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Line 1: {{for\|the surname\|Blaney (surname)}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox UK place \| \|official_name= Blaney \|irish_name= Bléinigh Line 8 ⟶ 9: \|static_image_caption= \|map_type= Northern Ireland \|coordinates = {{coord\|54.42540\|-7.75403\|display=inline,title}} ~~\|latitude= 54.42540~~ ~~\|longitude= -7.75403~~ \|belfast_distance= {{convert\|146\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}} \|population= Line 15: \|unitary_northern_ireland= [[Fermanagh and Omagh]] \|country= Northern Ireland \|historic_county= \|post_town= ENNISKILLEN \|postcode_area= BT \|postcode_district= BT93 Line 25 ⟶ 26: \|website= }} '''Blaney''' ({{etymology\|ga\|Bléinigh\|creeks}})<ref>[http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=7474 Placenames NI] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526085721/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=7474 \|date=May 26, 2012 }}</ref> is a small [[village]] and [[townland]] in [[County Fermanagh]], [[Northern Ireland]]. It lies on the southern shore of Lower [[Lough Erne]], {{convert\|14\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}} west of [[Enniskillen]]. It is situated within [[Fermanagh and Omagh]] district. ~~==Public transport==~~ [[Ulsterbus]] route 99, [[Belleek, County Fermanagh\|Belleek]] - [[Enniskillen]] serves Blaney infrequently - once a day each way Mondays to Fridays.<ref>http://www.translink.co.uk/Services/Ulsterbus-Service-Page/</ref>▼ ~~[[Bus Éireann]] Expressway route 30 passes through Blaney but does not stop.~~ == History == The area takes its name from the Irish word "Bléan" which means a creek. The suggestion that it derives from the [[Baron Blayney\|Blayneys]] of [[Castleblayney]] originates in an inaccurate statement in Livingstone's History of Fermanagh.{{citation needed\|date=August 2011}}<ref>[[Peadar ~~Blaney Bay~~Livingstone\|Livingstone, onPeadar]] ~~Lough~~(1969) ~~Erne~~''The ~~was~~Fermanagh Story: a ~~good~~documented ~~location~~history ~~for~~of ~~prospective~~the ~~settlers,~~County ~~thus~~Fermanagh ~~[[Tully~~from ~~Castle]]~~the ~~was~~earliest ~~founded~~times byto ~~Sir~~the ~~John~~present ~~Hume in 1619~~day''. ~~When~~Enniskillen: itCumann ~~was~~Seanchais ~~sacked~~Chlochair</ref> inBlaney ~~the [[Irish Rebellion of 1641]] by Rory Maguire~~Bay, ~~the~~on ~~family~~Lough ~~seat~~Erne was ~~replaced~~a ~~nearby~~good ~~with~~location ~~[[Castle~~for ~~Hume~~prospective ~~Hall]] designed by [[Richard Cassels]]~~settlers. == Places of interest == [[File:Ely Lodge - geograph.org.uk - 485023.jpg\|thumb\|Ely Lodge]] Until 1987, Ely Lodge, named after Lord Ely, was a summer retreat for the Duke and Duchess of Westminster and their children. It is now a private residence. A flying boat base was built by the Americans at Ely Lodge in 1941 and American troops were based there from 1942 to 1944. One of the children of the 5th Duke was [[Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster]] whose home was here until he went to boarding schools in [[England]]. It is now a private residence. == Sport == [[File:Castle Hume Golf Club - geograph.org.uk - 375591.jpg\|thumb\|The club house, Castle Hume Golf Club]] ~~Castlehume Golf Club has an 18th-century dovecote in its grounds. [[Nick Faldo]] has designed a second championship course at the club which is due to open in 2008.~~ Castle Hume Golf Club has an 18th-century [[dovecote]] in its grounds. ==Public ~~References~~ transport== ▲[[Ulsterbus]] route 99, [[Belleek, County Fermanagh\|Belleek]] - [[Enniskillen]] serves Blaney infrequently - once a day each way Mondays to Fridays.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.translink.co.uk/Services/Ulsterbus-Service-Page/\|title=Ulsterbus - Translink\|last=Translink\|access-date=2013-07-28\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801041245/http://www.translink.co.uk/Services/Ulsterbus-Service-Page/\|archive-date=2013-08-01\|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Bus Éireann]] Expressway route 30 passes through Blaney but does not stop. ~~<references/>~~ [http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/town_Home.aspx?co=5&to=108&ca=0&sca=0&navID=1 Culture Northern Ireland] == See also == [[List of towns and villages in Northern Ireland]] == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== {{County Fermanagh}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Villages in County Fermanagh]] [[Category:Fermanagh and Omagh district]]