Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for KESH

KESH, a village and post-town, in the parish of MAGHERACULMONEY, barony of LURG, county of FERMANAGH, and province of ULSTER, 12 miles (N. by W.) from Enniskillen, and 93 miles (N. W. by N.) from Dublin, on the road from Enniskillen to Donegal; containing 28 houses and 139 inhabitants. It is a constabulary police station, and has fairs on Jan. 28th, March 28th, June 1st, July 28th, Sept. 28th, and Nov. 21st.


(Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837); Transcription © Derek Rowlinson, 2005-10. Reproduced from LibraryIreland. We are deeply grateful to LibraryIreland for allowing us to use their transcription.)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a village and post-town"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Magheraculmoney IrlPar       Lurg IrlBarony       Fermanagh IrlC
Place: Kesh

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