Lyracrumpane, also sometimes spelled Lyreacrompane (Irish: Ladhar an Chrompáin),[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 3.9 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi),[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]
References
edit- ^ "Ladhar an Chrompáin / Lyracrumpane". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
Other names: Lyreacrompane [..] local name
- ^ "Lyreacrompane / LyreaDistrictJournal". lyreacrompane.com. Lyreacrompane Heritage Group. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
Lyreacrompane is a rural, upland area in the Stacks and Glanaruddery Mountains of North Kerry
- ^ "Lyracrumpane Townland, Co. Kerry". townlands.ie. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "CD156 - Kerry Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
Population [..] Townlands [..] Lyracrumpane, Kilshenane, Co. Kerry [..] 66
- ^ "Minister describes Lyrecrompane centre as a fine example of 'a community in action'". The Kerryman. 3 November 2000. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Lyreacrompane". Sliabh Luachra Rural Development Group. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Lyreacrompane". coillte.ie. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Our School - Lyreacrompane National School Listowel Co. Kerry". lyreacrompanens.com. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Directory page - Lyre A Crompane N S". gov.ie. Department of Education. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.