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'''Lispole''' ({{Irish place name|Lios Póil}}) is a Gaeltacht [[village]] in [[County Kerry]], [[Ireland]]. It is situated on the [[Dingle Peninsula]] 5 miles east of the town of [[Dingle]] and 25 miles west of [[Tralee]] on the [[N86 road (Ireland)|N86]] [[National Secondary Route]]. |
'''Lispole''' ({{Irish place name|Lios Póil}}) is a Gaeltacht [[village]] in [[County Kerry]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. It is situated on the [[Dingle Peninsula]] 5 miles east of the town of [[Dingle]] and 25 miles west of [[Tralee]] on the [[N86 road (Ireland)|N86]] [[National Secondary Route]]. |
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==Transport== |
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[[Bus Éireann]] services between [[Tralee]] and [[Dingle]] on the 275 route serve Lispole. |
[[Bus Éireann]] services between [[Tralee]] and [[Dingle]] on the 275 route serve Lispole. |
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Lispole
Lios Póil | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Kerry |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Urban | 768 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | Q518011 |
Lispole (Irish: Lios Póil) is a Gaeltacht village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is situated 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 close to the village. Lispole railway station opened on 1 April 1891, closed for passenger traffic on 17 April 1939, closed for goods traffic on 10 March 1947 and finally closed altogether on 1 July 1953.[2]
People
- Lispole is the birthplace of Joe Higgins, Socialist Party TD for Dublin West and former MEP for the Dublin constituency.
- Kinard, Lispole is the birthplace of Irish Republican revolutionary Thomas Ashe (Irish: Tomás Ághas).
See also
References
- ^ 2006 Census
- ^ "Lispole station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 3 November 2007.
External links
