Laragh (Trory)

Laragh
Irish: Lathrach
Laragh
 Laragh shown within Northern Ireland
DistrictFermanagh
CountyCounty Fermanagh
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town ENNISKILLEN
Postcode district BT94
Dialling code 028
EU Parliament Northern Ireland
UK ParliamentFermanagh and South Tyrone
NI AssemblyFermanagh and South Tyrone
List of places
UK
Northern Ireland
Fermanagh

Coordinates: 54°24′18″N 7°38′42″W / 54.4049°N 7.6449°W / 54.4049; -7.6449

Laragh (from Irish: Lathrach, meaning "the site of some sort of building")[1] is a townland of 132 acres in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Trory and the historic barony of Tirkennedy.[2] It is near Enniskillen Airport.

Laragh is the base for Balcas Timber Ltd, a major employer in Fermanagh, producing timber products and wood pellets as a renewable energy fuel. The company is a major supplier of wood pellets to the United Kingdom.

There are two other townlands in County Fermanagh with the same name: Laragh (Rossory) and Laragh (Kinawley).

References

  1. "Laragh". Place Names NI. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. "Laragh". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 20 April 2015.


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