Lisgoold
Lisgoold
Lios CĂșil | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Lisgoold Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°58âČ24.06âłN 08°13âČ00.26âłWï»ż / ï»ż51.9733500°N 8.2167389°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| DĂĄil Ăireann | Cork East |
| EU Parliament | South |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
|  âąÂ Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Lisgoold (Irish: Lios CĂșil)[1] is a village and civil parish in County Cork, Ireland.[2] Lisgoold is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne, and is served by St John the Baptist Catholic church.[3] Lisgoold is part of the Cork East DĂĄil constituency.
Sport
[edit]The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Lisgoold GAA, have pitch and gymnasium facilities in the village.[4] The club have Premier Intermediate hurling and Junior A football teams. The nearest soccer club is Carrigtwohill United AFC, which plays at Ballyadam, which is between Carrigtwohill and Lisgoold.[5] Horse racing is also represented in the area, with "point-to-point" races held in the area.[6]
Notable residents
[edit]- Maurice Riordan, poet and editor[7]
- Crystal Swing, country music group[8]
- Paul Townend, jockey[9]
References
[edit]- â "Lios CĂșil / Lisgoold". logainm.ie. Placenames Commission of Ireland. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- â "Civil Parish of Lisgoold, Co. Cork". townlands.ie. Irish Townlands. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- â "Lisgoold Parish". cloynediocese.ie. Cloyne Diocese. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- â "Lisgoold GAA Club News - Issue 3 - March 2017". lisgooldgaa.com. Lisgoold GAA. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- â "Carrigtwohill United - Directions to Ballyadam Park". carrigtwohillunited.com. Carrigtwohill United. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- â "Change of Venue for Lisgoold P2P". p2p.ie. Irish Point to Point. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- â "The Water Stealer : An evocative, affectionate and intelligent body of work". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- â "A comprehensive look back at Crystal Swing and what they've been up to for the last eight years". dailyedge.ie. Daily Edge. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- â "Cork's Paul Townend rides his fourth Cheltenham winner this week on Lossiemouth". Evening Echo.ie. Evening Echo. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
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