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Kilornah , Enniskillen ?

  • 09-12-2011 1:05am
    #1
    Delancey
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    I have my Great Grandmothers Birth cert which gives an address of '' Kilornah , Florence Court , Union of Enniskillen ''
    Have searched high and low for Kilornah including sites like Irish Place names but can find nothing - any ideas or information would be most welcome.


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  • #2
    shanew
    Registered Users Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭shanew


    Florence Court Demense is the name of a townland, and probably also the name of an estate. It's on the townland database - www.seanruad.com

    I haven't found it on the OSI map yet, but it's in the PLU/Registration District of Enniskillen, and the civil parish of Killesher. My guess is that Kilornah could be either the name of a village, or possibly a house in the area...


    Shane


  • #3
    shanew
    Registered Users Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭shanew


    Florence Court (Forest) is just west of the road between Swanlinbar and Enniskillen - see : http://goo.gl/UCmLY (Google map)

    Some of the area is visible on the historic OSI maps - http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,617514,833904,5,7




    Shane


  • #4
    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,616 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


    Florence Court was the home of the earls of Enniskillen - it's lovely.

    http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-florencecourt

    Genealogy Forum Mod



  • #5
    CeannRua
    Closed Accounts Posts: 470 ✭✭CeannRua


    OP, does the father have an occupation that suggests he worked for the estate? The papers of the Earls of Enniskillen are in PRONI. Intro here http://www.proni.gov.uk/introduction_enniskillen.pdf . There are a list of townlands in the estate at the beginning but don't see anything that looks like Killornah. Might also be local name for part of the demesne lands.


  • #6
    P. Breathnach
    Registered Users Posts: 12,089 ✭✭✭✭P. Breathnach


    A useful site for checking placenames is http://www.seanruad.com/. It seems that there is no townland in the Enniskillen area with the name Kilornah or anything persuasively close.

    One possibility is that you are dealing with a house name, but my guess is that you are not. The alternative guess is a mistake has been made in hearing, in recording, or in reading.

    Kinawley is close to Florence Court.

    Florence Court is in the barony of Clanawley.


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