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LISCARD. 



LISTOWEL. 



cf a beautiful and highly improved diatriot, on the river Lagan, 

 partly in the barony of Upper Massereene, county of Antrim, and 

 partly in the barony of Upper Castlereagh, county of Down, in 54° 

 81' N. lat., 6° 4' W. lone., distaut 8i miles S.S.W. from Belfiist by 

 the Ulster railway, and 9"4 miles N. by E. from Dublin by the Dublin 

 and Belfast Junction railway. The town is governed by 13 com- 

 missioners. The population of the town in 1851 was 6569, besides 

 363 inmates of the workhouse. The borough returns one member to 

 the Imperial Parliament. Lisburn Poor-Law Union compiises 28 

 electoral divisions, with an area of 119,790 acres, and a population in 

 1851 of -68,783. 



The town took its rise from the erection of Lisburn Castle in 1610 

 by Sir Fiilk Conway, to whom J.imes I. had granted part of the 

 manor. In 1641 it was attacked by the Irish insurgents, who were 

 repulsed, but the town was set fire to and reduced to ashes. After 

 the revocation of the edict of Nantes, a number of Huguenot families 

 lettled in the town, and introduced the linen and damask manu- 

 factures with the improved machinery of Holland. In 1707 the 

 castle and chief part of the town were destroyed by fire. The castle 

 remained a ruin, the gardens were given to the public as a place 

 of recreation. The town was rebuilt in a substantial and hand- 

 some manner. Lisburn enjoyed great prosperity during the period 

 between the time of the Irish volunteers and the rebellion of 1798. 

 The linen manufacture subsequently fell off here, but it has revived, 

 and the town is ai^aiii in a flourishing condition. 



Lisburn lies on the left bank of the Lagan, with a small suburb 

 beyond the river. It consists mainly of a long irregular street, with 

 several streets branching from it. Another leading street diverges 

 from the main street on the line of the Belfast high road, having the 

 castle terrace and gardens between it and the river. At the point 

 of divergence is a large open area, in which is the market-house. 

 Between the two streets, near their intersection, stands the parish 

 church, fronting the castle gardens. The houses are well built and 

 roofed with slate, and the town has generally a neat, clean, and 

 bandsome appearance. It is well paved, Uglited with gas, and supplied 

 with water. The parish church, which is the cathedral for the united 

 diocese of Down and Connor, is a spacious and handsome building 

 with a tower, to which an octagonal spire was added in 1807. It 

 eontains a monument to Jeremy Taylor, who died at Lisburn in 1667. 

 Besides the parish church, there are a chapel of ease, places of worship 

 for Roman Catholics, Presbyterians, Quakers, and MethodistK, 

 National, Free, and Infant schools, and a school endowed by John 

 Hancock for the support and education of 40 Quaker children. The 

 charitable institutions are the County of Antrim Infirmary, the 

 Lisburn Fever Uonpital, and six free houses for destitute widows. In 

 the town is a savings bank. Lisburn possesses great facilities for 

 trade, and large quantities of agricultural produce, provisions, and 

 manufactured goods are disposed of in the weekly markets. On a 

 river-island within the borough there is an estrnsive chemical work 

 for the supply of the neighbouring bleacbing-yards. Damasks, and 

 the finer kinds of linen, liuen-thread, muslins, and diapers are manu- 

 factured. There are factories for flax-spinning and bleaching, and 

 for printing and dyeing muslins and other fabrics. Courts for 

 KUultagh Manor, courts leet, and petty sessions are held in the 

 town. Fain are held on July 2lBt, and October Sth. The market 

 day is Tuesday. 



LISCARD. [Chesbibe.] 



LISCARROL. [CoBK.] 



LI8IEUX. [Calvados.] 



