Enniskillen, Ontario (Hamlet)

Enniskillen, Ontario (Hamlet)

Enniskillen
— Unincorporated community —
Coordinates: 44°58′14″N 78°44′37″W / 44.97056°N 78.74361°W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Regional municipality	Durham
Municipality	Clarington
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	L0B 1J0
Area Codes	905 / 289

Enniskillen is a community located in the municipality of Clarington, Ontario, Canada. Enniskillen was established in the early 1800s . Enniskillen has one school, Enniskillen Public School, which goes from junior kindergarten to grade 6. Enniskillen is mostly a farmer's community with one small urban area. THEE (Tyrone, Haydon, Enniskillen, Enfield) Farmers Parade takes place every year in early December. The farmers in the area decorate their farm implements and provide a free parade to the residents as a thank you for sharing the rural roads with them. Usually held the first Wednesday in December starting a 6 pm.

Enniskillen has one convenience store (well known for their large ice cream cones), one church and one auto garage. Enniskillen is also home the Enniskillen and Long Sault Conservation areas. Enniskillen is also known for the beautiful Enniskillen Hill part of the Oak Ridges Morine. The many rolling hills around Enniskillen has made it very popular with cyclists.

It was named after the town of Enniskillen in Northern Ireland.

Notable businesses

The McLaughlin automobile company began life in 1876 as the McLaughlin Carriage Company, a blacksmith's shop in the village of Enniskillen, located 20 kilometres (12 mi) north east of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. McLaughlin also taught Sunday school in the Presbyterian church there. The company began making horse-drawn carriages in the mid 19th Century. In 1876-7, he moved his business to Oshawa, feeling that moving to a larger urban centre with railway access was necessary for the growth of the business.

In 1890, Canadian pharmacist and chemist, John J. McLaughlin of Enniskillen, Ontario opened a carbonated water plant in Toronto. McLaughlin was the oldest son of Robert McLaughlin, founder of McLaughlin Carriage and McLaughlin Motor Car. In 1904, McLaughlin created "Canada Dry Pale Ginger Ale" three years later the drink was appointed to the Royal Household of the Governor General of Canada, and the label featuring a beaver atop a map of Canada was replaced with the present Crown and shield.

References

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
• Oshawa Museum

External links

• Images of Enniskillen at Panoramio.com

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