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Another one of the original Snipes, Valkyria, has been stored in Enniskillen

A fabulous afternoon was had at Carrybridge last Saturday where the West Islanders hosted a day of heritage activities and traditional cot racing…

In memory of the late Fred Ternan, and in celebration of the craftmanship of two local community groups, on Saturday, July 2, the Lough Erne…

The family of the late Fred Ternan have paid tribute to a good husband and father who inspired others with his passion for preserving the history…

Fred was Commodore of Lough Erne Yacht Club in 1985

The idea is to recreate the famous Cot Race which took place at Crom on Upper Lough Erne, in the 1850s.

A local Men’s Shed group is playing its part in the history of Lough Erne Cots as it constructs two cots in the anticipation of racing them in the…

Snipe Sailing Dinghy Restoration is Bringing People Together from Both Sides of Ulster 24th May 2021 The Snipe Ranger under restoration on 10th May Credit: Fred Ternan Snipes, the feathered sort, inhabit wetlands and lakes but in Ireland the breed is on the Red List, meaning it is of high conservation concern. Snipe dinghies (the wooden version) were common in Northern Ireland from the 1930s till the 60s but could have been put on a Red List after that, as their numbers suffered a marked decl...

For 15 years, such a distinctive boat was regularly raced on the Lough, but no more. Now however, Fred Ternan and his brother, George, are nearly there with their project of getting another Snipe out on the waters around Crom Castle once more. They are in the final stages of their restoration of a Snipe, and hope to have it officially launched by this Summer. “[This Snipe] was built before World War Two. We believe it might have been built in the Bangor area, because we know it was en...

BBC News By Louise Cullen image captionThe 1519 model is a replica of the radio-controlled tender used during WWII The Sunderlands and Catalinas, stationed on Lough Erne at RAF Castle Archdale during World War Two, are legends of that conflict. They helped detect the German battleship, the Bismarck, in 1941. But they would never even have reached the sky without the tenders that serviced them. "All seaplane bases had tenders to bring crew out to the planes and bring them back in again," said ...