or Inniskilling
Town (pop., 1995 est.: 11,000), seat of Fermanagh district, southwestern Northern Ireland.
Situated on an island in the River Erne, it was a strategic crossing point of Lough James I , Enniskillen defeated a force sent by James II in 1689 and gained a reputation as a Protestant stronghold. Long a garrison town, it gave its name to the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, both famous regiments of the British army. The town is an agricultural market.