Genealogy in Fermanagh
Fermanagh, a county of Ireland in Ulster, 43 m. long and 33 broad, containing 694 square miles, bounded N by Donegal and Tyrone, E by Tyrone and Monaghan, S by Cavan and Leitrim; divided into 18 parishes, and sends 2 members to parliament. It is home to the fascinating Marble Arch cave system which is one of the most spectacular underground cave systems in the country and these caves can be seen by boat, seasonally each year. Belleek Pottery and china factory is also a major attraction in Fermanagh (Hotels, Fermanagh, Ireland). It contains rich iron ore and coal and is also chiefly noted for the breeding of black cattle, and the manufacture of linen.
After the defeat of the O’Neills and the subsequent emigration of most of the native leaders at the start of the seventeenth century, Fermanagh (Accommodation, Fermanagh, Ireland) was incorporated into the Plantation of Ulster, and an influx of English and Scottish settlers took place. The colonization was less successful than elsewhere in the north, however, and a majority of the population remains Roman Catholic.
The Chief town in Fermanagh (Holiday Apartments, Fermanagh, Ireland) is Enniskillen.
Of all the surnames associated with the county one stands out: Maguire. From the time of its first firm establishment, in Lisnaskea around the start of the thirteenth century, all the associations of the family have been with Fermanagh. By the start of the fourteenth century, the chief of the family, Donn Carrach Maguire, was ruler of the entire county, and for the following three hundred years there were no fewer than 15 Maguire chieftains of the territory. By the year 1600, what is now Co. Fermanagh quite simply belonged to the family. 
It is still the single most common surname in the county. Other names common in the county include Lunney, Rooney, McGovern, Muldoon, McGoldrick, McCartan, Johnston, Nixon, Ferguson and Irvine.
Heritage World, The Heritage Centre, 26 Market Square, Dungannon, Co Tyrone
Heritage World offers a Full Service to enquirers whose ancestors hailed from Counties Fermanagh (Bed and Breakfasts, Fermanagh, Ireland) and Tyrone in the northern province of Ulster. Heritage World has access to church, civil, land and census returns.
Church records:
Roman Catholic records commence in 1773
Church of Ireland (Anglican/Episcopalian) records commence in 1600
Presbyterian records from 1759
Civil Birth, Death and Marriage Records up to 1922 have also been computerised.
The Centre also holds copies of:
1901 Census for the nine Ulster counties
Partial 1821 Census
Griffith’s Valuation for All-Ireland 1848-1864
Tithe Applotment Books for North of Ireland 1823-1837
Cemetery inscriptions for over nine hundred cemeteries throughout the North of Ireland
Transportation records
Index to the RIC Records 1816-1922 (All-Ireland)
1796 Flax Premium Lists (All-Ireland)
Land Registry Books (index) 1828-1904 (All-Ireland)
Index to Wills 1858 onwards
Trade and Street Directories.
The centre has access to over eight million records.
May 25th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
I am going on a trip to Ireland in September. I am very interested in looking up my family history. My grandmother and great aunts sur name was Craig or Duffy. I believe they were born in Fermanagh. I was told that the church records were destroyed by a fire. I believe that they were born in the late 1890’s. They emmigrated in Boston, Mass. I could not find a record of them or their names on Ellis Island records. I believe that their father was a postal worker or had something to do with the city. I really hope that you can give me some place to start searching - it really is important to me. Thank you.
July 4th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
I am looking for records on my grandfather, Edward Gallagher, born to Owen and Mable Gallagher, in Augustof 1879 in Fermanagh County. If you have any possible help on how to get information, I would appreciate it.
Thank you,
Edward