DERRYGONNELLY, a market-town, partly in the parish of DEVENISH, and partly in that of INNISHMACSAINT, barony of MAGHERABOY, county of FERMANAGH and province of ULSTER, 1 mile (N. W.) from Enniskillen, on the road to Sligo ; the population Is returned with the respective parishes.
This town, which
is the property of Gen. Archdall, consists of one main street of newly
built houses, and a market-house : it has a penny post to Enniskillen.
The market is on Saturday ; and fairs are held on the 24th of each month for
general farming stock. A constabulary police force in stationed here, and
petty sessions are held every alternate week : a manorial court also is occasionally
held.
It contains a Roman Catholic chapel dependent on that of Devenish, which union or district is also called Derrygonnelly and a place of worship for Wesleyan Methodists. Near the town are the ruins of an old church, originally a chapel of ease to the parochial church, built by the Dunbar family;
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