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{{Infobox UK place | |||
|official_name= Cornaclare or Johnstown | |||
|irish_name= | |||
|map_type= Northern Ireland | |||
|latitude= | |||
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|irish_grid_reference= H466315 | |||
|unitary_northern_ireland= [[wp:Fermanagh District Council|Fermanagh District Council]] | |||
|country= Northern Ireland | |||
|post_town= ENNISKILLEN | |||
|postcode_area= BT | |||
|postcode_district= BT92 | |||
|dial_code= 028 677 38 | |||
|constituency_westminster= [[wp:Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)|Fermanagh and South Tyrone]] | |||
|constituency_ni_assembly= [[wp:Fermanagh and South Tyrone (Assembly constituency)|Fermanagh and South Tyrone]] | |||
|lieutenancy_northern_ireland= [[wp:County Fermanagh|County Fermanagh]] | |||
}} | |||
'''Cornaclare or Johnstown''' is a townland in South-East [[wp:County Fermanagh|County Fermanagh]], [[wp:Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
==World War Two== | ==World War Two== | ||
[[File:Johnstown_1943.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Left to right: Sarah, Mary, Margaret and Mary Jane Swindle]] | [[File:Johnstown_1943.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Left to right: Sarah, Mary, Margaret and Mary Jane Swindle]] | ||
The U.S. Army planned to station troops in Johnstown when they entered the war. A large house was requestioned for this purpose and converted in to billets. Unfortunately the work attracted the attention of pro-Axis Republicans who burned the house to the ground. | The U.S. Army planned to station troops in Johnstown when they entered the war. A large house was requestioned for this purpose and converted in to billets. Unfortunately, the work attracted the attention of pro-Axis Republicans who burned the house to the ground. | ||
This photograph shows Mary Jane Swindle (nee Irwin) and her daughters standing in front of the charred ruins. The Swindle family lived in a gatehouse at the entrance to the grounds. | This photograph shows Mary Jane Swindle (nee Irwin) and her daughters standing in front of the charred ruins. The Swindle family lived in a gatehouse at the entrance to the grounds. | ||
Revision as of 13:41, 3 February 2010
Cornaclare or Johnstown is a townland in South-East County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
History
World War Two
The U.S. Army planned to station troops in Johnstown when they entered the war. A large house was requestioned for this purpose and converted in to billets. Unfortunately, the work attracted the attention of pro-Axis Republicans who burned the house to the ground.
This photograph shows Mary Jane Swindle (nee Irwin) and her daughters standing in front of the charred ruins. The Swindle family lived in a gatehouse at the entrance to the grounds.