LISKEARD, LESKEARD, or LESKERET, Cornwall, a market- 

 town, municipal and parliamentary borough, and the seat of a Poor- 

 Law Union, in the parish of Liakeard, is situated in 50° 27' N. lat, 

 4° 28' W. long., distant 14 miles W. by N. from Bodmin, and 221 

 miles W.S.W. from London. The borough is governed by 4 aldermen 

 and 12 councillors, one of whom is mayor ; and returns one member 

 to the Imperial Parliament The population of the muuicipal borou);h 

 in 1861 was 4386, that of the parliamentary borough 6204. The 

 living is a vicarage in the archdeaconry of Cornwall and diocese of 

 Exeter. Lii'keard Poor-Law Union contains 26 parishes and town- 

 ships, with an area of 92,157 acres, and a population in 1851 of 

 38,792. 



The town, which is meanly built, stands partly in a hollow and 

 portly upon rocky heights, so that the streets have an appearance of 



great irregularity. The chief public building is the town-hall, a 

 andsome structure, supported on granite columns. Tlie parish 

 church, a fine edifice of the 15th century, consists of a nave, uiale.s, 

 and chancel, with a tower at the weat end. The Wesleyau and 

 Association Methodists, Independents, and Quakers have places of 

 worship, and the Bible Christians meet for worship in the Teetotal 

 Hall. 'The Grammar school, founded in 1653, of which the cor|X>- 

 ration is patron, bad lost its endowment, and had been discontinued, 

 bat has been lately re-opened. There are British and Infant schools, 

 • mechanics institute, a mutual improvement society, and a savings 

 bank, Ltskeard is a place of considerable trade, and has an excellent 

 market, which is held on Saturday ; fairs are held six times in the 

 year. Only a few persons are now engaged in wool-combing. Tanning 

 WW formerly earned On to a considerable extent, but there is only 

 oaa tao^ai^ left A coosideiable uumber of the inhabitants are 

 0100. Dir, TOU 111. 



employed at mines in the neighbouring parishes of St. Cleer, Men- 

 hen iot, and St. Ive. 



LISLE, or L'ISLE. [VAtiCLcSE.] 



LLSIIORE, county of Waterford, Ireland, a market- and post-town, 

 and the seat of a Poor-Law Union, is situated on the right bank of 

 the Blackwater, in 52° 8' N. lat, 7° 50' W. long., distant 39 miles 

 W.S.W. from Waterford by road, and 136 miles S.W. by S. from 

 Dublin. The population iu 1851 was 2340, besides 893 inmates of 

 the workhouse. Lismore Poor-Law Union comprises 18 electoral 

 divisions, with an area of 97,140 acres, smd a population in 1851 

 of 27,077. 



Lismore, at first called Dunsginne, from a fortification east of the 

 town, now known as the Round Hill, is said to have had its rise in the 

 beginning of the 7th century. It was named Lismore, or the Great 

 House, from a monastery founded by St Carthagh, who was interred 

 in his own church. As a sacred city, and a seat of learniu',', it grew 

 into importance and fame, and is said to have had no (ewer than 

 20 churches erected in its vicinity. In the 9th century the place was 

 five times plundered by the Danes. Henry II. held a council iu it. 

 Its castle was founded by King John, Several times attacked in the 

 rebellion of 1641, and at length burned in 1645, it remained a com- 

 parative ruin, and the town eauk iuto a poor and wretched village. 

 It was visited by James II. in 1689. Iu 1753 it became the property 

 of the fourth Duke of Devonshire. Since that time it has revived, 

 and has been greatly enlarged. 



Lismore occupies the summit of a steep bank of the Blackwater 

 River. The church standing on the crest of the hill at its eastern 

 extremity, and the castle, on the verge of a rooky precipice nearly 

 100 feet high, at the opposite end of the town, give it a very striking 

 appearance. The church, which is the cathedral of the see of Lismore, 

 is a bandsome building, having a tower, surmounted by a light and 

 elegant spire. It was in great part built by the Earl of Cork iu 1663, 

 and was about the year 1820 renewed under the direction of the d an. 

