Lack, County Fermanagh
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| Lack An Leac |
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| Province: | Ulster | |
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| County: | County Fermanagh | |
| District: | Fermanagh | |
| UK Parliament: | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | |
| Dialling code: | 028, +44 28 | |
| Population (2001) | 114 | |
| Website: www.fermanagh.gov.uk | ||
Lack ((Irish: An Leac, meaning "the flagstone") is a small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 114 people. It is within the Fermanagh District Council area.
It has been described as the most northerly village in County Fermanagh and as the poorest and smallest village in the Glendarragh Valley. Its growth was promoted by the Irvine Family who owned most of the locality.
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Airtricity developed a wind farm on Tappaghan Mountain in the townland of Glenarn, near Lack. It was commissioned in February 2005 and produces 19.5MW of electricity, enough to power the equivalent of approximately 12,000 houses.
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