Lismore, County Waterford
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 Lismore
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| Coordinates: 52°08′12″N 7°55′51″W / 52.1367°N 7.9308°WCoordinates: 52°08′12″N 7°55′51″W / 52.1367°N 7.9308°W | |||
| Country | Ireland | ||
| Province | Munster | ||
| County | Waterford | ||
| Elevation | 86 m (282 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Urban | 790 | ||
| • Rural | 450 | ||
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) | ||
| Irish Grid Reference | X045984 | ||
| Historical populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1813 | 1,569 | — |
| 1821 | 2,330 | +48.5% |
| 1831 | 2,894 | +24.2% |
| 1841 | 3,007 | +3.9% |
| 1851 | 2,319 | −22.9% |
| 1861 | 2,085 | −10.1% |
| 1871 | 1,946 | −6.7% |
| 1881 | 1,860 | −4.4% |
| 1891 | 1,632 | −12.3% |
| 1901 | 1,583 | −3.0% |
| 1911 | 1,474 | −6.9% |
| 1926 | 1,363 | −7.5% |
| 1936 | 1,194 | −12.4% |
| 1946 | 1,174 | −1.7% |
| 1951 | 1,089 | −7.2% |
| 1956 | 893 | −18.0% |
| 1961 | 1,069 | +19.7% |
| 1966 | 1,046 | −2.2% |
| 1971 | 1,041 | −0.5% |
| 1981 | 1,119 | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 1,085 | −3.0% |
| 1991 | 1,095 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1,095 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,182 | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 1,240 | +4.9% |
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Lismore (Irish: Lios Mór, meaning "great ringfort") is a town in County Waterford, Ireland. It is located where the N72 road crosses the River Blackwater.
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[edit] History
It was founded by Saint Mochuda, also known as Saint Carthage. In the 7th century, Lismore was the site of the well-known Lismore Abbey. It is also home to Lismore Castle, the birth place to the "Father of Chemistry", Robert Boyle (of Boyle's Law). A medieval manuscript, the Book of Lismore (now in England – the owner of the castle is an Englishman) and the Lismore Crozier (now in the National Museum of Ireland) were discovered there in the 19th century. Lismore won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 2004. Another notable building is the cathedral, dedicated to St Carthage.
[edit] Gallery
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Lismore town centre
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Memorial plaque honouring Fred Astaire on the wall of Madden's Summerhill Cafe.
[edit] People
The following people were born in Lismore.
- Robert Boyle (born 1627, died 1691) - Famous physicist and chemist.
- Dervla Murphy (born 1931) - Travel writer.
- Dan Shanahan (born 1977) - Famous hurler
- Matthew Wilson (born 1991)- Composer/Pianist
[edit] Sport
- Lismore GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.
[edit] International relations
[edit] Twin towns — Sister cities
Lismore is twinned with the city of Lismore, New South Wales, in Australia.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ and Histpop.org, Figures post 1961 are for Lismore and environs. For a discussion on the accuracy of pre-famine census returns see JJ Lee “On the accuracy of the pre-famine Irish censuses” in Irish Population, Economy and Society edited by JM Goldstrom and LA Clarkson (1981) p54, and also “New Developments in Irish Population History, 1700-1850” by Joel Mokyr and Cormac Ó Gráda in The Economic History Review, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 4 (Nov., 1984), pp. 473-488.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Lismore, County Waterford |
- Lismore Tourist Office
- Lismore Music Festival
- Lismore Development Company
- Interview with Duke of Devonshire who resides in Lismore Castle
- Lismore Immrama Festival Of Travel Writing
- The Tidy Towns of Ireland "Celebrating 50 years"
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