Lispole

Lios Póil
Lispole
Village
Lios Póil

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 52°08′29″N 10°09′47″W / 52.141495°N 10.16304°W / 52.141495; -10.16304Coordinates: 52°08′29″N 10°09′47″W / 52.141495°N 10.16304°W / 52.141495; -10.16304
Country Ireland
Province Munster
County County Kerry
Population (2006)[1]
  Urban 768
Irish Grid Reference Q518011
As this is a Gaeltacht village, the Irish Lios Póil is the only official name.

Lios Póil (anglicized Lispole) is a Gaeltacht[2] village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is on the Dingle Peninsula, 5 miles east of the town of Dingle and 25 miles west of Tralee on the N86 National Secondary Route.

Transport

Bus Éireann services between Tralee and Dingle on the 275 route serve Lispole.

The Tralee and Dingle narrow gauge railway ran through Lispole, and a viaduct on the line still stands near the village. Lispole railway station opened on 1 April 1891, shut for passenger traffic on 17 April 1939, shut for goods traffic on 10 March 1947 and shut altogether on 1 July 1953.[3]

People

See also

References

  1. 2006 Census
  2. Placenames Database of Ireland
  3. "Lispole station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-11-03.

External links

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