Sculpture in Lisdowney

Lisdowney (Irish: Lios Dúnaígh)[1] is a townland in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It lies on the River Nore near Ballyragget and is home to Lisdowney GAA club. The townland is in the civil parish of Aharney, within the historical barony of Galmoy, and in the electoral division of Lisdowney.[2] As of the 2011 census, Lisdowney townland had a population of 93 people.[3]

History

Evidence of ancient settlement in the townland include recorded ringfort, fulacht fiadh and fortified house sites.[4][5] Lisdowney's Roman Catholic church is dedicated to Saint Brigid and was built in 1840.[6]

Amenities and sport

The national (primary) school which serves the area, Lisdowney National School, had an enrollment of 98 pupils in 2022.[7]

The local Gaelic Athletic Association club is Lisdowney GAA. Hurling and camogie teams, representing the club, won the All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship in 1994, and the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship in 2020.[8][9] Ted Carroll, Angela Downey and Ann Downey are former Lisdowney club members.[10][11][12]

Geography

Lisdowney townland, which has an area of approximately 7 square kilometres (2.7 sq mi),[2] had a population of 93 people as of the 2011 census.[3] It is in north County Kilkenny near the border with County Laois.

A wind farm, comprising four turbines generating 9.2 Megawatts, is located in the area.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ "Lios Dúnaígh / Lisdowney". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Lisdowney Townland, Co. Kilkenny". townlands.ie. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b "CD158 - Kilkenny Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2022. Lisdowney, Lisdowney, Co. Kilkenny [..] 93
  4. ^ Recorded Monuments Protected under Section 12 of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act, 1994 - County Kilkenny. National Monuments and Historic Properties Service. 1996.
  5. ^ Carrigan, William (1905). The History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory, Volume 2 (PDF). Kilkenny: Roberts Books and Wellbrook Press. pp. 320, 321.
  6. ^ "Saint Brigid's Catholic Church, Lisdowney, Lisdowney, Kilkenny". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Lisdowney NS". gov.ie. Department of Education. 27 August 2022. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Roll of Honour – All-Ireland Club Championships". camogie.ie. Camogie Association. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  9. ^ Spillane, Trevor (26 September 2020). "What a finish! Lisdowney hold nerve to go back to Kilkenny senior hurling ranks". Kilkenny People. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Ted Carroll". hoganstand.com. 3 September 1993. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Angela Downey and Lisdowney Camogie Club, Kilkenny feature in RTE's Use It Or Lose It!". camogie.ie. Camogie Association. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Kilkenny to the bone: Reeling in the years, the good and the bad, with Cats legend Ann Downey". the42.ie. Journal Media Ltd. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Greencoat Renewables to buy Lisdowney wind farm for €22.5m". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Wind farms - Lisdowney (Ireland)". thewindpower.net. Retrieved 20 November 2022.

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