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"There
were historically three distinct and fairly
extensive districts having Coole
(representing Irish Cuil, "a
corner") as their initial element
in Fermanagh. One, a 'half-barony'
lying to the northeast of Enniskillen
in the present barony of Tirkennedy has
its name preserved in Castlecoole,
the former seat of the earls of Belmore.
Closely associated with this area was
the family of Ó Cassidy -- known as Ua
Caiside na Cuile -- hereditary physicians
to the Maguires; memory of the association
is preserved in the townland name of Ballycassidy,
just north of Enniskillen."
Nollaig
O'Marile, "The Barony-Names of
Fermanagh and Monaghan," Clogher
Record (1984). See also John
Cunninghams's commentary on the Barony
Names of County Fermanagh to the Letters
of John O' Donovan.
You
may also find it useful to read the terminology
used for Irish political and religious
administrative divisions of the land.
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Europe
& Northern Ireland
At
the western edge of Europe, Northern Ireland
consists of six counties within Ireland's
32 counties, the remainder of which form
the Republic of Ireland.
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Ulster
Province in the Gaelic Revival
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This map depicts the leading learned families
and their particular expertise during the
Gaelic Revival. (The names in red
are of Scotish "galloglass" or
mercenaries brought to Ireland by Irish
kings.) Beginning in the 12th century,
Irish culture flowered for 300 years under
the leadership of educated families who
produced new works of poetry, legal commentaries,
translations of European medical treaties
and works of genealogy and Irish history.
Cassidys were located in Ulster, the northern
province of Ireland, and, in particular,
in County Fermanagh.
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County
Fermanagh
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County Fermanagh is in the southwest corner
of Northern Ireland and contains the great
lake system of the Erne. Lough
Erne is 50 miles long and is joined to the
Shannon-Erne Waterway, making it the longest
navigable inland waterway in Europe.
Enniskillen is the principal city in the county.
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For
a detailed map of Ballycassidy south to
Enniskillen, click
here. To see Ballycassidy north
to the the townland of Cassidy, click
here.
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Enniskillen
and Ballycassidy
Ballycassidy
is situated along the eastern shore of the
Lower Lough Erne, four miles
north of Enniskillen on the Kesh Road (B82),
off of the Omagh Road (A32),
and slightly past the Enniskillen airport.
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Ballycassidy
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This
is a highly detailed map. The main
road is the B82.
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The Cassidy
Clan is pleased to announce the release of the book "Speculated
Truth: A Genealogical Journey of Truth and Speculation" by
Clan Secretary Brent Cassidy. The book is for all persons interested
in Cassidy genealogy, Irish culture, traveling to County Fermanagh
and Ireland. Please click here
to read more about the book and learn how to order a copy.
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Inch Strand
in County Kerry on the Dingle Peninsula by Sarah Cassidy.
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here to view a larger image |
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