Lissycasey
Lissycasey
Lios Uí Chathasaigh | |
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Village | |
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  Lissycasey Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°44′37″N 9°09′35″W / 52.743611°N 9.159722°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Clare |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Urban | 308 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | R224669 |
Lissycasey (Irish: Lios Uí Chathasaigh, meaning 'ringfort of the Caseys') is a village in County Clare, Ireland.[2] It forms one half of the parish of Clondegad-Kilchrist. The village straddles the N68 Ennis-Kilrush road for some 3.5 km. The area stretches east-west from Caherea to Crown and north-south from Frure North to Cloncolman. Lissycasey were Clare county champions in football in 2007 and won the Cusack Cup that year.[3]
The Roman Catholic parish of Ballynacally (Clondegad) encompasses Ballynacally, Lissycasey and Ballycorick, and is part of the Diocese of Killaloe[4]
Sword of O'Neill
In 1881, foreign publications reported that two men digging a drain near Lissycasey discovered an iron clasped chest laying on which was a large sword engraved with the name O'Neill. The men assumed it to be a coffin and reported the discovery to the police. The box was opened by the police and found it was full of gold coins of an ancient date.[5][6][7]
See also
References
- ^ "Census 2011 – Population Classified by Area Table 6 Population of each province, county, city, urban area, rural area and electoral division, 2006 and 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Placenames Database of Ireland". Dublin City University. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Honours". Lissycasey GAA Club. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Ballynacally (Clondegad)". Diocese of Killaloe. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ Donahoe's Magazine (Volume 6 ed.). Boston: T.B. Noonan & Company. 1882. p. 152.
- ^ "A Chest of Gold". No. Third Edition. New York Evening Telegram. 14 May 1881.
- ^ "Page 3, Column 2". The Centaur, London. 21 May 1881.
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