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**COMPLETED** quivvy island, belturbet
« on: Sunday 27 July 08 06:11 BST (UK) »
Was wondering if anyone could tell me if this ancestral place "Quivvy Island" is in fact an island.  I'm told by an Irish friend it could be an inlet not an island.  It was supposed to originally have had a school & 2 churches on the "island", I can find reference to Quivvy Marina and Lough (which i know is a lake) & to Quivvy Church but there is no  reference to be found on the Net for the actual "island".

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Debra

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Re: quivvy island, belturbet
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 27 July 08 11:02 BST (UK) »
Have you tried checking in an atlas or somewhere like google earth?
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Re: quivvy island, belturbet
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 27 July 08 11:18 BST (UK) »
Hi Debra

have you seen this site

http://www.brendan-perry.com/quivvy.swf

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Re: quivvy island, belturbet
« Reply #3 on: Monday 28 July 08 01:58 BST (UK) »
thank you for the web link, pleased to see it mentions "island" but it must be very small because it doesn't show on any maps.  Beautiful church, they've done a lovely job of restoring it too.

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Debra

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Re: quivvy island, belturbet
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 29 November 09 00:07 GMT (UK) »
Hi Debra,
Have you contacted the people at Quivvy Marine? I'm inclined to think that they'd be well informed.
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Re: quivvy island, belturbet
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 29 November 09 02:19 GMT (UK) »
Thank you, I shall try that line.

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Debra

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Re: quivvy island, belturbet
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 29 November 09 02:55 GMT (UK) »
I'll PM

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Re: quivvy island, belturbet
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 10 November 12 22:26 GMT (UK) »
The Counties of Fermanagh and Cavan have been subject to extensive drainage works by Government over the past 90 years.  What may have been an island at one time may not be an island now....

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Re: **COMPLETED** quivvy island, belturbet
« Reply #8 on: Monday 12 November 12 03:55 GMT (UK) »
Thank you

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