Liscarroll
Irish: Lios Cearúill | |
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Village | |
 Liscarroll Castle overlooks the village | |
  Liscarroll Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°15′37.15″N 08°48′13.25″W / 52.2603194°N 8.8036806°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Population | 249 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Liscarroll (Irish: Lios Cearúill, meaning 'Carroll's ringfort')[2] is a village in County Cork, Ireland. The village is on the R522 regional road near Mallow and Buttevant, about two miles south of River Awbeg. Liscarroll is within the Cork North-West (Dáil constituency). Liscarroll is approximately 51 km (32 mi) from Cork City and 53 km (33 mi) from Limerick, Liscarroll was once considered to be the cross roads of Munster. According to the 2016 census of Ireland there are 883 individuals living in and around Liscarroll, the population had increased by 52 individuals (6.25%) since the 2011 census of Ireland. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.[2]
- ^ "Census 2016 - Small Area Population Statistics (SAPMAP Area) - Settlements - Liscarroll". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office.
- ^ a b "Placenames Database of Ireland". Retrieved 18 September 2012.