Lisselton () is a village in
County Kerry
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,
Ireland
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. It is located 8 km northwest of
Listowel
Listowel ( ; , ) is a heritage market town in County Kerry, Ireland. It is on the River Feale, from the county town, Tralee. The town of Listowel had a population of 4,794 according to the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, the third large ...
on the
R553 road to
Ballybunion
Ballybunion or Ballybunnion () is a coastal town and seaside resort in County Kerry, Ireland, on the Wild Atlantic Way, from the town of Listowel. As of the 2022 census, Ballybunion had a population of 1,618.
Name
The Placenames Database of I ...
. The village is part of the parish of Ballydonoghue, which is located in the north of the county. The village contains three
pub
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s, several shops and there are two
primary school
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s in the parish.
Sport
The parish
Gaelic Athletic Association
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club is
Ballydonoghue GAA club. The club, which has its grounds at Coolard
townland
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, has contributed players on the
Kerry inter-county team on a number of occasions. Three members of the club played were members of the 1947 Kerry team that played in the only All Ireland final ever held outside Ireland - the Kerry-Cavan final played in the
Polo Grounds
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in New York.
The local
association football
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(soccer) club, Lisselton Rovers, was previously based in Lisselton and played in the
Kerry District League. The club relocated to Ballybunion and renamed themselves LB Rovers in 2012.
Transport
The
Lartigue Monorail passed through Lisselton between 1888 and 1924. The village now has a taxi and bus service.
Education
Lisselton National School opened in 1983. The school has approximately 134 students, five class teachers, a learning support teacher, a resource teacher and two special needs assistants. Coolard National School is the second school. Dromerin National School was the third, but it was closed in September 2012 due to dwindling numbers.
Literature
Lisselton was the birthplace of the novelist
Maurice Walsh, whose most famous work was ''
The Quiet Man
''The Quiet Man'' is a 1952 American romantic comedy drama film directed and produced by John Ford, and starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen, Barry Fitzgerald, Arthur Shields and Ward Bond. The screenplay by Frank S. Nugent ...
''.
John B. Keane's family were also from the area and he once remarked that it was a "throbbing vein of literary genius" running through the locality that made it easier to write than not to write.
The Ballydonoghue Parish Magazine was established in the 1980s and each annual edition has articles covering issues of local relevance, including Gaelic games.
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See also
*
List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
{{County Kerry
Towns and villages in County Kerry