- Arlene Foster
Cllr Arlene Isabel Foster (née Kelly is a Northern Irish unionist politician. She is one of two Democratic Unionist Party MLAs representing the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly alongside Maurice Morrow. In addition, she is a member of the Northern Ireland Policing Board and a councillor on Fermanagh District Council representing Enniskillen. A solicitor by profession, she currently practices in Portadown, … - Michael Jackson
The Right Reverend Dr. Michael Jackson (born 24 May 1956) has been the Church of Ireland Bishop of Clogher since 2002. His father, the late Roy Jackson, was an archdeacon. Jackson was born in Lurgan, and educated at Ballinamallard Primary School, Portora Royal School, Enniskillen and Trinity College, Dublin, before going on to do postgraduate studies in Cambridge. He married Inez Cooke, a medical doctor who was born in County Fermanagh, and they have one daughter, … - Gordon Wilson
Gordon Wilson (25 September 1927 - 27 June 1995) was the father of Marie Wilson, one of 11 victims of the Enniskillen Remembrance Day Bombing by the Provisional IRA in 1987. He was born in Manorhamilton, County Leitrim several years after the partition of Ireland. He spent most of his adult life running the family drapery business in High Street, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. - Harry West
Harry William West (March 27 1917 - February 5 2004) was a politician in Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party from 1974 until 1979. West was born in County Fermanagh and educated at Portora Royal School in Enniskillen. He worked as a farmer, taking an interest in local government, but it was not until 1954 that he entered Stormont as member for the Enniskillen seat, succeeding Thomas Charles Nelson. - Mick Hoy
Mick Hoy, singer, fiddler and storyteller, was born in Monea in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. He has lived most of his life in Blaney and played mainly in Derrygonnelly. His family are all musical but Mick had a huge repertoire of tunes and songs. His singing style is subtle with beautiful use of glottal stops and variations in phrasing. One of the finest fiddlers of his generation, his powerful style is an interesting blend of Northern and Southern elements. - Roy Carroll
Roy Eric Carroll (born September 30 1977 in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh) is a Northern Irish footballer currently playing for Rangers in the Scottish Premier League. - Neil Hannon
Neil Hannon (born 7 November, 1970) is a singer and songwriter, best known as the creator (in 1989) and frontman of the orchestral pop group, The Divine Comedy. The band's official website even goes so far as to say, "The Divine Comedy is Neil Hannon," and Hannon is quoted in an interview as saying, "The Divine Comedy will always be my band because... I thought of it first!" Hannon was born in Derry in Northern Ireland. - William Irvine
William Irvine (November 3, 1741 - July 29, 1804) was an Irish-American physician, soldier, and statesman from Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He served as a brigadier general in the Continental Army and represented Pennsylvania in both the Continental Congress (1787-88) and the United States House of Representatives (1793-1795). Irvine was born near Enniskillen, County Fermanagh in Ireland. He lies buried at Gloria Dei Church cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. - Cahir Healy
Cahir Healy was an Irish politician. Born in Mountcharles in County Donegal, he became a journalist working on various local papers. He joined Sinn Féin on its foundation in 1905. He later campaigned against the inclusion of County Fermanagh and County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, arguing that they had an Irish Nationalist majority. He was imprisoned for his activities in 1922, before being elected in the UK general election, … - Adrian Dunbar
Adrian Dunbar (born 1 August, 1958), is a Northern Irish actor best known for his television and theatre work. Dunbar co-wrote and starred in the 1991 film, "Hear My Song", nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the BAFTA awards. Dunbar was born and brought up in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, the eldest of seven siblings. He was educated by the Irish Christian Brothers before attending the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. - Fergal O'Hanlon
Fergal O'Hanlon (Irish: Feargal Ó hAnnluain was a member/Volunteer in the Pearse Column of the Irish Republican Army. - Frank Ormsby
Frank Ormsby (born near Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland in 1947) is an Northern Irish poet. He was educated at St Michael's College, Enniskillen and Queen's University Belfast. He was editor of The Honest Ulsterman from 1969 to 1989, and has also edited the Poetry Ireland Review. Since 1976 he has been Head of English at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution. In 1992 he received the Cultural Traditions Award, given in memory of John Hewitt, … - Thomas McMahon
Thomas McMahon Monaghan Town, County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland) was a member (volunteer) within the South Armagh Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). McMahon was convicted of killing Lord Mountbatten of Burma and three others at Mullaghmore, County Sligo, Ireland. McMahon was known to the security forces in both the UK and the Republic of Ireland. In 1972 and 1975, he was acquitted of IRA membership at two court cases in Dublin. - Brian Hannon
