Enniskillen

British

/ ˌɛnɪsˈkɪlɪn /

noun

a town in SW Northern Ireland, in Fermanagh, on an island in the River Erne: scene of the defeat of James II's forces in 1689. Pop: 13 599 (2001)

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Although most of the swimmers came from County Down or greater Belfast, some travelled from Enniskillen, Portadown and Ballymena for the dip.

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Geoff Scott is a taxi driver who has driven children with SEN to a school in Enniskillen for six years.

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Emergency services attended the crash on the Derrylin Road near Enniskillen at about 19:00 GMT.

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NIE said the worst affected areas for power outages are Craigavon, Enniskillen, Omagh, Downpatrick, Ballymena and Dungannon, with community assistance centres opened for those without electricity.

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The body of a man, aged in his 60s, was found in Drumbawn Close, Enniskillen, on Sunday.

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