A special service taking place in St. Macartin’s Cathedral, Enniskillen, in early November will mark an important anniversary of education in Fermanagh.
The Service of Choral Evensong on Sunday, 4th November, at 3pm in the St Macartin’s Cathedral, Enniskillen will mark the 400th anniversary of the opening of the Free School of Fermanagh at Castle Balfour, Lisnaskea.
The school moved 30 years later to a site near the Cathedral and became Enniskillen Royal School and, after another 100 years, moved to Portora Hill. The Portora Board helped found Enniskillen Royal School for Girls which later became the Collegiate Grammar School.
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