Liscooley

Liscooley or Liscooly derives from the Irish Lios Cúile, which may mean the "ringfort of the corner" or the "ringfort of Cúile". The area was originally known as 'High Town' and 'Low Town'.{{fact|date=June 2025}}

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of standing stone, court tomb and ringfort sites in the townlands of Liscooly, Carrick, Carricknashane and Magheraboy.{{citation | title = Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume VI, County Donegal | editor-first = Eamon | editor-last = Cody | place = Dublin | publisher = Government Stationery Office | date = 2002}}{{citation | title = Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century | editor1-first = Brian | editor1-last = Lacey | editor2-first = Eamon | editor2-last = Cody | place = Lifford | publisher = Donegal County Council | date = 1983}} Saint Bridget's holy well is located at Kiltown, Killygordon (near Liscooley).{{Cite web |last=Crawford |first=Cathal |date=3 September 2024 |title=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/2333089990266317/posts/3839906039584697/}}{{better source|reason=Facebook posts are not reliable sources|date=June 2025}}

Donoughmore Church, located in Carrick townland, is a Presbyterian church which was originally founded in 1658. The current church building was constructed in 1977.{{Cite web |title=Donaghmore Presbyterian Church, CARRICKNASHANE, Low Town, DONEGAL |url=https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/40907918/donaghmore-presbyterian-church-carricknashane-low-town-donegal |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Buildings of Ireland |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2021-10-07 |title=Donoughmore Church, Liscooley - Castlefinn, Co. Donegal. History {{!}} Heritage Walking Trail {{!}} Visitor Information |url=https://castlefinn.ie/points-of-interest/donoughmore-church-liscooley/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |language=en-US}} There is a graveyard alongside the church and Donoughmore National school is also nearby.

Berwick Hall, a detached three-bay single-storey over raised basement house built in 1760, is located in Low Town, Liscooly. It is set back from road in overgrown grounds to the south of Liscooly, and a short distance to the north of Liscooly Bridge.{{Cite web |title=Berwick Hall, LISCOOLY, Low Town, DONEGAL |url=https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/40907924/berwick-hall-liscooly-donegal |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=Buildings of Ireland |language=en-US}}

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Liscooly Bridge, which crosses the River Finn, is located at Low town and was built {{circa|1801}}.{{Cite web |title=Liscooly Bridge, LISCOOLY, Low Town, DONEGAL |url=https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/40907919/liscooly-bridge-liscooly-low-town-donegal |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=Buildings of Ireland |language=en-US}}

J.Davis, a former shop associated with the Davis family, was based in a group of two-bay two-storey houses built in 1820. Located at Liscooly near Low town, one of the buildings was used as a retail outlet into the 20th century.{{Cite web |title=J. Davis, LISCOOLY, Low Town, DONEGAL |url=https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/40907937/j-davis-liscooly-low-town-co-donegal |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=Buildings of Ireland |language=en-US}}

Liscooly railway station opened on the 7 September 1863, which stopped at High town, Liscooley. The station closed in January 1960 due to the closure of the Finn Valley railway line between Strabane and Stanorlar.{{Cite web |title=The Railways of Donegal |url=https://donegalrailway.com/railways-of-donegal/ |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=Donegal Railway Museum |language=en-GB}}

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Byrne's shop and petrol station is in Carricknashane townland. Opened in 1918, Byrne's shop and LCC Oil Limited ultimately closed in 2018.{{Cite news |last=Maguire |first=Stephen |date=September 30, 2018 |title=Byrne's Shop closes in Liscooly after 100 years in business |work=Donegal Daily |pages=1 page}} 'Go Liscooly' subsequently opened there but only the petrol station remains.{{fact|date=June 2025}} Since then, the village has not had a shop and Liscooley locals have shopped at the nearby town of Castlefin.{{Cite web |last=Scanlon |first=Cronan |date=2021-03-31 |title=No chance of Castlefin-Liscooley footpath extension - Walking to shop required. |url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2021/03/31/no-chance-of-castlefin-liscooley-footpath-extension/ |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=Donegal Daily |language=en-US}}

There is one housing estate in Liscooley, Liscooley Villas, which is located in Carricknashane townland.{{Cite web |title=Liscooley Villas, Killygordon, Donegal |url=https://mynest.ie/listing/61094/Donegal/603-liscooley-villas-castlefin-co-donegal |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=mynest.ie}}

Donaghmore Presbyterian church/meeting house is in Carricknashane townland (Low Town). The local Catholic parish church is St. Patrick's Church in Crossroads to the southwest of Killygordon.{{cite web|url = https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/40839017/saint-patricks-catholic-church-ballynacar-cross-roads-co-donegal | publisher = National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | website = buildingsofireland.ie | title = Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, Ballynacor, Cross Roads, Donegal | accessdate = 25 June 2025 }}

Donoughmore National School, located within Carrick townland in Liscooley, is under the patronage of the local Presbyterian church.{{cite web|url = https://assets.gov.ie/static/documents/donoughmore-national-school-liscooley-donegal.htm | via = gov.ie | publisher = Department of Education | title = Whole School Evaluation Report - Donoughmore National School - Liscooley, County Donegal | date = December 2008 | accessdate= 14 June 2025 }} As of 2024, approximately 30 pupils were attending the school.{{Cite web |url = https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-education/schools/s-n-domhnach-mor/ |title=Scoil Naisiunta Domhnach Mor | date = 23 August 2024 |access-date=14 June 2025 |via =gov.ie | publisher = Department of Education |language=en-IE}} Pupils from the primary school typically attend secondary school in Deele College, St. Columba's Collage or Finn Valley College.{{or-inline|date=June 2025}}

There is a Bus Éireann stop in Liscooley. It serves several bus routes, including services to Ballybofey.{{Cite web |title=Liscooly, Donegal – Bus Times |url=https://bustimes.org/localities/liscooly-donegal |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=bustimes.org}}

The settlement at Liscooley is split into two areas: 'Low Town' is at the eastern end and 'High Town' is to the west.{{Cite web |title=Town History - Castlefinn, Co. Donegal. History {{!}} Heritage Walking Trail {{!}} Visitor Information |url=https://castlefinn.ie/town-history/ |access-date=2025-05-25 |language=en-US}}

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Liscooley townland lies within the electoral division of Killygordon. Other neighbouring townlands (and their electoral divisions) include:{{Cite web |title=Killygordon & Liscooley [list of townlands] |url=https://www.townlands.ie/donegal/killygordon/ |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=www.townlands.ie}}

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