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Lisselton
Irish: Lios Eiltín
County Kerry
Lisselton, Saint Teresa's Church.jpg
St Teresa's Church, Lisselton
Location
Grid reference: Q930385
Location: 52°29’17"N, 9°34’35"W
Data
Local Government
Council: Listowel
Dáil
constituency:
Kerry

Lisselton is a village in County Kerry.[1] It is located five miles north-west of Listowel on the R553 road to Ballybunion. It has three pubs, several shops and there are two primary schools in the parish.

The name of the village is from the Irish Lios Eiltín, meaning "Ring-fort of Eiltín'.[2]

About the village

The Lartigue Monorail passed through Lisselton between 1888 and 1924.

The village contains three pubs (Cantillons, Tomáisín's and The Thatch Bar), a church, a supermarket/post office and a butchers. There are about 50 houses in the village itself, and two primary schools in the parish.

Lisselton Grotto was built in 1954, the Marian Year. It was later refurbished as part of the work carried out by members of the local FÁS scheme.

Sport

  • Gaelic Athletics: Ballydonoghue GAA
  • Football: Lisselton Rovers

References

  1. "Placenames Database of Ireland". Dublin City University. http://www.. Retrieved 29 October 2014. 
  2. Lios Eiltín / Lisselton: Placenames Database of Ireland