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Lyre, County Cork

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
 • Total169
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.[citation needed]

Amenities

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Census 2022 - Small Area Population Statistics (SAPMAP Area) - Settlements - Lyre". Census 2022. 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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