The Linen Hall

The name of this former public house recalls the historical importance of the linen trade in and around Enniskillen.

Linen was Fermanagh's main produce in the 18th century, but in the next century farm produce, in particular butter, overtook it in importance. Salted butter was exported from Enniskillen in wooden oak casks, as far as Lisbon and the West Indies. However, most of the town's industries catered for the local market. The boot and shoe trade has occupied what is now 11 Townhall Street, from 1880 until recently. Similarly, there has been a wine and spirit grocer at number 13 from 1880-1965, when The Vintage public house opened. The Vintage, and the closed premises next door, now form this Wetherspoon pub.