It is a pleasure to thank the many people who contributed to this study. In particular I would like to thank Helen Lanigan Wood, Curator of Fermanagh County Museum, for professional advice and comments on the script. For resources and facilities at Enniskillen Library, I thank Stephen Bleakly and staff.

I am indebted to many others - Major Jack Dunlop, Curator of The Regimental Museum of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Enniskillen; Barny Devine and staff of INTEC Centre Enniskillen; Marion Meek and colleagues, Environment and Heritage Service, Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland; the Office of the Chief Herald, Kildare Street, Dublin; Michael Clarke, Irvinestown; Vicky Herbert, Lisnaskea; the families in County Fermanagh who gave permission to visit Aghalane (Joan Bullock), Crevenish (Robert Bell), Tullykelter (Seamus Keown) and Sciath Gabhra (the Moate Fort), Cornashee, Lisnaskea (John Patterson); and to Magnett Systems Ltd, Belfast for internet web design.
My gratitude to the European Social Fund for Ireland who, through the INTEC Centre, provided financial support for the computer course.


DIGITAL IMAGES & PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS

'Siege of Enniskillen Castle 1594' (1) MS COTT AUG I ii fol 39 by permission of the British Library. © Copyright of the image belongs to the British Library and further reproduction is prohibited.

'Elizabeth I by unknown artist (NPG 2082)' (14) by courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London. © Copyright. The National Portrait Gallery prohibits the reproduction, transmission, performance, display, rental, lending or storage of The Image in any form or in any retrieval system without the written consent of the copyright holders.

'The Ardagh Chalice' (8) by courtesy of the National Museum of Ireland for use only on this particular webpage.

The artwork images 'Monea Castle' (Philip Armstrong) (16&17) and 'Tully Castle' (18&19) & 'The Lough Erne Shrine' (Robin Carson) (11) © Crown copyright reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO.

'Inishmacsaint Island Cross' (10) and 'The Fiddlers Stone, Castlecaldwell' (47) courtesy of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board.

'Enniskillen Aerial View' (33), ' Devenish Island from the air' (13) courtesy of Esler Crawford Photography, Belfast, for use only on this particular webpage.

For permission to reproduce photographs and for use only on this particular web page I acknowledge and thank the following -

Fermanagh County Museum (41,42); Philip Flanagan (43,44); Conor Burns (2,6,7,20,31); The Impartial Reporter, Enniskillen (45); Eddie McGovern (Fermanagh District Council) (24,26); Frank Fennel Photography, Dublin (46); Bill McBurnie Photography Enniskillen (36); Pat Lunny (32); Ian Cathcart (49); Nial Fulton (5); Noel Maguire (12).

The remaining 20 images are by the author.


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