Editing Lisnaskea (section)

===Workhouse===
Lisnaskea Poor Law Union was formally declared on 27 June 1840, and in August [[Sir Arthur Brooke, 2nd Baronet|Sir Arthur Brooke]] was elected chairman. The workhouse was built (at a total cost of over £6,400) on a six-acre site to the south of Lisnaskea purchased from Lord Erne to accommodate 500 inmates, the first of whom were received on 25 February 1843. During 1846, the number of inmates rose from 263 to 817 by the end of the year.{{fact|date=March 2025}}

In 1847, additional accommodation was erected for 130 inmates. During [[Irish revolutionary period|'The Troubles' in the early 1920s]], the workhouse was used to house soldiers of the [[Royal Hampshire Regiment]]. The workhouse later resumed its operation until 1940 when it was used for men of the 8th Battalion of the [[Sherwood Foresters]]. The inmates were transferred to [[Enniskillen]], and in 1948 to [[Armagh]]. Eventually, part of the workhouse was used for a time as the headquarters of Lisnaskea Fire Brigade. Later, the buildings were adapted for a mixture of residential and commercial use.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lisnaskea, Co Fermanagh |url=http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Lisnaskea/ |website=The Workhouse |access-date=19 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lisnaskea Workhouse |url=http://www.lisnaskeaworkhouse.org/history.html |website=Ulster Workhouse and Famine Trust |access-date=19 April 2015}}</ref>

A large iron pot, said to have held 300 gallons of [[gruel]], rested at one time in its gardens.<ref name=San/> In July 2011, part of the upper floor of the building was completely gutted in a fire, believed to be malicious.<ref>{{cite news|title=Community saddened at workhouse fire|url=http://fermanaghherald.com/2011/07/community-saddened-at-workhouse-fire/|access-date=19 April 2015|agency=Fermanagh Herald|date=27 July 2011}}</ref>