BROWSE
Lios Ceannúir
genitive: Lios Ceannúir
(Irish)
Liscannor
(English)

Glossary

English ring-fort, enclosure

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the ring-fort of —
    Ní léir bunús an dara focal

  • English

    the ring-fort of —
    The origin of the second word is unclear

Centrepoint

52.9396, -9.38912latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1749
Lios Ceannúir
bunfhoinse ETS
luaite in Bláith.MG Leathanach: 106
1839
Lisscanner
BS:AL Leathanach: Cl081,67
1839
Liscanor
Pelham:AL Leathanach: Cl081,67
1839
Lios Ceannúir, 'Canur's fort'
OD:AL Leathanach: Cl081,67
1839
Lios Ceannamhail
"Lios Ceannamhail, locally, but correctly Lios Ceannúir, Canur's fort" [OD Nóta];
Local:AL Leathanach: Cl081,67
1839
Lios ceanúil
pl:AL Leathanach: Cl081,67
1839
Liscannor
OD:AL Leathanach: Cl081,67
1839
[Liscannor]
"a chapel is erected therein...Cruckrahaderra...Lisscannor Quay...Splink...Tubber Maccreeha...Cuslaun Lisscannure...Dreahed Lissecaunure...Rock Lodge...Lisscannor House...Normanby Lodge...Cah[.]ooly...Shell House" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: Cl081,67
1839
Liscannor
Co. Bk.:AL Leathanach: Cl081,67
1839
Liscannor
Bar. Bk.:AL Leathanach: Cl081,67
1839
Liscannor
Weldon, R.:AL Leathanach: Cl081,67
1839
Lyscannor
Whitty, Archdeacon:AL Leathanach: Cl081,67
1839
Lisscanor
Flanigan, T.:AL Leathanach: Cl081,67
1839
Lisscannor
Burke, Rev. T.:AL Leathanach: Cl081,67
1839
Liscannor
Letter (Fitzgerald, Sir): Leathanach: Cl081,67

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