Castlelyons

Castlelyons Caisleán Ó Liatháin
—  Village  —
St Nicholas's Cemetery, Kill-Saint-Anne, Castlelyons
Castlelyons Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°05′51″N 8°14′3″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Cork
Population (2002)
• Total	211
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference

Castlelyons (Irish: Caisleán Ó Liatháin) is a small village in East County Cork in the Province of Munster in Ireland. It is situated 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Fermoy. In the 2002 census it recorded a population of 211.

There are two stone bridges crossing the river into the village - one a small footbridge and the other a bridge which was part of the entrance into the Barrymore Castle. The parish has two churches at Bridesbridge and Coolagown, and also boasts a castle, two abbeys, a mausoleum, two holy wells, and many other historical sights.

History

The local Catholic parish is an area rich in historical sites. The parish of Castlelyons today is made up of three main districts - Coolagown, Britway and Castlelyons/Bridesbridge. Three quarters of the parish extend along the banks of the River Bride.

People

The writer Peadar Ua Laoghaire, author of the famous Irish-language novel Séadna, was the parish priest in Castlelyons from 1891 until his death in 1920.

Sport

• Hunting, shooting and fishing are popular in the area and there is both a gun club and an angling club. The village has an excellent pitch & putt course overlooking the Sean Abhainn stream. The village has a GAA pitch and squash courts.
• Castlelyons GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.

See also

• Uí Liatháin
• Lyons (disambiguation)
• Lehane
• Castlemartyr
• Cobh
• List of abbeys and priories in Ireland (County Cork)
• List of towns and villages in Ireland

External links

• St. Nicholas Cemetery, Castlelyons