Lisryan
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Lisryan
Lios Riain | |
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Village | |
Lisryan Location in Ireland | |
Coordinates: 53°43′41″N 7°30′12″W / 53.72818°N 7.50333°WCoordinates: 53°43′41″N 7°30′12″W / 53.72818°N 7.50333°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Longford |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | N326755 |
Lisryan (Irish: Lios Riain, meaning 'Rian's ringfort').[1] is a village in County Longford, Ireland.
Transport[]
Lisryan is located on the Regional Road the R395 road. The nearest towns are Granard and Edgeworthstown. Granard is served by the Bus Éireann number 111 bus service.[2] Twice on a Friday only, the bus route changes slightly and the bus drives through the village of Lisryan; and people can journey to Granard or Dublin. Edgeworthstown is served by the Iarnród Éireann Sligo to Dublin train service.[3]
Activities[]
Lisryan is a rural village. There are many opportunities to walk and bicycle in the area.[citation needed] There is also a sports field located within the village which is used for association football and Gaelic games.[citation needed]
There is a bring bank for glass in Lisryan, one of 25 such banks in County Longford.[4]
Coolamber Manor[]
Cloonshanagh or Coolamber Manor Demesne (in Irish: Cluain Seanach meaning "lawn or meadow of the foxes". Or Cul Amra meaning "hill-back of the trough")[5] is a large country house on a site of approximately 150 acres.[6] It is located just outside the village of Lisryan. It was a drug rehabilitation centre, however its doors are now closed.
See also[]
- List of towns and villages in Ireland
References[]
- ^ http://www.longfordlibrary.ie/lib_arc_inside.aspx?id=16534[bare URL]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ http://www.irishrail.ie/your_journey/printed_timetable_pdfs/2009/Dublin%20Sligo%2009.pdf[bare URL]
- ^ http://www.longfordcoco.ie/coco_content.aspx?id=10008&terms=lisryan[bare URL]
- ^ http://www.longfordlibrary.ie/lib_arc_inside.aspx?id=16516[bare URL]
- ^ http://www.rehab.ie/about/pdfs/Autumn2002/1to9.pdf[bare URL]
- Towns and villages in County Longford