Lisryan ()
is a village in
County Longford
County Longford ( gle, Contae an Longfoirt) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Longford. Longford County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 46,6 ...
,
Ireland
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.
Transport
Lisryan is located on the
Regional Road the
R395 road
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. The nearest towns are
Granard
Granard () is a town in the north of County Longford, Ireland, and has a traceable history going back to AD 236. It is situated just south of the boundary between the watersheds of the Shannon and the Erne, at the point where the N55 nationa ...
and
Edgeworthstown
Edgeworthstown or Mostrim () is a small town in County Longford, Ireland. The town is in the east of the county, near the border with County Westmeath. Nearby towns are Longford 12 km to the west, Mullingar 26 km to the east, Athlone 4 ...
. Granard is served by the
Bus Éireann
Bus Éireann (; "Irish Bus") is a state-owned bus and coach operator providing services throughout Ireland, with the exception of Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area, where bus services are provided by sister company Dublin Bus. It is a subsidia ...
number 111 bus service. Twice on a Friday only, the bus route changes slightly and the bus drives through the village of Lisryan; and people can journey to Granard or Dublin. Edgeworthstown is served by the
Iarnród Éireann
Iarnród Éireann () or Irish Rail, is the operator of the national railway network of Ireland. Established on 2 February 1987, it is a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ). It operates all internal InterCity, Commuter, DART and fr ...
Sligo to Dublin train service.
Activities
Lisryan is a rural village. There are many opportunities to walk and bicycle in the area. There is also a sports field located within the village which is used for
association football
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and
Gaelic games
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.
There is a bring bank for glass in Lisryan, one of 25 such banks in County Longford.
Coolamber Manor
Cloonshanagh or Coolamber Manor Demesne (in
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
: ''Cluain Seanach'' meaning "lawn or meadow of the foxes". Or ''Cul Amra'' meaning "hill-back of the trough") is a large country house on a site of approximately 150 acres.
It is located just outside the village of Lisryan. It was a drug rehabilitation centre, however its doors are now closed.
See also
*
List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
{{County Longford
Towns and villages in County Longford