Information about Lislea

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Lislea
Irish Form of Name:
Lios Liath
Translation:
grey fort
Civil Parish:
Clontuskert
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Lislea
Lios Liath
Lislea
Lissleagh vocat Cluonhallownagh vocat Keale Inq. Temp. Car. I
Lisleagh Inq. Temp. Gul. III
Lislea Inq. Temp. Jac. I
Lislea The Examiner
Description:
It is nearly circular. The eastern side bounds a road which runs nearly through the centre of the aforesaid townland.
Situation:
It is situated on the eastern side of Gurtnahoarna Clancarty townland and Barony of Cloonmacnoon.

Information From Joyce's Place Names

Translation according to P. W. Joyce:
Lis, Liss (Irish Lios), an ancient fort. See vol. i.p. 271. In the majority of cases the second part of a ik's - name is personal, viz. the name of the person who owned the lis when it got the name. The interpretation of many such names is obvious at a glance : no one could mistake the meaning of such names as Lismacrory, Lisdonnell, Lisgorman, and hundreds like them. The most usual gen. of lios is leasa, but sometimes we find gen. lis or less, which when occurring in names is pronounced Ui>\ as in Letter-tinlish and Tullylish.

Townland Information

What is a townland?:
A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169
Townland:
Lislea is in Gortnahorna Clancarty townland.

Information From Maps

Original OS maps at the Ordnance Survey of Ireland website.
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Lislea
Information from the National Monuments Service.
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Archaeological map from the National Monuments Service
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