Exhibit 23.1
                          Consent of Ernst & Young LLP





                                  Exhibit 23.1

                                     CONSENT

We  consent  to the  reference  to our  firm  under  the  caption  "Experts"  in
Post-Effective  Amendment No. 2 to the Registration  Statement on Form S-3 (File
No.  33-26248)  and  related  Prospectus  of First  United  Corporation  for the
registration  of  194,431  shares of its  common  stock in  connection  with its
Dividend  Reinvestment  and Stock  Purchase Plan,  and to the  incorporation  by
reference  therein of our report  dated  February  14, 2002 with  respect to the
consolidated  financial  Statements of First United Corporation  included in its
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001,  filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                              /s/ Ernst & Young LLP



Baltimore, Maryland
August 20, 2002