Liscooley
Liscooley
Lios Cúile | |
|---|---|
Hamlet | |
 Liscooley, Killygordon (N15) | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Region | Finn Valley |
| Main Settlement | Killygordon |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.5014 km2 (0.1936 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | Population included in Killygordon (716) |
| Time zone | GMT+1 |
Liscooley (Irish: Lios Cúile) is a hamlet and townland as apart of Killygordon, located on the N15 in the Finn Valley of County Donegal.[1] It runs through the River Finn and has townlands & electoral divisions in both Castlefin and Killygordon. Its Civil parish is Donoughmore.[2] The Catholic parish is St.Patricks church Crossroads, Killygordon.
Places of interest
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Donoughmore church, Located at Carrick, Castlefin, is a Presbytrian church founded in 1658. There is also a graveyard joint next to the Church. Donoughmore National school is opposite the church and is attended by around thirty pupils.[3]
Byrne's shop and peterol station Liscooly. Opening in 1918, Byrne's shop and LCC Oil Ltd. sold goods for liscooley, located at Carricknashane, Killygordon. Byrne's Shop closed in 2018, and later 'Go Liscooly' opened there, but only a peterol station was opened. Since then, the hamlet has never had a shop and Liscooley locals have went to the nearby town of Castlefin.[4]
Education
[edit]There is one school in Liscooley, Donoughmore National school, located at Carrick, Castlefin.[5]
Students will most likely attend Deele College, St. Columba's Collage or Finn Valley College for their secondary education.
Townlands and electoral divisions
[edit]Townlands in Liscooley and the electoral divisions their in, this will be ethier Killygordon or Castlefinn.
There are eight known townlands in Liscooley.
| Townland | Electoral Division |
|---|---|
| Carricknashane[6] | Killygordon ED |
| Liscooly[7] | Killygordon ED |
| Magheraboy[8] | Killygordon ED |
| Carrick | Castlefinn ED |
| Scotland[9] | Killygordon ED |
| Brairstown[10] | Killygordon ED |
| Leaght[11] | Killygordon ED |
| Liscooley[12] | Killygordon ED |
Other history
[edit]Liscooly railway station was a Train station that was at the hamlet of Liscooley that joined the Strabane to Stranorlar Finn Valley railway station up until January 1960.
Liscooley bridge on the River Finn, the bridge that will take you to the N15
Saint Bridget's holy well, located at. Kiltown, Killygordon (near Liscooley).[13]
Public transport
[edit]There is one bus Éireann stop in Liscooley, located at Liscooly, Kilygordon. It has multiple bus routes, including Ballybofey. [14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Liscooley Townland, Co. Donegal". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ^ "Donoughmore Church, Liscooley - Castlefinn, Co. Donegal. History | Heritage Walking Trail | Visitor Information". 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ^ FUSIO. "Donaghmore Presbyterian Church, CARRICKNASHANE, Low Town, DONEGAL". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ^ Maguire, Stephen (September 30, 2018). "Byrne's Shop closes in Liscooly after 100 years in business". Donegal Daily. pp. 1 page.
- ^ "Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ^ "Carricknashane Townland, Co. Donegal". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ^ "Liscooly Townland, Co. Donegal". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ^ "Magheraboy Townland, Co. Donegal". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ^ "Scotland Townland, Co. Donegal". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ^ "Townlands in Ireland". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ "Leaght Townland, Co. Donegal". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ "Liscooley/Lios Cúile". logainm.ie. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ Crawford, Cathal (3 September 2024). "Facebook".
- ^ "Liscooly, Donegal – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
