Lisgobban, County Tyrone
Lisgobban is a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the barony of Dungannon Middle and the civil parish of Clonfeacle and covers an area of 135 acres.[1]
The name derives from the Irish: lios gobbain (Little snout like fort) or Lios Gobáin (Gobban's fort/enclosure).[2]
In 1841 the population of the townland was 72 people (12 houses) and in 1851 it was 37 people (8 houses).[3]
The townland contains one Scheduled Historic Monument: a Bivallate rath: Lisgobban Fort (grid ref: H8108 5485).[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Townlands of County Tyrone". IreAtlas Townland Database. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ "Lisgobban". Place Names NI. Retrieved 20 December 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Census of Ireland 1851". Enhanced Parliamentary Papers on Ireland. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ "Scheduled Historic Monuments (to 15 October 2012)" (PDF). NI Environment Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.