Lios na Scéithe

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Lios na Scéithe is the Irish-language name for the town of Lisnaskea in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

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Lios na Scéithe canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf place
settlement
town
country United Kingdom
distanceFromEnniskillen about 11 miles southeast
etymology derived from Irish elements meaning “fort of the shield” or “fort of the flat place”
governedBy Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
hasAmenity community centre
health centre
library
hasApproximatePopulation 3000
hasCulturalIdentity part of the Irish-language toponymy of Ulster
hasDialCode +44 28
hasEnglishName Lisnaskea
hasFunction local service centre for east Fermanagh
hasGAAClub Lisnaskea Emmetts GAC
hasHistoricalBarony Magherastephana
hasIrishGridReference H3644
hasMarketHistory historically a market town
hasNearbyLough Upper Lough Erne
linked to: Lough Erne
hasPostcodeDistrict BT92
hasPostTown LISNASKEA
hasPrimarySchool Bunscoil an Traonaigh
hasRailwayHistory formerly served by Lisnaskea railway station
hasReligiousBuilding Christ Church (Church of Ireland), Lisnaskea
St Ronan’s Catholic Church, Lisnaskea
hasSecondarySchool St Kevin’s College, Lisnaskea
hasSportsFacility Lisnaskea leisure facilities
languageOfName Irish
locatedIn County Fermanagh
Northern Ireland
civil parish of Aghalurcher
historic province of Ulster
locatedOn A34 road
railwayStationClosed 1957
representedInNIAssemblyConstituency Fermanagh and South Tyrone
representedInWestminsterConstituency Fermanagh and South Tyrone

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lisnaskea hasIrishName Lios na Scéithe
Newtownbutler hasIrishName Lios na Scéithe