Lack, County Fermanagh
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This article is about the village and townland in County Fermanagh. For other uses, see Lack.
Human settlement in Northern Ireland
Lack
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Lack is located in Northern Ireland Lack Lack Location within Northern Ireland | |
| Population | 111 (2011 Census) |
| Irish grid reference | H271665 |
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| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ENNISKILLEN |
| Postcode district | BT94 |
| Dialling code | 028, +44 28 |
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Lack (from Irish An Leac, meaning 'the flagstone') is a small village and townland (of 224 acres) in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, 5.5 km east-north-east of Ederny.[1] It is situated in the civil parish of Magheraculmoney and the historic barony of Lurg.[2] It had a population of 111 people (50 households) in the 2011 Census.[3] (2001 Census: 114 people).
Places of interest
[edit ]Airtricity built a wind farm on Tappaghan Hill in the townland of Glenarn, near Lack.[4] It was commissioned in February 2005 and yields 19.5MW of electricity, enough to power about 12,000 houses.
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Lack, County Fermanagh". Place Names NI. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Lack, County Fermanagh". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Lack". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Airtricity - Lack". Archived from the original on 22 March 2006. Retrieved 10 April 2006.
External links
[edit ]- A Little History of Lack (archived 2001)
- Ederney.com - Community web site for the Glendarragh Valley area/Fermanagh Erne Lakelands Tourism info (archived 2011)
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