The Right Reverend Brian Hannon (born October 5, 1936) is a retired Church of Ireland clergyman, who was Bishop of Clogher from 1986 to 2001. He is also the father of the singer and songwriter Neil Hannon, lead member of The Divine Comedy, who wrote the theme music for the situation comedy "Father Ted". He was once known as "Hannon the Canon". He ministered in Derry from 1969 to 1982, during the time of the Troubles. He then moved to the diocese of Clogher, … - Max Adrian
Max Adrian (1 November 1903-19 January 1973) was a British stage, film and television actor. He was born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. He was born simply Max Bor, and is sometimes credited as Max Cavendish. He was educated at the Portora Royal School, Enniskillen, whose past pupils also included Oscar Wilde and Samuel Beckett. Firstly a stage actor, he began his career as a chorus boy at a silent moving-picture house, … - Ciarán McMenamin
Ciarán McMenamin is a Northern Ireland-born actor, who has appeared on various BBC and ITV programmes, including as Cedric Crackenthorpe in "What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw", an episode of "Marple" (starring Geraldine McEwan), and in the Channel 4 comedy series "The Young Person's Guide To Becoming A Rock Star". He also co-starred in the 2005 ITV series "The Golden Hour" as a paramedic. He co-starred in the 2001 movie "To End All Wars". - Kate Smith
Kate Smith (b. Belleek, County Fermanagh) is a former Northern Irish television presenter and journalist. She was best known as a presenter and reporter for UTV Live. Kate began her broadcasting career at Downtown Radio as a newsreader and reporter. She moved to Ulster Television in 1983 as a reporter on "Good Evening Ulster". She was chosen as the main presenter of UTV's relaunched evening news bulletin, "Six Tonight" in September 1987, … - Seán Quinn
Dr.Seán Quinn is an Irish billionaire entrepreneur from Derrylin, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. He was born 5 December 1947, the son of a small farmer, and left school at 14 years of age. The Sunday Times Rich List 2007 estimates his personal worth (at the start of January 2007) to be €4.621 billion or £3.05 billion, thereby making him the richest man in Ireland. He is ranked second only to Hilary Weston (who qualifies through marriage to Galen Weston, … - Edward Daly
Edward Daly (b. December 5 1933, Belleek, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland) was the Catholic bishop of Derry from 1974 to 1993. He was a boarder at St. Columb's College in Derry. He studied for the priesthood in the Irish College in Rome. Before taking on the role of bishop he was a curate in the parish of St. Eugene's Cathedral, which incorporated the Bogside area of the city, where he experienced the Troubles in Northern Ireland face-on. - Henry Francis Lyte
Henry Francis Lyte (June 1, 1793 - November 20, 1847) was an Anglican divine and hymn-writer. He was born in West Mains (a farm) near Ednam, near Kelso, Scotland, which was then known as "the Cottage", in the year 1793. His father was a naval officer, which is curious partly because the farm was not so near the sea. His family came from Somerset in South West England. In 1804, the family went to Ireland and he was educated at Portora Royal School in Enniskillen, … - Basil Brooke 1st Viscount Brookeborough
Basil Stanlake Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough, Bt, KG, CBE, MC, PC (June 9 1888 - August 18 1973) was a British Ulster Unionist politician. He held several ministerial positions in the Government of Northern Ireland. He became the third Prime Minister of Northern Ireland in 1943 and held office until 1963. Basil Stanlake Brooke was born on June 9 1888 in Colebrooke, Brookeborough, County Fermanagh, the eldest son of Sir Arthur Douglas Brooke, 4th Baronet, … - James Gunn
James Gunn (March 6, 1843 - November 5, 1911) was a U. S. Congressman from the state of Idaho. Gunn was born in County Fermanagh, Ireland, and emigrated to America with his parents. The family settled in Wisconsin where he attended the common schools. James later attended the Notre Dame Academy in Indiana and taught school briefly before the Civil War. In 1862, Gunn enlisted in the 27th Wisconsin Infantry, and served with them for the remainder of the war. - Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett (died 26 May 1868) was a County Fermanagh-born member of the Fenians. He came originally from the townland of Drumnagreshial in the Ederney area of County Fermanagh. He was the last man to be publicly hanged in Great Britain for his part in the Clerkenwell bombing. The bombing killed a dozen bystanders. Many people were severely injured in the blast. Newspaper reports recounted the grievous injuries of those mutilated for weeks afterwards. - James McGuire
James McGuire (VC),(1827 - 22 December 1862) was born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. - Joseph MacManus
Joseph Edward "Joe" MacManus (often incorrectly spelt Joe McManus) (Irish Seosamh Mac Magnais), born May 23 1970 - died February 5 1992, was a member/Volunteer within the Sligo Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army. MacManus was killed on active service during a shoot-out after an ambush in Mulleek near Belleek, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. - James Flanagan
Sir James Bernard Flanagan, CBE (15 January 1914 - 4 April 1999) was the first and only Roman Catholic Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC). There was a Roman Catholic Deputy Chief Constable, Michael McAtamney. Jamie Flanagan was no relation to another, better known, Chief Constable, Ronnie Flanagan. Known as "Jamie Flanagan", he was born in Derry. His father was a sergeant in the Royal Irish Constabulary. In 1934 Jamie Flanagan joined the RUC. - John Dobson
