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A closer look at H2344 : Enniskillen Boer War Memorial.

The inscription on the front face of the memorial reads:

“In honoured memory of 20 Officers 47 Non-Commissioned Officer
and 215 Men of the 6th Inniskilling* Dragoons and Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
who sustained the great reputation of these distinguished regiments for prowess in arms
and devotion to their sovereign and country fell in battle or died of wounds or sickness in
South Africa
1899—1902
Erected by public subscription”


* The town's name is derived from the Irish: Inis Ceithleann. This refers to Cethlenn, a figure in Irish mythology. Local legend has it that Cethlenn was wounded in battle by an arrow and attempted to swim across the River Erne, which surrounds the island, but she never reached the other side so the island (on which Enniskillen is now built) was named in reference to her. It has been anglicised many ways over the centuries, including “Inniskilling” (Link Wikipedia).