Lissycasey
Encyclopedia
Lissycasey is a village
in County Clare
, Ireland
. It forms one half of the parish of Clondegad-Kilchrist. The village straddles the N68
Ennis
-Kilrush
road for some 3.5 km. The area stretches east-west from Caherea to Crown and north-south from Frure North to Cloncolman. Lissycasey were Clare county champions in football in 2007 and won the Cusack Cup that year.
It boasts Irelands oldest family-owned pub, Fanny O Dea's.
It is also the birthplace of Rosemary Almond, who later found fame as the mother of David Almond.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in County Clare
County Clare
-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...
, Ireland
Ireland
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. It forms one half of the parish of Clondegad-Kilchrist. The village straddles the N68
Roads in Ireland
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Ennis
Ennis
Ennis is the county town of Clare in Ireland. Situated on the River Fergus, it lies north of Limerick and south of Galway. Its name is a shortening of the original ....
-Kilrush
Kilrush
Kilrush is a coastal town in County Clare, Ireland. It is located near the mouth of the River Shannon in the south-west of the county. Kilrush is a town of great historical significance, being one of the listed Heritage Towns of Ireland.-History:...
road for some 3.5 km. The area stretches east-west from Caherea to Crown and north-south from Frure North to Cloncolman. Lissycasey were Clare county champions in football in 2007 and won the Cusack Cup that year.
It boasts Irelands oldest family-owned pub, Fanny O Dea's.
It is also the birthplace of Rosemary Almond, who later found fame as the mother of David Almond.
See also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland