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Castle Archdale in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland is the home of Castle Archdale Country Park, situated near Irvinestown and owned and run by the Environment and Heritage Service.

History

The park was once an estate owned by the Archdale family, who arrived in 1614 during the Plantation of Ulster. The original castle was destroyed during the Irish Rebellion of 1641 and again in 1689, during the Williamite wars. In the 18th century, a mansion was built, but all that now remains is a huge cobbled courtyard surrounded by white outbuildings, housing an information centre and tearooms. The ruins of the old castle itself are situated in the old area of the park.

World War II

During World War II, RAF Castle Archdale was a major base for flying boats (e.g Catalina), housing up to 2,500 people. PBY Catalinas and Short Sunderlands flew from Castle Archdale to protect Atlantic shipping from German U-boats. Today’s caravan site sits on the concrete maintenance area where aircraft were serviced, and a museum in the park holds exhibits from the WWII period.

Transport

Sport

Ultimate Watersports, which offers a range of water and land based activities to the public, is located in the marina car park.

References

1. ^ Castle Archdale Private station. Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
County Fermanagh (Contae Fhear Manach or Fear Manach in Irish), is the westernmost of the six counties that form Northern Ireland, and the westernmost part of the United Kingdom. It is part of the province of Ulster.
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The Union Flag is the official flag used by the government to represent Northern Ireland. The former official flag, the Ulster Banner, continues to be used by groups (such as some sports teams) representing the territory in an unofficial manner (see Northern Ireland flags issue).
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Irvinestown (Baile an Irbhinigh in Irish) is a village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, near Lower Lough Erne. It had a population of 1,801 people in the 2001 Census. The most notable building in the town is a ruined 18th century church.
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The Environment and Heritage Service is a Northern Ireland Executive conservation agency within the Department of the Environment. Unlike the equivalent bodies in England, Scotland and Wales, it aims to promote and conserve both
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The Plantation of Ulster (Irish: Plandáil Uladh) was a planned process of colonisation which took place in the northern Irish province of Ulster during the early 17th century in the reign of James I of England.
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The Irish Rebellion of 1641 began as an attempted coup d'état by Irish Catholic gentry, but rapidly degenerated into bloody intercommunal violence between native Irish Catholics and English and Scottish Protestant settlers, starting a conflict known as the Irish
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Williamite War in Ireland, also known as the Jacobite War in Ireland and in Ireland as Cogadh an Dá Rí or The War of the Two Kings, was the opening conflict following the deposition of King James II in 1688 when he attempted to regain the throne of his Three
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The 18th Century lasted from 1701 through 1800 in the Gregorian calendar.

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RAF Castle Archdale was a Royal Air Force station in County Fermanagh Northern Ireland.

WWII History

RAF Castle Archdale was used during World War Two by flying boats of the RAF.
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A flying boat is a type of aircraft which uses its fuselage as a floating hull, generally stabilised on the water surface by underwing floats or stub projections. It is a specialised form of seaplane, an aircraft that is designed to take off and land on water utilising a carriage
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Type patrol bomber
Manufacturer Consolidated Aircraft
Designed by Isaac M. Laddon
Maiden flight 28 March 1935
Introduced October 1936, USN
Retired January 1957, USNR
Primary users US Navy
USAAF
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Type Military flying boat
Manufacturer Short Brothers
Maiden flight 16 October 1937
Introduced 1938
Retired 1967
Primary users RAF
RAAF
RNZAF
French Naval Air Service (Aéronavale)
Variants
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Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres (41.1 million square miles), it covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface.
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U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word U-Boot   (help info ) , itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot
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