Lispole Explained

Official Name:Lios Póil
Other Name:Lispole
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Munster
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Kerry
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2006
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Urban:768
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:52.1415°N -10.163°W
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference
Footnotes:As this is a Gaeltacht village, the Irish Lios Póil is the only official name.

Lios Póil (anglicized as Lispole) is a Gaeltacht[2] village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is on the Dingle Peninsula, 8 km east of the town of Dingle and 40 km 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]

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Notes and References

  1. http://beyond2020.cso.ie/Census/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=1911 2006 Census
  2. http://www.logainm.ie/1393748.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland
  3. Web site: Lispole station . Railscot – Irish Railways . 2007-11-03.