Blaney is a small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It lies on the southern shore of Lower Lough Erne, 14 km (9 miles) West of Enniskillen. It is within the Fermanagh District Council area. History The area takes its name from the Irish word "Bléan" which means a creek. (The suggestion that it derives from the Blayneys of Castleblayney originates in an inaccuarate statement in Livingstone's History of Fermanagh.) Blaney Bay, on Lough Erne was a good location for prospective… (More on Blaney)