Tempo, County Fermanagh
Encyclopedia
Tempo, historically called Tempodeshel , 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.
The entrance to Tempo is dominated by the Tempo Parish church sitting high above the road on the approach from Enniskillen.
A stone circle was erected at the entrance of the village by modern residents to highlight the Celtic heritage of the area and make Tempo more distinctive. Beyond the stone circle, lies the village of Tempo and Tempo Maguires Gaelic Athletic Club, currently one of Fermanagh's most successful teams. Some of the larger townlands in the area are Ballyreagh, Glen, Coolcran, Killaculla, Pubble, Tattykeeran and Edenmore.
, the Irish Republican Army
(IRA) raided the Royal Irish Constabulary
(RIC) barracks in Tempo. It is claimed that some RIC constables helped the IRA in this attack. 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 also the birthplace of Young Irelander Terence MacManus
. MacManus was one of the leaders of the 1848 Rebellion.
On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 533 people living in Tempo. Of these:
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
at the foot of Brougher Mountain in County Fermanagh
County Fermanagh
Fermanagh District Council is the only one of the 26 district councils in Northern Ireland that contains all of the county it is named after. The district council also contains a small section of County Tyrone in the Dromore and Kilskeery road areas....
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. The Census of 2001
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
recorded a population of 533 people. It lies within the Fermanagh District Council
Fermanagh District Council
Fermanagh District Council is a local council in Northern Ireland. The borders of the district are very similar to those of the traditional County Fermanagh, containing all of that county plus a small section of County Tyrone in the Dromore Road and Kilskeery Road areas. Council headquarters are...
area.
The entrance to Tempo is dominated by the Tempo Parish church sitting high above the road on the approach from Enniskillen.
A stone circle was erected at the entrance of the village by modern residents to highlight the Celtic heritage of the area and make Tempo more distinctive. Beyond the stone circle, lies the village of Tempo and Tempo Maguires Gaelic Athletic Club, currently one of Fermanagh's most successful teams. Some of the larger townlands in the area are Ballyreagh, Glen, Coolcran, Killaculla, Pubble, Tattykeeran and Edenmore.
History
On 25 October 1920, during the Irish War of IndependenceIrish War of Independence
The Irish War of Independence , Anglo-Irish War, Black and Tan War, or Tan War was a guerrilla war mounted by the Irish Republican Army against the British government and its forces in Ireland. It began in January 1919, following the Irish Republic's declaration of independence. Both sides agreed...
, the Irish Republican Army
Irish Republican Army
The Irish Republican Army was an Irish republican revolutionary military organisation. It was descended from the Irish Volunteers, an organisation established on 25 November 1913 that staged the Easter Rising in April 1916...
(IRA) raided the Royal Irish Constabulary
Royal Irish Constabulary
The armed Royal Irish Constabulary was Ireland's major police force for most of the nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries. A separate civic police force, the unarmed Dublin Metropolitan Police controlled the capital, and the cities of Derry and Belfast, originally with their own police...
(RIC) barracks in Tempo. It is claimed that some RIC constables helped the IRA in this attack. One RIC constable was killed, and the IRA were forced to abandon the raid when local unionists
Unionism in Ireland
Unionism in Ireland is an ideology that favours the continuation of some form of political union between the islands of Ireland and Great Britain...
came to the aid of the RIC. Shortly thereafter, a local republican was shot dead outside his home. Tempo is also the birthplace of Young Irelander Terence MacManus
Terence MacManus
Terence Bellew MacManus was a radical Irish rebel who participated in the Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848. Sentenced to death for treason, he and several other participants were given commuted sentences in 1849 and transported for life to Van Diemen's Land in Australia...
. MacManus was one of the leaders of the 1848 Rebellion.
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.
2001 Census
Tempo is classified as a small village or hamlet by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (ie 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 CatholicCatholicThe word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
background and 30.4% were from a ProtestantProtestantismProtestantism is one of the three major groupings within Christianity. It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regards to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology.The doctrines of the...
background - 5.7% of people aged 16–74 were unemployed
For more details see: NI Neighbourhood Information Service