a municipal and parliamentary borough and market-town of Ireland, capital of the county of Fermanagh. It is situated on an island in the strait or river which connects the upper and lower lakes of Lough Erne, 102 miles N.W. from Dublin. The town occupies the whole island, and is connected with two suburbs on the mainland on each side by two bridges. The chief public buildings are the parish church, a Roman Catholic chapel, Presbyterian and Methodist meeting-houses, county courthouse, prison, infirmary, town-hall, Royal School founded by Charles I. and richly endowed, three national schools, union workhouse, and three barracks. It has also a brewery, two tanneries, and a small manufactory of cutlery; and a considerable trade in cattle, timber, coal, provisions, and linen. Market-days, Tuesday and Thursday. Enniskillen distinguished itself during the war of 1689 by its attachment to the liberal side, and by its resisting and defeating a superior force sent against it by James II. Part of the brave defenders of the town were subsequently formed into a regiment of cavalry, which still retains the name of the Enniskillen Dragoons. Pop. (1851) 5998. It returns a member to parliament. Registered electors (1851) 172.