community web site for the Glendarragh Valley area/Fermanagh Erne Lakelands Tourism info(archived 2011)
Villages in County Fermanagh
Townlands of County Fermanagh
Civil parish of Magheraculmoney
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