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Currin, County Fermanagh

Coordinates: 54°24′7″N 7°35′17″W / 54.40194°N 7.58806°W / 54.40194; -7.58806
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54°24′7″N 7°35′17″W / 54.40194°N 7.58806°W / 54.40194; -7.58806

Currin Road, on the way to Ballinamallard

Currin, is a townland in the civil parish of Magheracross in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Currin is 327.46 acres in area.[1]

St Patrick is said to have come through the Currin area in 450AD.[citation needed] St Columba passed through the area in 550 AD and nearby Magheracross Monastery was founded about 749. In 1867, Currin was reported to have had one Presbyterian and two Catholic churches, and three schools.[2] Also a fair was held on 6 May.

References

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  1. ^ Currin Townland Information.
  2. ^ The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868