Ballycassidy

Infobox Irish Place|thumb|left|name = Ballycassidy
irish = Baile Uí Chaiside
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province = Ulster
county = County Fermanagh
NI district = Fermanagh
UK constituency = Fermanagh and South Tyrone
stdcode = 028, +44 28
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population = 90
census yr = 2001
web = www.fermanagh.gov.uk

Ballycassidy ("Baile Uí Chaiside" in Irish) is a small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, just northwest of Enniskillen on the eastern shore of Lower Lough Erne. In the 2001 Census it had (with Laragh and Trory) a population of 315 people. It lies within the Fermanagh District Council area.

Ballycassidy is a townland, or small rural community, consisting mainly of scattered homes, the Balcas Sawmill and rich farm land along the Ballycassidy River. There is no pub or grocery store, only a post office.

There is also a race horse called Ballycassidy, named after the village, and trained in Wales by Peter Bowen. The horse is notorious for a spectacular fall at Valentines Brook in the 2006 Grand National at Aintree.

History

In the 14th century, there was a church in Ballycassidy. A holy well in the area was associated with Saint Molaise who founded the monastery on nearby Devenish Island

References

* [http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Neighbourhood Information System]
* [http://www.cassidyclan.org/ballycassidy.htm Cassidy Clan]

See also

*List of villages in Northern Ireland
*List of towns in Northern Ireland