Lyre
An Ladhar (Irish)
Village
Lyre is located in Ireland
Lyre
Lyre
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°04′54.12″N 08°51′32.00″W / 52.0817000°N 8.8588889°W / 52.0817000; -8.8588889
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Cork
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total163
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Lyre (Irish: An Ladhar)[2] is a townland and small village in the civil parish of Clonmeen, barony of Duhallow, northwest County Cork, Ireland. It is approximately 3 km from the village of Nad.[3] Lyre is within the Cork North-West Dáil constituency.

It is 875 feet (266 metres) above sea level. Some locals claim it to be the third highest village in Ireland, it is the highest in Cork.

Amenities

Lyre has a hall, a national school, a monument for hammer thrower Denis Horgan, a monument to commemorate the turn of the millennium. The local Roman Catholic church is dedicated to St. Joseph and is in the Diocese of Cloyne.[4]

Lyre GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club. It has a football team which competes at levels from under 14 upwards. They compete in the Duhallow league and Ducon Cup Championship, and also the Nevin Cup.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Census 2016 - Small Area Population Statistics (SAPMAP Area) - Settlements - Lyre". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office.
  2. ↑ "Placenames Database of Ireland". Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Lyre". IRD Duhallow. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Parish: Banteer (Clonmeen)". cloynediocese.ie. Cloyne Diocese. Retrieved 17 April 2020.


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