Liscooley
Liscooley or Liscooly () is a townland and small Hamlet (place), hamlet in the River Finn (Foyle tributary), Finn Valley in east County Donegal in Ireland. It is located within the Electoral division (Ireland), electoral division of Killygordon on the N15 road (Ireland), N15 road between Stranorlar and Castlefin. It comes under the postal addresses of Killygordon and Castlefin and is within the civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Donaghmore. As of the 2011 census of Ireland, 2011 census, the townland of Liscooly had a population of 17 people. Name Liscooley or Liscooly derives from the Irish ''Lios Cúile'', which may mean the "ringfort of the corner" or the "ringfort of Cúile". The area was originally known as 'High Town' and 'Low Town'. History Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of standing stone, court tomb and ringfort sites in the townlands of Liscooly, Carrick, Carricknashane and Magheraboy. Saint Bridget's holy well is located at Kiltown, Ki ...
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