Coordinates: 54°18′54″N 7°24′14″W / 54.315°N 7.404°W
| Brookeborough | |
| Irish: Achadh Lon | |
 
Brookeborough
Brookeborough shown within Northern
Ireland |
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| Population | 517 (2001 Census) |
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| Irish grid reference | |
| - Belfast | 69 miles (111 km) |
| District | Fermanagh |
| County | County Fermanagh |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | BT94 |
| Dialling code | 028 |
| EU Parliament | Northern Ireland |
| UK Parliament | Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
| NI Assembly | Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
| Website | http://www.bdcda.org/ |
| List of places: UK • Northern Ireland • Fermanagh | |
Brookeborough (pronounced /brʊkˈbʌrə/) is a village in the townland of Aghalun (Irish: Achadh Lon), County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It lies between Enniskillen and Belfast just off the A4 trunk road, approximately five miles from the County Tyrone boundary.
According to the 2001 Census, Brookeborough had a population of 517. The economy is heavily dependent on cattle & sheep farming. The village is in the parish of Aghavea, which is part of the Diocese of Clogher. There are five places of Christian worship; a Roman Catholic chapel, a Methodist church (built in 1839), an Elim Pentecostal church, a Church of Ireland church and a Baptist church; three public houses; and two primary (elementary) schools.
The Boer War memorial at the head of the town was carved by a local man named Harte in 1901. Behind it is the Lady Brooke Memorial Hall of the same date, a period building preserving all its original features including a clocktower and transverse stained glass window panels.
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Before the Plantation of Ulster the area of Brookeborough was known as Achadh Lon (anglicised Aghalun); the townland in which it lies. It is believed that the Irish name refers to a "field of blackbirds". Aghalun was in the hands of the Maguire clann until the 1641 rebellion when it was given to the Brooke family. The village was then named after Sir Henry Brooke who was granted the village in 1666 and settled in Colebrooke Park nearby.
On 1 January 1957 there was a well-known attack on Brookeborough Royal Ulster Constabulary barracks by the IRA, which marked the opening of its 1950s Border Campaign. This attack was led by Seán Garland, and included Seán South and Fergal O'Hanlon, both the subjects of well-known Irish republican ballads, who were shot dead during the attack.
In 2002, the Brookeborough Community Development Association in conjunction with a similar organisation in Riverstown, County Sligo, Republic of Ireland launched the Riverbrooke Cross-Border Initiative linking the two villages in a programme of cross-community/cross-border working.
brookeborough station clougher vally railway station house
Brookeborough is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie with a population of between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 517 people living in Brookeborough. Of these:
For further details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service
   | NI Neighbourhood Information Service - NINIS | Neighbourhood Statistics for NI |
| | NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) - NISRA - Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency |
| | Brookeborough Heber McMahon's GFC - Brookeborough Heber McMahons |
| | NI Conflict Archive on the Internet - CAIN: Northern Ireland Conflict, Politics, & Society. Information on 'the troubles' |
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