Monea

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Monea (In Irish: Maigh Nia, ie champion's plain) is a small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, about 10 km northwest of Enniskillen. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 114 people. It is within the Fermanagh District Council area.

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Monea Castle was built about 1618 by Malcolm Hamilton and had a bawn built later, in 1622. It was captured in the Irish Rebellion of 1641 but refurbished and used again by the planters. In 1688 it was the residence of the Governor of Enniskillen. It remained in use until gutted by fire in the middle of the 18th century.

[edit] References

• NI Neighbourhood Information Service
• Ulster Place Names

[edit] See also

• List of villages in Northern Ireland
• List of towns in Northern Ireland

Coordinates: 54°24′N, 7°45′W