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Lismore Castle (Irish: Caisleán an Lios Mhóir) is a castle located in the town of Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland. It belonged to the Earls of Desmond, the Earls of Cork, and then to the Cavendish family from 1753. It is currently the Irish home of the Duke of Devonshire. The first castle on the site was built in 1185, and replaced, twice ...
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Originally associated with Saint Mochuda of Lismore, who founded Lismore Abbey in the 7th century, the town developed around the medieval Lismore Castle. As of the 21st century, Lismore supports a rural catchment area, and was designated as a "district service centre" in Waterford County Council's 2011–2017 development plan. [3]
Lismore (Scottish Gaelic: Lios Mòr, pronounced [ʎis̪ ˈmoːɾ] possibly meaning "great enclosure" or "garden") is an island of around 2,351 hectares (9.1 square miles) in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The climate is damp and mild, with over 166 centimetres (65 in) of rain recorded annually.
The Norman square keep of Goodrich Castle in England, with the original first-floor doorway still visible above its later replacement. From the early 12th century onwards the Normans began to build new castles in stone and convert existing timber designs. [42] This was initially a slow process, picking up speed towards the second half of the ...
Plans to build a multi-storey car park at St George's Field would no longer go ahead under the plans, although the council said a car park would remain on the site.
Lismore Courthouse, also referred to as Lismore Town Hall, [1] [2] [3] is a former judicial and municipal building in Main Street in Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland. It is currently used as a heritage centre and tourist information centre .
Two interesting memorials of Lismore are still preserved. The first is the Lismore Crozier, found accidentally in Lismore Castle in 1814, and now in the National Museum of Ireland. [1] The inscription tells us that it was made for Niall Mac Mic Aeducan, Bishop of Lismore, 1090–1113, by Neclan the artist.