LISMORE, COUNTY WATERFORD

'Lismore' (''Lios Mór'' in Irish, meaning "Great Enclosure") is a town in County Waterford, Ireland. It was founded by Saint Mochuda, also known as Saint Carthage. Lismore is located where the N72 road crosses the River Blackwater. In the 7th century, Lismore was home to a well-known abbey. This is also home to Lismore Castle, the birth place to the "Father of Chemistry" Sir Robert Boyle (Boyle's Law) It was also home to a medieval manuscript, the Book of Lismore (now in England – the owner of the castle is an Englishman), and the Lismore Crozier (now in the National Museum of Ireland) were discovered in the 19th Century.

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People

★ Birthplace of travel writer, Dervla Murphy (b.1931).

External links

★ Lismore Tourist Office

★ Lismore Development Company

★ Interview with Duke of Devonshire who resides in Lismore Castle

★ Lismore Immrama Festival Of Travel Writing

See also

★ List of towns in the Republic of Ireland