BROWSE
townland
Lios Mór
genitive: Lios Mór
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Lismore Demesne
(English)

Glossary

English ring-fort, enclosure
English great, big

Explanatory note

Centrepoint

53.9511, -7.44567latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1610
agh(o)n(o)lecky and Lismorr
MEC
1642
Lismore
Dep. 1641 Alt: MS 833, Fol. 2r
1657
Lismore
O.S. 6" Co.Cavan - xxv.
DS
1666
Lismore (part)
ASE Leathanach: 63
1669
Lismore
ASE Leathanach: 193
1670
Lissmore
BSD (Ca)
1685
Lismore
Hib. Del.
1709
Lismore
Carvaghs Leathanach: 34
1836
Lissmore Demesne
BS:AL Leathanach: Ca040,76
1836
Lismore
Co. List 1790:AL Leathanach: Ca040,76
1836
Lismore
CM:AL Leathanach: Ca040,76
1836
Lismore
Co. Table:AL Leathanach: Ca040,76
1836
Lissnore
T&S:AL Leathanach: Ca040,76
1836
Lismore
Commonwealth Survey:AL Leathanach: Ca040,76
1836
Lismore
DS:AL Leathanach: Ca040,76
1836
Lios mór, 'great fort'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca040,76
1836
Lismore &c
OD:AL Leathanach: Ca040,76
1836
[Lismore Demesne]
"Lismore Castle was built A.D. 1733...this property formerly belonged to the sept of OReilly and was confiscated in ONeills Rebellion. It then fell into the hands of the Cosby family, since by marriage into the present family of Nesbit." [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Ca040,76

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