AGHAVEA

In 1868, the parish of Aghavea contained the following places:

"AGHAVEA, (or AUGHAVEA), a parish in the barony of Maghera-stephana, in the county of Fermanagh, province of Ulster, Ireland. It includes the town of Brookeborough, and is situated on the river Colebrook, near Maguire's bridge. One fourth of the land is mountain and bog, yielding pasturage and fuel, the rest is mostly under cultivation. A good building-stone is quarried here. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Armagh and Clog-her, value £300, in the patronage of the bishop. Nutfield is the residence of Lady Brooke; Abbey Lodge, of J. Macartney, Esq.; and there are several other seats. The Wesleyans have a chapel at Brookeborough.

"BROOKBOROUGH, a village in the parish of Aghavea, and barony of Magherastephana, in the county of Fermanagh, province of Ulster, Ireland, 10 miles to the S.E. of Enniskillen. Petty sessions are held and a police force is stationed here. There is a Wesleyan chapel and a dispensary in the village. Fairs for cattle and provisions are held once a month."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018