BROWSE
townland
Lios Gabhail
genitive: Lios Gabhail
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Lisgool
(English)

Glossary

English ring-fort, enclosure

Centrepoint

54.465, -8.37391latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Lios-Gabhail = Fort of the fork or forked place. There is Lisgool in Co. Fermanagh frequently mentioned by the Four Masters and written Lios-Gabhail. "
Nóta
"Arch. Inventory: Rath. On a slight rise in an undulating landscape (110). "
Nóta
1836
Lisgold
"A modern name given by an old man name[d] Maglone who lived there." [pl]
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Lis an or
'the golden fort'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Lissgool
Buck, H.:AL
1836
Lios gabhail,
'fort of the fork'
OD:AL
1836
Lisgool
OD:AL

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