51:
67:
567:(Formerly on the Clogher Valley railway which ran through the village from May 1887 to January 1942) – This small redbrick building now hosts a playgroup and community centre, and pays homage to its railway tradition through the artwork of Amanda Montgomery, who produced a specially commissioned piece of artwork based around themes of travel and railway history. Also in 1998 President Mary McAleese visited the station house as part of a celebration of its opening and as a testament to the cross community work taking place in the area at this time.
550:
Brookeborough and
Fivemiletown, which eventually becomes a section of motorway between Ballygawley and Dungannon, on the way to Belfast. This homely and historic rural retreat has also featured in a number of programmes and publications on the culture of Northern Ireland, and also includes holiday cottages and The Ashbrooke Riding School. Equestrianism has long been a part of the history of this area.
74:
549:
in June 2012. The
Colebrooke Spa closed after operating for ten years. Part of this renovation also includes additional accommodation in the form of The Triumphal Arch Lodge. Today Colebrooke Park, and the buildings around it, provide a tranquil getaway from the rush of the main A4 road between
1104:
945:
539:
Colebrooke House is a B+ listed
Neoclassical country house, built in 1820, and situated in an estate of 1,000 acres. Colebrooke Park was recently renovated and refurbished by the present
1109:
543:
and his wife, Viscountess
Brookeborough. This renovation of Colebrooke included the installation of the new Colebrooke spa, which was featured on the television show
488:
when it was given to the Brooke family. The village was then named after Sir Henry Brooke, who was granted the village in 1666 and settled at
Colebrooke Park nearby.
570:
Brookeborough Heber McMahons GAA grounds and complex – Located on the
Carrickaheenan Road this facility includes two football pitches, changing rooms, and clubhouse.
120:
250:
953:
240:
232:
641:(NISRA) (i.e. with a population of between 500 and 1,000 people). On census day 29 April 2001, there were 517 people living in Brookeborough. Of these:
66:
258:
428:, Brookeborough had a population of 517. The economy is heavily dependent on cattle and sheep farming. There are five places of Christian worship; a
638:
1170:
837:
832:
773:
706:. The team has never won honours at Senior Championship level but has won a number of Junior, Under-age and Intermediate Level competitions.
294:
1141:
761:
1590:
1003:
530:, launched the Riverbrooke Cross-Border Initiative linking the two villages in a programme of cross-community/cross-border working.
757:
743:
753:
677:
540:
222:
1726:
1777:
1767:
1191:
893:
730:
140:
734:
50:
1161:
989:
777:
747:
715:
286:
281:
842:
496:
1114:
1772:
276:
210:
176:
1660:
1610:
1134:
727:
1731:
1529:
1519:
587:
564:
518:
In 2002, the
Brookeborough Community Development Association, in conjunction with a similar organisation in
158:
1670:
1444:
684:
113:
1524:
1369:
1359:
607:
425:
394:
104:
1099:
1504:
1239:
1127:
611:
492:
402:
1029:
1454:
1424:
1294:
190:
1736:
1539:
485:
437:
1509:
1419:
1379:
1269:
1264:
1259:
1249:
819:
703:
619:
583:
17:
975:
1741:
946:"Colebrooke to star in Thursday's Country House Rescue | News | Impartial Reporter"
500:
687:
team is known as
Brookeborough Heber MacMahon's Gaelic Football Club. It is named after Dr.
1414:
545:
457:
1007:
8:
1585:
803:
721:
527:
418:
148:
637:
As of the 2001 census, Brookeborough was classified as a small village or hamlet by the
1057:
558:
512:
1645:
692:
481:
441:
1640:
1635:
1580:
1151:
875:
738:
410:
382:
378:
333:
215:
182:
166:
87:
1708:
1605:
1595:
797:
696:
429:
414:
590:
opened on 2 May 1887) until its closure on 1 January 1942. Its route started in
504:
1746:
1688:
1469:
1409:
1219:
688:
591:
477:
366:
35:
932:"The less energy you use, the more you will be blessed with happy life values"
1761:
1655:
1625:
1554:
1484:
1434:
1354:
1299:
1119:
814:
809:
791:
767:
398:
309:
296:
554:
508:
1650:
1630:
1464:
1459:
1274:
1224:
595:
523:
386:
1549:
1429:
1374:
1234:
1209:
1199:
1178:
781:
673:
390:
480:
name refers to a "field of blackbirds". Aghalun was in the hands of the
1713:
1703:
1693:
1620:
1575:
1570:
1389:
1339:
1319:
1284:
1204:
976:"Triumphal Arch Lodge | Accommodation at Lough Erne, Co Fermanagh"
519:
465:
680:
international goalkeeper, played for the
Brookeborough football team.
