Enniskillen

formerly Inniskilling

/ (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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Example sentences from the Web for enniskillen

Enniskillen was the scene of one of the worst atrocities of the Troubles when 11 people were killed on Remembrance Sunday in 1987.
Queen in Northern Ireland|Tom Sykes|June 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The Queen today met relatives of the victims of an IRA bombing in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Queen in Northern Ireland|Tom Sykes|June 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He says the governor told him he had orders from England to confine me here at Enniskillen, and he meant to do it.
No Defense, Complete|Gilbert Parker
Two miles from Enniskillen in the lower lough is Devenish Island, with its celebrated monastic remains.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various

For one born in Enniskillen he had an even nature, but its evenness was more the result of mental control than temperament.
Wild Youth, Volume Complete|Gilbert Parker
Colonel Hugh Sutherland was ordered to march against Enniskillen with a regiment of dragoons and two regiments of foot.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
The colours borne by the two Enniskillen regiments at Waterloo are still preserved in the parish church.
Romantic Ireland; volume 2/2|M.F and B. McM. Mansfield

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