John Dobson (8 September, 1824 - 27 January 1907) was a Conservative member of the Canadian Senate from 23 February 1892 until his death. Born in County Fermanagh, Ireland, the son of John Dobson and Mary Henry, he was educated at the Public Schools. After residing in Toronto for a few years he moved to Lindsay, Ontario. He was elected Mayor of Lindsay by acclamation in 1873, and also to the office of President of the Board of Trade. - Eamon Maguire
Eamon Maguire (born ??, ??) is a Gaelic footballer from County Fermanagh in Ireland. Eamon has been in the Fermanagh GAA Senior Team since 2002 and appeared several times in the 2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship - Charles Lawson
Charles Devenish (Charlie) Lawson (born September 17, 1959 in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland) is a television actor. Lawson was educated at Campbell College in Belfast, where he developed a love of acting. He then went to Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Lawson is probably most well known for the role of Jim McDonald (who was from Belfast) in "Coronation Street". He appeared in the 1988 film The Firm. - George Edward Nurse
George Edward Nurse (April 14, 1873 -November 25, 1945) was born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. He was educated in the Channel Islands where both his parents had been born. He was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. - Andrew Graham
Andrew Graham, born in County Fermanagh, Ireland, was an Irish astronomer/computer. He discovered the asteroid 9 Metis in 1848 whilst employed at Markree Observatory in County Sligo, Ireland. He later worked on the Markree Catalogue, which consists of observations of about 60,000 stars along the ecliptic taken between August 8 1848 and 27 March 1856 and was published in four Volumes over the years 1851, 1853, 1854, 1856 respectively. - Father Brian D'Arcy
Father Brian D'Arcy is a Passionist priest based in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Originally from Fermanagh, Father Brian serves as Rector of St. Gabriel's Retreat, the Graan. A noted author, newspaper columnist, broadcaster and preacher, he has served in the Passionist Community for over thirty years. He is best known in Ireland as Father Brian. In his early years as a priest, Father Brian was heavily involved in the music scene. - John Farry
John Farry is an Irish singer/songwriter from Garrison, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, best known for writing the Irish entry for the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest - a song entitled "Mysterious Woman" which achieved 2nd place. Farry was born in 1959, in Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, the sixth member in a family of seven (four boys and three girls). - George Kerr
George Kerr (1849 - 1913) was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Stormont in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1905 to 1908. He was born in County Fermanagh, Ireland in 1849, the son of William Kerr, and came to Farran's Point to join his brother Joseph in business. In 1872, he married Margery Ann Sutherland. Kerr served as reeve for Osnabruck Township for fourteen years and also served as warden for Stormont, … - Thomas Crawford
Thomas Crawford (August 16 1847 -) was speaker of the Legislature of Ontario in 1907-1911 and served as Conservative MLA for Toronto Northwest and Toronto West from 1894 to 1924. He was born in County Fermanagh, Ireland, the son of James Crawford, and educated in Inniskillen. Crawford was a cattle dealer and exporter. He served several terms on Toronto city council. In 1878, he married Isabella Fyfe. Crawford also served as Minister Without Portfolio from 1923 to 1924. - Patrick Mulligan
The Most Reverend Dr. Patrick Mulligan (born 9 June 1912) was the Bishop of the Diocese of Clogher in Ireland from 18 January 1970 until 7 July 1979 when he was succeeded by Bishop Joseph Duffy. He was born in Droles, Lisbellaw, County Fermanagh. Bishop Mulligan died on 21 January 1990, aged 78 years. Patrick Mulligan was the first President of St. Michael's College (Enniskillen), retiring from that position the summer of 1966. - Armar Lowry-Corry 5th Earl Belmore
Armar Lowry-Corry, 5th Earl Belmore (5 May 1870 - 12 February 1948) was an Irish nobleman and the eldest son of Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore. He was born in Government House, Sydney in Australia during his father's term as Governor of New South Wales, baptised in Sydney Cathedral and styled Viscount Corry until he succeeded his father in the earldom in 1913. In 1883 he went to Winchester College and then to Trinity College, … - Joseph Kerr
Joseph Kerr (1902) was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Stormont in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1879 to 1885. He was born in County Fermanagh, Ireland, the son of William Kerr, and came to Canada, where he worked as a conductor on the Grand Trunk Railway. He later settled at Farran's Point in Osnabruck Township, where he established the firm of Kerr Bros. with his three brothers. - Gary Beckett
Gary Beckett (born on July 24, 1973 in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland) is an Irish footballer who currently plays with League of Ireland club Derry City. - Heber MacMahon
The Most Reverend Heber MacMahon was born on 1600 on the island of Inniskeen in County Monaghan. He went to the Irish College at Douai in 1617 and later to Leuven. He received his education at the Franciscan Monastery in Kiltybegs, the in Louvain. He was ordained a priest in 1625 and appointed to the Bishop of Down and Connor in 1641. He played a prominent part in the Irish Catholic Federation in Kilkenny. He was appointed Bishop of Clogher in 1643.
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