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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Devenish like this:
Devenish, par., N. co. Fermanagh, 4 miles NW. of Enniskillen, 30,601 ac., pop. 4235; in Lough Erne is Devenish Island (123 ac., pop. 7), on which are abbey ruins and a round tower.
Devenish is now part of FERMANAGH AND OMAGH District. Click here for graphs and data of how FERMANAGH AND OMAGH has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Devenish itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Devenish, in Fermanagh and Omagh and County Fermanagh | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/30228
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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