1683:
1678:
1615:
1449:
1439:
1404:
1394:
1384:
1334:
1329:
1324:
1309:
1289:
785:
433:
200:
1600:
1479:
1399:
1364:
1344:
1304:
906:
788:, her principal residence is now on the outskirts of Brookeborough.
473:
1534:
1514:
1499:
1489:
1349:
1084:
699:
626:
599:
448:
church; two public houses; and two primary (elementary) schools.
445:
406:
374:
130:
1043:
1494:
1314:
1279:
1244:
1229:
603:
354:
1544:
1474:
1214:
615:
1698:
931:
357:
651:
the average age was 34.7 years (NI average age 35.8 years)
342:
760:
John Brooke, as a junior
Government minister in the old
491:
On 1 January 1957, there was an attack on Brookeborough
654:
50.3% of the population were male and 49.7% were female
345:
515:, who were both mortally wounded during the attack.
351:
339:
336:
348:
756:– son of the 1st Viscount; he served, when he was
1759:
660:48.1% were from a Protestant and other Christian
657:50.2% were from a Catholic community background
639:Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
1149:
838:List of towns and villages in Northern Ireland
833:List of towns and villages in Northern Ireland
1135:
855:The Brookeborough Story – Aghalun in Aghavea
1142:
1128:
476:in which it lies. It is believed that the
373:, meaning 'Field of the Blackbirds') is a
892:, p. 29. The Institute of Irish Studies,
724:– American Congressman and revolutionary
55:Lady Brooke Memorial Hall, Brookeborough
663:8.2% were born outside Northern Ireland
629:bypassed the village in the mid-1960s.
460:the area of Brookeborough was known as
1760:
794:– Photographer & Radio Broadcaster
1591:Caves of Tullybrack and Belmore hills
1123:
586:, ran through the village from 1887 (
533:
389:. It lies about eleven miles east of
73:
1085:NI Neighbourhood Information Service
990:"To the Manor Born: Colebrooke Park"
25:Human settlement in Northern Ireland
735:Chief of the Imperial General Staff
565:Brookeborough Railway Station House
397:, and about five miles west of the
13:
1162:List of places in County Fermanagh
890:A Dictionary of Ulster Place-Names
848:
778:First Minister of Northern Ireland
774:The Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee
748:Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
716:Category:People from Brookeborough
14:
1789:
1115:Brookeborough Heber McMahon's GFC
1105:Social & Economic Information
1093:
894:The Queen's University of Belfast
843:Market houses in Northern Ireland
709:
614:before eventually terminating at
1030:"Photo of Brookeborough station"
594:, passing through Brookebrough,
401:boundary. It is situated in the
332:
72:
65:
49:
1078:
1050:
1036:
1004:"Colebrooke cottages' location"
632:
1022:
996:
982:
968:
938:
924:
899:
882:
868:
818:, 1925–1932. Also founded the
768:Sir Victor Brooke, 3rd Baronet
754:The 2nd Viscount Brookeborough
744:The 1st Viscount Brookeborough
645:25.5% were aged under 16 years
114:Irish grid reference
1:
1100:Brookeborough Railway Station
861:
1778:Fermanagh and Omagh district
