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{{short description |Village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland}}
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{{Infobox UK place ▼
| official_name = Derrylin
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| irish_name = Doire Loinn
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| static_image_name = Main Street, Derrylin - geograph.org.uk - 1841908.jpg
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| static_image_caption = Main Street
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| map_type = Northern Ireland
|population = 423▼
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|population_ref = <small>([[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]])</small>▼
|unitary_northern_ireland=[[Fermanagh and Omagh]]▼
|lieutenancy_northern_ireland=[[County Fermanagh]]▼
|constituency_westminster= [[Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)|Fermanagh and South Tyrone]] ▼
|constituency_ni_assembly=[[Fermanagh and South Tyrone (Assembly constituency)|Fermanagh and South Tyrone]]▼
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| postcode_area = BT
| postcode_district = BT92
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'''Derrylin''' ({{Irish derived place name|Doire Loinn or Floinn|Oakgrove of Floinn}} or "Oakgrove of the blackbirds")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.logainm.ie/en/59803|title=Placenames Database of Ireland|publisher=Logainm.ie|
</ref><ref>[http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=13644 ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602134911/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=13644 |date=2 June
==History==
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===Corratrasna Castle===
On the southern slope of Knockninny Hill, about a mile north of Derrylin village, can be seen the ruins of Corratrasna Castle (or Corratrasna House), a relatively small [[Fortified houses in Ireland|fortified house]] that was probably built around 1611, at the start of the [[Plantation of Ulster]].<ref>[[Alistair Rowan|Rowan, Alistair]], ''The Buildings of Ireland: North West Ulster'' (popularly known as the ''[[Pevsner Architectural Guides|Pevsner Guide]] to North West Ulster''), pps 226-227. [[Yale University Press|Yale]], London, 2003.</ref><ref>Wilsdon, Bill, ''Plantation Castles on the Erne'', pps 166-168. The History Press Ireland, Dublin, 2010.</ref> The '[[castle]]' was probably built for a branch of the [[Balfour (surname)|Balfour]] family, a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] settler family who were based at [[Castle Balfour]] in nearby [[Lisnaskea]].<ref>Rowan, Alistair, ''The Buildings of Ireland: North West Ulster'', p. 226. Yale, London, 2003.</ref> However, there is a local tradition that claims the 'castle' was built around 1611 for Brian Maguire, a member of the ''[[Clan]] Mac Uidhir'' (or [[Maguire (surname)|Maguire]] dynasty), [[Gaelic Ireland|Gaelic]] Lords of Fermanagh.<ref>Wilsdon, Bill, ''Plantation Castles on the Erne'', p. 166. The History Press Ireland, Dublin, 2010.</ref>
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===The Troubles===
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==Transport==
Derrylin is a stop on the [[Donegal (town)|Donegal]]-[[Enniskillen]]-[[Cavan]]-[[Dublin Airport]]-[[Dublin]] [[Bus Éireann]] Expressway route 30 and 30X which run alternatively. There is a coach in each direction every
==Economy==
Derrylin is home to one of Fermanagh's largest industrial facilities, namely the Mannok cement plant, which manufactures a wide range of building products such as cement, pre-stressed concrete units, rooftiles, ready mix concrete and tarmac. It also manufactures insulation products and is involved in packaging and manufacture of plastic containers. Products are exported world wide and it is not unusual for a Derrylin exile on a building site in London or New York to handle a bag of cement or an insulation panel made by a relative from their native village.
A glass plant also located in the village, is run by Encirc, which provides bottles for the drinks industry. Every bottle used by Baileys Liqueur is manufactured in the glass plant in Derrylin. The businesses employ about 2000 people locally.
Other local businesses include; McCaffrey Quarries, Ernecast (Precast concrete products), Crust'n'Crumb, which makes pizzas, Teemore Engineering, Steel Solutions, Ernco Signs, Erne Lifting, A1 Transport(Road Haulage), Eco Systems Direct (Solar Energy), Gilleece Crane Hire, Erne Concrete Pumping, Total IT Solutions, McCorry Agri Supplies, JP Corry Hardware, Blake's Pub and restaurant, Knockninny Country House and Marina, JM Engineering (Pig Pens and Lorry Accessories), Drumm Engineering, Barrett's Bathrooms & Tiles, Malone and Smyth Kitchens and Furniture and Lunneys Furniture Sales. There is an extensive range of small family-run businesses and local services in the village, including garages and fuel supplies, supermarkets, convenience stores, off licences, hair and beauty parlours, opticians, accountants, pharmacy, medical centre, dentists, childcare, churches and sheltered housing for senior citizens. The village has a post office, located in the Spar Supermarket and a thriving Credit Union office on the main street, as well as a Bureau de Change nearby.
==Education==
Derrylin is home to St Aidan's High School and St Ninnidh's Primary School and Kindertee Community Playgroup.
==Sport==
Historically Some of the First [[Gaelic Athletic Association|GAA]] clubs in [[Fermanagh
Derrylin is the current home place of Derrylin O'Connells GAA Club which fields teams at all age groups up to adult. Currently there are eight teams registered. The club crest features a Blackbird perched on an oak leaf (reflecting the village nomenclature). A ladies football team called Knockninny Gaels is also based there. In 2023 a fully lit one kilometre tarmac walking track was constructed around the perimeter of the club grounds in O’Connell Park. The Erne Boxing Club has its training facility in the village and the recently organised Rock Runners cross community athletic club currently uses the facilities of the GAA Club. The village also hosts an underage hurling club called Naomh Aodhan GAC.
==Demographics==
===2011 Census===
On Census Day (27 March 2011) the usually resident population of Derrylin Settlement was 634 accounting for 0.04% of the NI total.<ref name=Census2011/> Of which:
* 98.90% were from the white (including [[Irish Travellers|Irish Traveller]]) ethnic group;
* 87.85% belong to or were brought up in the [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] religion and 10.41% belong to or were brought up in a '[[Protestantism|Protestant]] and Other Christian (including Christian related)' religion; and
* 12.62% indicated that they had a British national identity, 52.05% had an Irish national identity and 26.50% had a Northern Irish national identity.
* 19.02% had some knowledge of [[Irish language|Irish]];
* 3.06% had some knowledge of [[Ulster Scots dialect|Ulster-Scots]]; and
* 11.38% did not have [[English language|English]] as their first language.
== Notable people ==
{{See also|Category:People from Derrylin}}
==References==
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