Coolnamarrow
| Coolnamarrow | |
| Irish: Cúil na Marbh | |
| Irish grid reference | |
|---|---|
| District | Fermanagh District Council |
| County | County Fermanagh |
| Constituent country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ENNISKILLEN |
| Postcode district | BT92 |
| Dialling code | 028 677 51 |
| Police | Northern Ireland |
| Fire | Northern Ireland |
| Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
| European Parliament | Northern Ireland |
| UK Parliament | Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
| NI Assembly | Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
| List of places: UK • Northern Ireland • | |
Coolnamarrow is a townland in South-East County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Area 72:2:39 including 20:0:23 water Coolnamarrow, Drumaa and Mount Sedborough Loughs
This townland remained with a branch of the Mayne family. This Robert Mayne lived in Dublin and held this townland together with Corflugh, Mount Darby and Strananerriagh.
Etymology
- Coolenemarrowe - Calendar of Patent Rolls of James 265b (1613)
- Colenemarowe - Ulster Inquisitions Car I $55 (1641)
Coolnamarrow (Irish: Cúil na Marbh) translates as ‘corner or angle of the dead’. We are not sure the correct meaning of this townland. There is evidence of flax holes which are well known to be very bad smelling like something which had died.
Griffiths Valuation 1862
| Occupier | Lessor | Tenement |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Maguire | Robert Mayne | Land |
| Francis Johnston | Robert Mayne | House, Offices and Land |
| Francis Johnston | Robert Mayne | Water |
1901 Census
| Head of Family | Landholder (if different) |
|---|---|
| Mary Anne Johnston | |
| William Johnston |
Surnames in 2005
- Johnston
- McCabe
- Toye
Former Residents :
- Kettyle
At one time, from the 1920’s or possibly earlier, one of these farms was owned by the Kettyle family. James Kettyle was the first farmer in this area to diversify first into tomato growing and then into mushroom growing. Both were successful in the immediate post war years but then imports increased and the transport and marketing facilities here could not compete.
The Cock Pit
The junction where the Coolnamarrow Road and Mount Darby Road meet is known as "The Cock Pit" by locals.