1768:Villages in County Fermanagh
1727:WikiProject Northern Ireland
702:who was executed during the
577:
7:
911:IreAtlas Townlands Database
826:
731:The 1st Viscount Alanbrooke
685:Gaelic Athletic Association
648:16.8% were aged 60 and over
436:church (built in 1839), an
10:
1794:
876:"Achadh Lon/Brookeborough"
737:(CIGS) during most of the
713:
451:
385:, at the westerly foot of
259:Fermanagh and South Tyrone
241:Fermanagh and South Tyrone
15:
1722:
1669:
1563:
1187:
1169:
1158:
1065:Railscot – Irish Railways
770:– landlord and naturalist
503:. This attack was led by
493:Royal Ulster Constabulary
267:
249:
231:
221:
209:
199:
189:
175:
157:
139:
128:
112:
97:
60:
48:
30:
1110:Culture Northern Ireland
667:
417:. It is situated within
1773:Civil parish of Aghavea
1737:Northern Ireland Portal
1058:"Brookeborough station"
1044:"Aghavea Parish Church"
499:(IRA) during its 1950s
1270:Castle Balfour Demesne
820:Royal Over-Seas League
800:– Irish Nationalist MP
704:Irish Confederate Wars
584:Clogher Valley Railway
541:Viscount Brookeborough
495:(RUC) Barracks by the
211:Postcode district
135:69 miles (111 km)
39:
18:Viscount Brookeborough
1742:United Kingdom Portal
950:impartialreporter.com
588:Brookeborough station
573:Aghavea Parish Church
497:Irish Republican Army
1010:on 12 September 2014
956:on 24 September 2015
750:from 1943 until 1963
546:Country House Rescue
458:Plantation of Ulster
191:Sovereign state
16:For other uses, see
1732:WikiProject Ireland
804:Charitie Lees Smith
764:in the early 1970s.
528:Republic of Ireland
419:Fermanagh and Omagh
306: /
149:Fermanagh and Omagh
857:Ed. Jack Johnston.
561:at Altawalk Cross.
534:Places of interest
233:UK Parliament
223:Dialling code
1755:
1754:
1646:Marble Arch Caves
810:Sir Evelyn Wrench
693:Bishop of Clogher
625:The main road to
442:Church of Ireland
424:According to the
409:and the historic
325:
324:
108:
1785:
1641:Lustymore Island
1636:Lusty Beg Island
1152:County Fermanagh
1144:
1137:
1130:
1121:
1120:
1087:
1082:
1076:
1075:
1073:
1071:
1062:
1054:
1048:
1047:
1040:
1034:
1033:
1026:
1020:
1019:
1017:
1015:
1006:. Archived from
1000:
994:
993:
986:
980:
979:
972:
966:
965:
963:
961:
952:. Archived from
942:
936:
935:
928:
922:
921:
919:
917:
903:
897:
896:, Belfast, 1999.
886:
880:
879:
872:
739:Second World War
678:Northern Ireland
438:Elim Pentecostal
383:Northern Ireland
379:County Fermanagh
364:
363:
360:
359:
356:
353:
350:
347:
344:
341:
338:
321:
320:
318:
317:
316:
311:
310:54.315°N 7.406°W
307:
304:
303:
302:
299:
282:Northern Ireland
273:
251:NI Assembly
185:
183:Northern Ireland
167:County Fermanagh
124:
123:
102:
88:Northern Ireland
86:Location within
76:
75:
69:
53:
28:
27:
1793:
1792:
1788:
1787:
1786:
1784:
1783:
1782:
1758:
1757:
1756:
1751:
1718:
1709:Magherastephana
1665:
1596:Cliffs of Magho
1559:
1189:
1183:
1165:
1154:
1148:
1096:
1091:
1090:
1083:
1079:
1069:
1067:
1060:
1056:
1055:
1051:
1042:
1041:
1037:
1028:
1027:
1023:
1013:
