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Population
  
533 (2001 Census)

County
  
County Fermanagh

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Local time
  
Wednesday 1:04 AM

Province
  
Ulster

Irish grid reference
  
H351478

Country
  
Northern Ireland

Post town
  
ENNISKILLEN

Dialling code
  
28

Tempo, County Fermanagh

Weather
  
9°C, Wind SE at 13 km/h, 95% Humidity

District
  
Fermanagh District Council

Ni assembly
  
Fermanagh and South Tyrone

UK parliament constituency
  
Fermanagh and South Tyrone

Tempo, historically called Tempodeshel (from Irish: an tIompú Deiseal, meaning "the right-hand turn"), is a small village at the foot of Brougher Mountain in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The Census of 2001 recorded a population of 533 people. It lies within the Fermanagh District Council area.

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Map of Tempo, Enniskillen, UK

A stone circle was erected by modern residents to highlight the Celtic heritage of the area and make Tempo more distinctive. Tempo Maguires Gaelic Athletic Club is currently one of Fermanagh's most successful clubs. Some of the larger townlands in the area are Ballyreagh, Glen, Coolcran, Killaculla, Pubble, Tattykeeran and Edenmore.

Public transport

Ulsterbus route 60 from Enniskillen to Fivemiletown via Garvary serves Tempo Mondays to Saturdays inclusive.

History

On 25 October 1920, during the Irish War of Independence, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) raided the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) barracks in Tempo. One RIC constable was killed, and the IRA were forced to abandon the raid when local unionists came to the aid of the RIC. Shortly thereafter, a local republican was shot dead outside his home. Tempo is the birthplace of Young Irelander Terence MacManus, one of the leaders of the 1848 Rebellion.

Education

  • Tempo Controlled Primary School
  • St. Mary's Primary School, Tempo
  • Tempo Play School

    • Places of interest

  • Tempo Manor is a Victorian Manor House, built in 1863 and standing in 300 acres (1.2 km2) of beautiful grounds and woodlands.
  • Campbell's Bar is the oldest public house in the town and is well known for its reported supernatural sightings. The Fermanagh News reported the bar as the most haunted place in Fermanagh in 1994

    • 2001 Census

    Tempo is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 533 people living in Tempo. Of these:

  • 23.2% were aged under 16 years and 21.5% were aged 60 and over
  • 48.2% of the population were male and 51.8% were female
  • 69.0% were from a Catholic background and 30.4% were from a Protestant background
  • 5.7% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed

    • For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service

    References

    Tempo, County Fermanagh Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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