 There are a spacious Roman Catholic chapel and a small Presbyterian 

 meeting-house ; a classical school, well-built and endowed ; free schools, 

 and a school erected and supported by the Duke of Devonshire. The 

 castle, which is a massive pile, is a magnificent specimen of the ancient 

 baronial residence. Three sides of the quadrani;le are iu complete 

 repair. The bridge, which croascs the Blackwater a little above the 

 point where it receives the Owenahad, a rapid stream from the 

 mountains lying to the north, is a handsome structure, having a 

 centre arch with a span of 1 00 feet In the town are a fever hospital, 

 a dispen:*ry, and six almshouses, founded by the first earl of Cork for 

 decayed Protestant soldiers. The navigable part of the Blackwater 

 has been connected with the town by a canal, which allows a free 

 trafiJc by Iigh*«r8 between Lismore and Youghal. Th Te is a limited 

 export of com and flour, and the imports are timber, iron, coal, &c. 

 Immediately below the castle is an extensive salmon fishery. Good 

 roofing slate is quarried near the town. Fairs are held on February 14th, 

 May 25th. and November 12th. The scenery of the neighbourhood is 

 remarkable for its grandeur and beauty. In the viciuity are many 

 villas and gentlemen's seats. 



The diocese of Lismore is in the arehdiocese of Dublin ; it includes 

 portions of the counties of Waterford and Tipperary, and comprises 

 42 benefices. The chapter consists of a dean, precentor, chancellor, 

 treasurer, archdeacon, and 7 prebendaries. The income of the united 

 dioceses of Cashel, Emiy, Waterford, and Lismore is 50001. 



LISKASKEA, Fermanagh, Ireland, a market- and post-town, and 

 the scat of a Poor-Law Union, is situated at the junction of tlie roads 

 from Dublin and Belfast to Enniskillen, in 54° 16' N. lat., 7° 27' W. 

 long. ; distant 11 miles S.K from Enniskillen by road, and 89 miles 

 N.N.W. from Dublin. The population in 1851 was 882. The Lisnaskea 

 Poor-Law Union comprises 14 electoral divisions, with an area of 

 98,738 acres, and a population in 1851 of 29,155. 'The town has been- 

 much improved by its proprietor the Earl of Erne, and contains some 

 superior houses built in the old Euglish style. Besides the parish 

 church, a plain edifice, rebuilt iu 1814, there are chapels for Roman 

 Catholics and Primitive Methodists ; and National, Infant, and Endowed 

 schools. A handsome market-house, a fever hospit,a1, a dispensary, and 

 the Union workhouse are in the town. By the steamers on Lough 

 Erne large quantities of com, butter, linen, and yam are brought 

 from the islands and sold in Lisnaskea market The market is held 

 on Saturday, and fairs are held on the Monday before Easter, October 

 10th, and the 1st Saturday of every month. Petty sessions are held 

 in the town. 



LI3SA. [PosEM.] 



LISTOWEL, Kerry, Ireland, a market- and post-town, and the seat 

 of a Poor-Law Union, is situated in the barony of Iraghtioonnor, on 

 the right bank of the river Feale, in 52° 26' N. lat, 9° 28' W. long. ; 

 distant 18^ miles N.N.E. from Tralee, and 165 miles S.W. by W. from 

 Dublin. The population in 1851 was 2126. Listowel Poor-Law Union 

 comprises 32 electoral divisions, with au area of 151,208 acres, and a 

 population in 1851 of 43,251. 



Listowel Castle, which was a seat of the earls of Desmond, was the 

 last castle which held out for Lord Keri-y against Queen Elizabeth. 

 It was taken in 1600 by Sir Charles Wilmot, who put all the garrison 

 to the Bwoi'd. The town has of late been much improved. It consists 

 of au extensive square, in the centre of which is the church, and of 



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