Fintona
Sign in to saveFintona (; ), is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Its population at the 2021 census was 1,217.
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Place details
- Locality
- Fintona
- Region
- Northern Ireland / Tuaisceart Éireann
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,373
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Fintona
- UK place.irish_name
- Fionntamhnach
- UK place.type
- Village
- UK place.static_image_name
- Fintona-main-street.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Main Street
- UK place.static_image_alt
- A road junction at the bottom of a hill, the adjourning road at the bottom to the left and the other road is climbing in the distance, surrounded by residential and commercial buildings.
- UK place.map_type
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.map_alt
- Fintona is in County Tyrone in the west of Northern Ireland, near the border with County Fermanagh and near the centre of the eastern boundary of the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area.
- UK place.irish_grid_reference
- H443612
- UK place.belfast_distance_mi
- 56
- UK place.belfast_direction
- E
- UK place.dublin_distance_mi
- 90
- UK place.dublin_direction
- SSE
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 1.64
- UK place.population
- 1,217
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 census)
- UK place.country
- Northern Ireland
- UK place.post_town
- OMAGH
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Encyclopedic overview
35 sectionsContents
- Name and etymology
- History
- Horse tram
- Geography
- Climate
- Government
- Economy
- Education
- Fintona Library
- Transport
- Public transport
- Sport and leisure
- Fintona Golf Club
- Fintona Pearses GAA Club
- Fintona Swifts Football Club
- Ecclesville Centre
- Parks
- Places of worship
- Catholic
- Christian Brethren
- Church of Ireland
- Methodist
- Methodist (Independent)
- Presbyterian
- Media and communications
- Demography
- 2021 census
- 2011 census
- 2001 census
- Census records in the 20th century
- Census records in the 19th century
- Fintona townland
- Notable people
- See also
- References
Fintona (; ), is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Its population at the 2021 census was 1,217.
==Name and etymology== Fintona is derived phonetically from the Irish name of the area, Fionntamhnach; this is often translated to mean "white field" however other meanings have been recorded due to various English translations for "fionn" and "tamhnach". "Fionn" may refer to a colour that is described as white, bright, blonde or fair-coloured, while "tamhnach" may refer to a field, clearing, oasis, grassy upland or arable place in a mountain.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fintona” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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