Lyracrumpane

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Lyracrumpane
TOWNLAND
County Kerry

Wind farm at Lyracrumpane from the air
Location
Location: 52°21’6"N, 9°29’36"W
Grid reference: Q983232
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Lyracrumpane, also sometimes spelled Lyreacrompane, is a townland in the Barony of Clanmaurice in County Kerry. It is amongst the Stack's Mountains area in the north of the county.[1] The townland has an area of 964 acres,[2] and had a population of 66 as of the 2011 census.

There are a number of Mass path trails in the nearby Coillte wood.[3]

The Lyreacrompane Community Centre was opened in 2000. The townland has a primary school, Lyracrompane National School.

References

  1. "Lyreacrompane / LyreaDistrictJournal". Lyreacrompane Heritage Group. https://www.lyreacrompane.com/. Retrieved 15 March 2024. "Lyreacrompane is a rural, upland area in the Stacks and Glanaruddery Mountains of North Kerry" 
  2. "Lyracrumpane Townland, Co. Kerry". https://www.townlands.ie/kerry/clanmaurice/kilfeighny/kilshenane/lyracrumpane/. Retrieved 15 March 2024. 
  3. "Lyreacrompane". https://www.coillte.ie/site/lyracrumpane/. Retrieved 15 March 2024.