THE death of former Derrylin District Nurse Ita McTernan has evoked widespread sadness in the Derrylin area. Ita, who died after a lengthy illness, has been remembered by many of the elderly patients whom she attended over the years as ‘better than any doctor’. A Derrylin native she was born on 26th December 1949, third […]
Derrylin road is in ‘atrocious’ condition
THE deteriorating condition of a rural road surface near Knockninny outside Derrylin has been highlighted as the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) is urged to address the road surface. Residents in the area claim that the road which leads to Tiraroe Quay has not been resurfaced in over 35 years despite being widely used by locals […]
Teresa was among the last of a great generation
DERRYLIN woman Teresa Maguire was among the last of a great generation of Irish country mothers. Born in the townland of Aghyoule, Teresa epitomised that role of wife and mother, raising a large family in far from easy circumstances, bereft of modern amenities. One of the most elderly and most respected members of Derrylin Parish […]
Death of leading former car dealer and businessman
Mr Gilleece was laid to rest at St Ninnidh’s Church graveyard, and his funeral was broadcast via webcam.
Death of popular Derrylin woman
DESCRIBED by family and friends as ‘a loving presence, a lovely lady’, the death of Philomena O’Rourke a former all-Ireland dancing winner, has been greeted with much sadness in the Derrylin area. She was the mother of former Fermanagh and Monaghan manager Malachy. Just a few months short of her 90th birthday, Philomena, of Grattan, […]
Derrylin in line for major new housing development
It is believed that in the region of 70 properties could be built off the village’s Main Street.
Roadworks resume on ‘atrocious’ stretch of road
Work is to resume on one of Fermanagh’s busiest cross border routes.
Death of popular Derrylin GAA man
THE unexpected death of popular Derrylin Gael Tom Maguire has shocked the local community. In his 74th year, Tom, a native of Boho, the fourth eldest of 14 children of Patrick and Mary Maguire. He was a leading Ulster Council steward, a familiar figure at all major provincial venues and Croke Park. Having played at […]
Knockninny webcam Mass is going global!
AN IDEA of just how important webcam online Sunday Mass is to people near and far has been clear in the worldwide response to the weekly Knockninny Parish broadcasts. Concelebrated by Fr Gerard Alwill PP and Fr Denis Murray PE, this online service has certainly become an integral part of many people’s lives, home and […]
Last orders… are rural pubs in terminal decline?
COULD there be a slow death of rural pubs on the horizon? Figures released by ‘Hospitality Ulster’ would certainly suggest so. There are now around 40 fewer pubs in Fermanagh and Omagh than there was back in 2001, with around 450 jobs in pubs and bars across the area showing a 25.0% decrease since 2001 […]