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Lios (other)
Lios may refer to several places in Ireland: *Lios Ceannúir, or anglicized Liscannor, a coastal village in County Clare, Ireland *Lios an Gharráin, or anglicised Lissagurraun, a townland of Moycullen in County Galway, Ireland *Lios Póil, or anglicized Lispole, a Gaeltacht village in County Kerry, Ireland See also *Lio (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lios Ceannúir
Liscannor () is a coastal village in County Clare, Ireland. Geography Lying on the west coast of Ireland, on Liscannor Bay, the village is located on the R478 road between Lahinch, to the east, and Doolin, to the north. The Cliffs of Moher are about north west of the village. Between Lahinch and Liscannor lies the small village of Moymore. Liscannor is located in the civil parish of Kilmacrehy. History Liscannor probably takes its name from an old fort that was located here. ''Lis'' meaning a "fort" and ''Cannor'' a corruption of the name "Connor". The area around Liscannor was part of the Barony of Corcomroe, controlled by the O’Connor family. At least 30 ships of the Spanish Armada, sent to invade England in the summer of 1588, were lost along the coast of Ireland, mainly along the western seaboard. The oar-powered galleass Zuñiga was damaged, and anchored off-shore of Liscannor. The ship came under surveillance by the High Sheriff of Clare and by crown forces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lios An Gharráin
Lios an Gharráin (anglicised Lissagurraun) is a townland of Moycullen near Barna in County Galway, Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea .... There are only 10 houses, and no shops or schools. There is one horse riding school, the Moycullen Riding Centre. There are roughly 24 inhabitants. It is close to the Moycullen Bogs. References Towns and villages in County Galway Articles on towns and villages in Ireland possibly missing Irish place names {{Galway-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lios Póil
Lios Póil (anglicized Lispole) is a Gaeltacht village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is on the Dingle Peninsula, 8 km east of the town of Dingle and 40 km west of Tralee on the N86 National Secondary Route. Transport Bus Éireann services between Tralee and Dingle on the 275 route serve Lispole. The Tralee and Dingle narrow gauge railway ran through Lispole, and a viaduct on the line still stands near the village. Lispole railway station opened on 1 April 1891, shut for passenger traffic on 17 April 1939, shut for goods traffic on 10 March 1947 and shut altogether on 1 July 1953. People *Lispole is the birthplace of Joe Higgins, former Socialist Party TD for Dublin West and former MEP for the Dublin constituency. *Kinard, Lispole is the birthplace of Irish Republican revolutionary Thomas Ashe (Irish: Tomás Ághas). *Lispole is the birthplace of Paudie Fitzgerald, cyclist and businessman. Won the Rás Tailteann Rás Tailteann (; "Tailteann Race"), often shor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
