Macken 4299944 224517149 2008-07-09T05:36:24Z Grutness 117878 {{for|people named Macken|Macken (surname)}} :''[[Macken, Germany]]'' '''Macken''' is a small [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] in [[County Fermanagh]], [[Northern Ireland]], off the A509 main [[Enniskillen]] to [[Derrylin]] road. Once quite a sizeable village it has now dwindled to containing only a few scattered farmsteads. == History == Macken was the scene of a famous skirmish on the evening of [[July 13]] [[1829]] between [[Catholic]]s and [[Protestantism|Protestants]] during which four Protestants were murdered. Nineteen Catholics were later charged for their part in the affair. One of them, Ignatius McManus, was hanged and most of the remainder were [[Penal transportation|transported]] to [[Botany Bay]], [[Australia]]. == References == *[http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/heaven/macken.htm Macken Skirmish] == See also == *[[List of villages in Northern Ireland]] *[[List of towns in Northern Ireland]] [[Category:Villages in County Fermanagh]] {{Fermanagh-geo-stub}}