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'''Derryheely''' is a townland in South-East [[wp:County Fermanagh|County Fermanagh]], [[wp:Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland]]. Area 82:2:5 including 2:0:32 water, [[Back Lough]], [[Rossbrick Lough]]. 
'''Derryheely''' is a townland in South-East [[wp:County Fermanagh|County Fermanagh]], [[wp:Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland]].


==Etymology==
==Etymology==

Revision as of 12:42, 15 May 2013

Derryheely is a townland in South-East County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

Etymology

  • 1722 - Derrycheely - Starrett's Surv. (OSNB) 52 B115
  • 1747 - Derrycheely - Reg. Free. Fer. 13
  • 1747 - Derrykeely - Reg. Free. Fer. 1
  • 1834c - "Doire Chaoluidhe" meaning "Keelys oak wood" - J O'D (OSNB) 52 B115
  • 1835 - Derryheely (quarry; Sir Arthur Brooke's holding) - OS Memoirs iv 19,23

Stoney Hill

The South East of this townland is know locally as "Stoney Hill". In the OS Memoirs of 1835 this was probably the location of the quarry, but maybe referring to the larger and current quarry located in Slush Hill.