Lispole
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| Lispole Lios Póil |
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| Irish grid reference Q518011 |
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| Province: | Munster | |
| County: | County Kerry | |
| Population () | 768 (2006 Census)
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Lispole (Irish: Lios Póil) is a village in County Kerry in Ireland. It is situated approximately 6 miles from An Daingean (Dingle) and 25 miles from Tralee on the Dingle Peninsula on the N86 National Secondary Route.
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[edit] Transport
- Bus Services between Tralee and An Daingean also serve Lispole.
- The Dingle Narrow Gauge Railway ran through Lispole, and today a viaduct from that line still exists. 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.[1]
[edit] People
- Lispole is the birthplace of Joe Higgins a former Socialist Party TD.
- Kinard, Lispole is the birthplace of Irish Republican revolutionary Thomas Ashe (Irish: Tomás Ághas).
- Lispole is the birthplace of Tadhg Evans, possibly the nicest man in Ireland. Evans has won two oscars. He hails from Tubber, the jewel in Lispole's crown.
[edit] References
- ^ Lispole station. Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved on 2007-11-03.
[edit] External links
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