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Lios Póil
Lispole
Village
Lios Póil is located in Ireland
Lios Póil
Lios Póil
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°08′29″N 10°09′47″W / 52.141495°N 10.16304°W / 52.141495; -10.16304
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Kerry
Population
 (2006)[1]
 • Urban
768
Irish Grid ReferenceQ518011
As this is a Gaeltacht village, the Irish Lios Póil is the only official name.

Lios Póil (anglicized as Lispole) is a Gaeltacht[2] 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.[3]

People

See also

References

  1. ^ 2006 Census Archived 11 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
  3. ^ "Lispole station" (PDF). Railscot – Irish Railways. Retrieved 3 November 2007.

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