Lyracrumpane Explained

Lyracrumpane, also sometimes spelled Lyreacrompane,^[1] is a townland in the civil parish of Kilfeighny and the historical barony of Clanmaurice in County Kerry, Ireland. It is in the Stack's Mountains area of North Kerry.^[2] The townland, which has an area of approximately 3.9km2,^[3] had a population of 66 as of the 2011 census.^[4]

Lyreacrompane Community Centre was officially opened, in November 2000, by the then Minister of Justice and Law Reform John O'Donoghue.^{[5] [6]} There are a number of Mass path trails in the nearby Coillte wood.^[7] The local national (primary) school, Lyracrompane National School,^[8] had an enrollment of 15 children as of January 2024.^[9]

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52.3516°N -9.4932°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ladhar an Chrompáin / Lyracrumpane . Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 15 March 2024 . Other names: Lyreacrompane [..] local name.
2. Web site: Lyreacrompane / LyreaDistrictJournal . lyreacrompane.com . Lyreacrompane Heritage Group . Lyreacrompane is a rural, upland area in the Stacks and Glanaruddery Mountains of North Kerry . 15 March 2024 .
3. Web site: Lyracrumpane Townland, Co. Kerry . townlands.ie . 15 March 2024 .
4. Web site: CD156 - Kerry Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate . Central Statistics Office . data.gov.ie . 15 March 2024 . Population [..] Townlands [..] Lyracrumpane, Kilshenane, Co. Kerry [..] 66 .
5. Web site: Minister describes Lyrecrompane centre as a fine example of 'a community in action' . The Kerryman . 3 November 2000 . 15 March 2024 .
6. Web site: Lyreacrompane . Sliabh Luachra Rural Development Group . 15 March 2024 .
7. Web site: Lyreacrompane . coillte.ie . 15 March 2024 .
8. Web site: Our School - Lyreacrompane National School Listowel Co. Kerry . lyreacrompanens.com . 15 March 2024 .
9. Web site: Directory page - Lyre A Crompane N S . Department of Education . gov.ie . 22 January 2024 . 15 March 2024 .