Lisgoold () is a village and

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County Cork County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns a ...

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. Lisgoold is in the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne The Diocese of Cloyne ( ga, Deoise Chluana) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly, Cashel (also known as ...

, and is served by St John the Baptist Catholic church. Lisgoold is part of the Cork East Dáil constituency.

Sport

The local

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club,

Lisgoold GAA Lisgoold GAA Club is a gaelic football, hurling and ladies football club based in the village of Lisgoold, County Cork, Ireland. The club draws its support from Leamlara, Ballincurrig, Peafield and Lisgoold itself. The club fields teams in ...

, have pitch and gymnasium facilities in the village. The club have Junior A hurling and football teams. The nearest soccer club is Carrigtwohill United AFC, which plays at Ballyadam, which is between Carrigtwohill and Lisgoold. Horse racing is also represented in the area, with " point-to-point" races held in the area.

Notable residents

* Maurice Riordan, poet and editor * Crystal Swing, country music group *

Paul Townend Paul Townend (born 15 September 1990) is an Irish jockey who competes in National Hunt racing. Townend comes from Midleton in County Cork and rides primarily for the stable of Irish trainer Willie Mullins. Townend has worked for Mullins sin ...

, jockey

References

Towns and villages in County Cork Civil parishes of County Cork {{Cork-geo-stub