1011:
1002:
1001:
997:
988:
987:
983:
974:
973:
969:
959:
957:
944:
943:
939:
930:
929:
925:
915:
913:
907:"Brookeborough"
905:
904:
900:
888:Patrick McKay,
887:
883:
874:
873:
869:
864:
851:
849:Further reading
829:
798:Jeremiah Jordan
784:and, later, in
762:Stormont regime
718:
712:
670:
635:
580:
559:Fergal O'Hanlon
536:
513:Fergal O'Hanlon
507:, and included
501:Border Campaign
454:
415:Magherastephana
393:, just off the
335:
331:
314:
312:
308:
305:
300:
297:
295:
293:
292:
291:
271:
263:
245:
181:
171:
153:
119:
118:
93:
92:
91:
90:
84:
83:
82:
81:
77:
56:
44:
26:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1791:
1781:
1780:
1775:
1770:
1753:
1752:
1750:
1749:
1747:Ireland Portal
1744:
1739:
1734:
1729:
1723:
1720:
1719:
1717:
1716:
1711:
1706:
1701:
1696:
1691:
1686:
1681:
1675:
1673:
1667:
1666:
1664:
1663:
1658:
1653:
1648:
1643:
1638:
1633:
1628:
1623:
1618:
1613:
1608:
1603:
1598:
1593:
1588:
1583:
1578:
1573:
1567:
1565:
1561:
1560:
1558:
1557:
1552:
1547:
1542:
1537:
1532:
1527:
1522:
1517:
1512:
1507:
1502:
1497:
1492:
1487:
1482:
1477:
1472:
1470:Maguiresbridge
1467:
1462:
1457:
1452:
1447:
1442:
1437:
1432:
1427:
1422:
1417:
1412:
1410:Knocknahunshin
1407:
1402:
1397:
1392:
1387:
1382:
1377:
1372:
1367:
1362:
1357:
1352:
1347:
1342:
1337:
1332:
1327:
1322:
1317:
1312:
1307:
1302:
1297:
1292:
1287:
1282:
1277:
1272:
1267:
1262:
1257:
1252:
1247:
1242:
1237:
1232:
1227:
1222:
1220:Ballinamallard
1217:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1196:
1194:
1185:
1184:
1182:
1181:
1175:
1173:
1167:
1166:
1159:
1156:
1155:
1147:
1146:
1139:
1132:
1124:
1118:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1095:
1094:External links
1092:
1089:
1088:
1077:
1049:
1035:
1021:
995:
992:. 24 May 2010.
981:
967:
937:
923:
898:
881:
866:
865:
863:
860:
859:
858:
850:
847:
846:
845:
840:
835:
828:
825:
824:
823:
807:
801:
795:
789:
771:
765:
751:
741:
733:– soldier and
725:
722:John Armstrong
711:
710:Notable people
708:
689:Heber MacMahon
669:
666:
665:
664:
661:
658:
655:
652:
649:
646:
634:
631:
592:Maguiresbridge
579:
576:
575:
574:
571:
568:
562:
551:
535:
532:
486:1641 rebellion
453:
450:
323:
322:
315:54.315; -7.406
290:
289:
284:
279:
274:
272:List of places
268:
265:
264:
262:
261:
255:
253:
247:
246:
244:
243:
237:
235:
229:
228:
225:
219:
218:
213:
207:
206:
203:
197:
196:
195:United Kingdom
193:
187:
186:
179:
173:
172:
170:
169:
163:
161:
155:
154:
152:
151:
145:
143:
137:
136:
133:
126:
125:
116:
110:
109:
99:
95:
94:
85:
79:
78:
71:
70:
64:
63:
62:
61:
58:
57:
54:
46:
45:
43:
42:
32:
24:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1790:
1779:
1776:
1774:
1771:
1769:
1766:
1765:
1763:
1748:
1745:
1743:
1740:
1738:
1735:
1733:
1730:
1728:
1725:
1724:
1721:
1715:
1712:
1710:
1707:
1705:
1702:
1700:
1697:
1695:
1692:
1690:
1687:
1685:
1682:
1680:
1677:
1676:
1674:
1672:
1668:
1662:
1659:
1657:
1656:Slieve Rushen
1654:
1652:
1649:
1647:
1644:
1642:
1639:
1637:
