Lisdowney () is a
townland in
County Kilkenny
County Kilkenny ( gle, Contae Chill Chainnigh) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the South-East Region. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. Kilkenny County Council is the local authority for the co ...
, Ireland. It lies on the
River Nore near
Ballyragget and is home to
Lisdowney GAA club. The townland is in the
civil parish of Aharney, within the
historical barony of
Galmoy, and in the
electoral division of Lisdowney.
As of the
2011 census, Lisdowney townland had a population of 93 people.
History
Evidence of ancient settlement in the townland include recorded
ringfort
Ringforts, ring forts or ring fortresses are circular fortified settlements that were mostly built during the Bronze Age up to about the year 1000. They are found in Northern Europe, especially in Ireland. There are also many in South Wales ...
,
fulacht fiadh and
fortified house sites. Lisdowney's
Roman Catholic church is dedicated to
Saint Brigid
Saint Brigid of Kildare or Brigid of Ireland ( ga, Naomh Bríd; la, Brigida; 525) is the patroness saint (or 'mother saint') of Ireland, and one of its three national saints along with Patrick and Columba. According to medieval Irish hagiogra ...
and was built in 1840.
Amenities and sport
The
national (primary) school which serves the area, Lisdowney National School, had an enrollment of 98 pupils in 2022.
The local
Gaelic Athletic Association club is
Lisdowney GAA.
Hurling
Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...
and
camogie
Camogie ( ; ga, camógaíocht ) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities.
A variant of the game of hurling (which is played by men onl ...
teams, representing the club, won the
All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship in 1994, and the
Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship in 2020.
Ted Carroll,
Angela Downey
Angela Downey-Browne (born 1957, Kilkenny) is a retired Irish sportsperson. She played camogie at various times with her local clubs, St Paul’s Camogie Club, St Paul's camogie club based in Kilkenny city and Lisdowney GAA, Lisdowney, and was ...
and
Ann Downey are former Lisdowney club members.
Geography
Lisdowney townland, which has an area of approximately ,
had a population of 93 people as of the 2011 census.
It is in north County Kilkenny near the border with
County Laois
County Laois ( ; gle, Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medie ...
.
A
wind farm, comprising four turbines generating 9.2
Megawatts, is located in the area.
References
Townlands of County Kilkenny
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