Coa, County Fermanagh

Coa

Coa, Northern Ireland
Coa
Coa shown within Northern Ireland
District
County
Country Northern Ireland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district BT
Dialling code 028
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Coa, Northern Ireland is a townland, and hamlet in Mageracross civil parish, County Fermanagh. It is located at 54° 24' 9" N, 7° 33' 58" W and east of the town of Ballinamallard and is 399.11 acres in area.[1] Landmarks include St Marys Church Coa, Cavanalough Glebe and Killee Lough.

History

Religion has played a large part in the History of Coa. About 450AD the parish was said to have been founded by St Patrick and about 550 AD St Columba passed thorough the area. In 1769 John Wesley visited the district bringing Methodism and Coa Chapel was built in 1770. In the early 20th century further religious movements swept the district.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Coa Townland.
  2. ↑ "The Pilgrim Tramps. The Rite of Baptism. Immersion of 27 Followers in the Ballinamallard River" The Impartial Reporter and Farmers Journal, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. 29 September 1904, p. 8.
  3. ↑ "Crowds Await Millennium. Cooneyites Hold Prayer Meetings and Baptize Hundreds Daily in Ireland" The New York Times, New York, New York. 4 August 1909, p. 3.


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