1634:
1632:
1629:
1627:
1626:Lough MacNean
1624:
1622:
1619:
1617:
1614:
1612:
1609:
1607:
1604:
1602:
1599:
1597:
1594:
1592:
1589:
1587:
1584:
1582:
1579:
1577:
1574:
1572:
1569:
1568:
1566:
1562:
1556:
1555:Tullygerravra
1553:
1551:
1548:
1546:
1543:
1541:
1538:
1536:
1533:
1531:
1528:
1526:
1523:
1521:
1518:
1516:
1513:
1511:
1508:
1506:
1503:
1501:
1498:
1496:
1493:
1491:
1488:
1486:
1485:Newtownbutler
1483:
1481:
1478:
1476:
1473:
1471:
1468:
1466:
1463:
1461:
1458:
1456:
1453:
1451:
1448:
1446:
1443:
1441:
1438:
1436:
1435:Levally Lower
1433:
1431:
1428:
1426:
1423:
1421:
1418:
1416:
1413:
1411:
1408:
1406:
1403:
1401:
1398:
1396:
1393:
1391:
1388:
1386:
1383:
1381:
1378:
1376:
1373:
1371:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1361:
1358:
1356:
1355:Florencecourt
1353:
1351:
1348:
1346:
1343:
1341:
1338:
1336:
1333:
1331:
1328:
1326:
1323:
1321:
1318:
1316:
1313:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1300:Derrygonnelly
1298:
1296:
1293:
1291:
1288:
1286:
1283:
1281:
1278:
1276:
1273:
1271:
1268:
1266:
1263:
1261:
1258:
1256:
1255:Brookeborough
1253:
1251:
1248:
1246:
1243:
1241:
1238:
1236:
1233:
1231:
1228:
1226:
1223:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1206:
1203:
1201:
1198:
1197:
1195:
1193:
1186:
1180:
1177:
1176:
1174:
1172:
1168:
1164:
1163:
1157:
1153:
1145:
1140:
1138:
1133:
1131:
1126:
1125:
1122:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1097:
1086:
1081:
1066:
1059:
1053:
1045:
1039:
1031:
1025:
1009:
1005:
999:
991:
985:
977:
971:
955:
951:
947:
941:
933:
927:
912:
908:
902:
895:
891:
885:
877:
871:
867:
856:
853:
852:
844:
841:
839:
836:
834:
831:
830:
821:
817:
816:
815:The Spectator
811:
808:
806:– Hymn writer
805:
802:
799:
796:
793:
792:Bobbie Hanvey
790:
787:
783:
779:
775:
772:
769:
766:
763:
759:
755:
752:
749:
745:
742:
740:
736:
732:
729:
728:Field Marshal
726:
723:
720:
719:
717:
707:
705:
701:
698:
694:
691:(1600–1650),
690:
686:
681:
679:
675:
672:In his youth
662:
659:
656:
653:
650:
647:
644:
643:
642:
640:
630:
628:
623:
621:
617:
613:
609:
605:
601:
597:
593:
589:
585:
572:
569:
566:
563:
560:
556:
552:
548:
547:
542:
538:
537:
531:
529:
525:
521:
516:
514:
510:
506:
502:
498:
494:
489:
487:
483:
479:
475:
471:
467:
463:
459:
449:
447:
444:church and a
443:
439:
435:
431:
427:
422:
420:
416:
412:
408:
404:
400:
399:County Tyrone
396:
395:A4 trunk road
392:
388:
384:
380:
376:
372:
368:
362:
329:
328:Brookeborough
319:
288:
285:
283:
280:
278:
275:
270:
269:
266:
260:
257:
256:
254:
252:
248:
242:
239:
238:
236:
234:
230:
226:
224:
220:
217:
214:
212:
208:
204:
202:
198:
194:
192:
188:
184:
180:
178:
174:
168:
165:
164:
162:
160:
156:
150:
147:
146:
144:
142:
138:
134:
132:
127:
122:
117:
115:
111:
106:
100:
96:
89:
80:Brookeborough
68:
59:
52:
47:
41:
37:
34:
33:
31:Brookeborough
29:
23:
19:
1661:White Island
1651:Slieve Beagh
1631:Lough Melvin
1611:Hanging Rock
1465:Magheraveely
1460:Magheracross
1275:Castle Coole
