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:''[[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]]
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