In Enniskillen, the 30-year-long healing process continues
On November 8th, 1987, the peace of a quiet Sunday in Co Fermanagh was shattered
Enniskillen bombing: after the Remembrance Day blast, on November 8th, 1987. Photograph: PA
Nestled between Co Fermanagh’s upper and lower Lough Erne, Enniskillen is a rich mixture of the legacy left by Planter and Gael, one that saw a 16th-century power switch from the Maguire chieftains to the English aristocracy.
By the 20th century, the lakeside people had learned, for the most part, to live agreeably with their differences just across the northern side of the Border.