1254:
1225:Ballycassidy
1160:
1080:
1070:13 September
1068:. Retrieved
1064:
1052:
1038:
1024:
1012:. Retrieved
1008:the original
998:
984:
970:
958:. Retrieved
954:the original
949:
940:
926:
914:. Retrieved
910:
901:
889:
884:
870:
854:
813:
812:– Editor of
780:. Raised in
682:
671:
636:
633:Demographics
624:
596:Fivemiletown
581:
553:Memorial to
544:
524:County Sligo
517:
505:Seán Garland
490:
482:Maguire Clan
469:
461:
455:
423:
403:civil parish
387:Slieve Beagh
370:
327:
326:
22:
1550:Tullyhommon
1530:Tattykeeran
1520:Springfield
1430:Letterbreen
1375:Irvinestown
1235:Bellanaleck
1210:Aghanaglack
1200:Aghadrumsee
1179:Enniskillen
782:Aghadrumsee
674:Roy Carroll
608:Ballygawley
456:Before the
426:2001 census
391:Enniskillen
313: /
205:Enniskillen
105:2001 census
1762:Categories
1714:Tirkennedy
1704:Magheraboy
1694:Knockninny
1621:Lough Erne
1586:Benaughlin
1576:Boa Island
1571:Badger Pot
1390:Kilnamadoo
1340:Drumskinny
1320:Drumbegger
1285:Clogherbog
1205:Aghakeeran
1150:Places in
960:13 January
862:References
714:See also:
683:The local
612:Aughnacloy
555:Seán South
520:Riverstown
509:Seán South
484:until the
466:anglicised
462:Achadh Lon
440:church, a
432:church, a
421:district.
371:Achadh Lon
298:54°18′54″N
98:Population
40:Achadh Lon
1684:Clankelly
1679:Clanawley
1616:Knockmore
1564:Landforms
1450:Lisnaskea
1445:Lisnarick
1440:Lisbellaw
1405:Knockmore
1395:Killydrum
1385:Killadeas
1335:Drummurry
1330:Drumlaghy
1325:Drumcreen
1310:Derryvore
1290:Cooltrain
1192:townlands
786:Lisnaskea
776:– former
578:Transport
434:Methodist
301:7°24′22″W
287:Fermanagh
201:Post town
101:517
1671:Baronies
1606:Devinish
1601:Cuilcagh
1525:Tamlaght
1480:Moylehid
1370:Holywell
1365:Glenkeel
1360:Garrison
1345:Drumsloe
1305:Derrylin
1188:Villages
1014:7 August
827:See also
822:in 1910.
697:Catholic
474:townland
430:Catholic
141:District
1581:Belmore
1535:Teemore
1515:Sidaire
1505:Salloon
1500:Rosslea
1490:Pettigo
1400:Kinawly
1350:Ederney
1240:Belleek
758:Captain
700:prelate
627:Belfast
620:Caledon
600:Clogher
472:), the
470:Aghalun
452:History
446:Baptist
407:Aghavea
375:village
177:Country
131:Belfast
129:•
121:H380410
1495:Reyfad
1455:Macken
1425:Laragh
1415:Knocks
1315:Donagh
1295:Currin
1280:Clabby
1245:Blaney
1230:Belcoo
676:, the
604:Augher
411:barony
159:County
1689:Coole
1545:Trory
1540:Tempo
1475:Monea
1215:Arney
1171:Towns
1061:(PDF)
916:5 May
668:Sport
618:near
616:Tynan
478:Irish
367:Irish
36:Irish
1699:Lurg
1510:Skea
1420:Lack
1380:Kesh
1265:Carr
1260:Carn
1250:Boho
1190:and
1072:2007
1016:2014
962:2022
918:2015
695:, a
582:The
557:and
511:and
216:BT94
468:as
413:of
405:of
377:in
227:028
1764::
1063:.
948:.
909:.
746:–
622:.
610:,
606:,
602:,
598:,
526:,
522:,
381:,
369::
365:;
355:ʌr
277:UK
38::
1143:e
1136:t
1129:v
1074:.
1046:.
1032:.
1018:.
978:.
964:.
934:.
920:.
878:.
464:(
361:/
358:ə
352:b
349:ˈ
346:k
343:ʊ
340:r
337:b
334:/
330:(
107:)
103:(
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
