Lisdowney
{{Short description|Townland in County Kilkenny, Ireland}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Lisdowney
| native_name = Lios Dúnaígh
| native_name_lang = ga
| settlement_type = Townland
| image_skyline = "Rock and Sculpture, Raven, Lisdowney (geograph 6906159).jpg
| image_caption = Sculpture in Lisdowney
| pushpin_map = Ireland
| pushpin_label_position = top
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland
| coordinates = {{coord|52.7887|-7.3917|region:IE|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Ireland
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Leinster
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = County Kilkenny
| area_total_km2 = 7
| population_total = 93
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = WET
| utc_offset1 = +0
| timezone1_DST = IST
| utc_offset1_DST = -1
| area_code = +353
| postal_code_type = Eircode routing key
| postal_code = R95
| blank_name_sec1 = Irish grid reference
| blank_info_sec1 = {{iem4ibx|S410709}}
}}
Lisdowney ({{irish place name|Lios Dúnaígh}}){{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/27474.aspx | publisher = Placenames Database of Ireland | website = logainm.ie | title = Lios Dúnaígh / Lisdowney | accessdate = 20 November 2022 }} is a townland in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It lies on the River Nore near Ballyragget and is home to Lisdowney GAA club. The townland is in the civil parish of Aharney, within the historical barony of Galmoy, and in the electoral division of Lisdowney.{{cite web|url = https://www.townlands.ie/kilkenny/galmoy/aharney/lisdowney/lisdowney/ | website = townlands.ie | title = Lisdowney Townland, Co. Kilkenny | accessdate = 20 November 2022 }} As of the 2011 census, Lisdowney townland had a population of 93 people.{{cite web|url = https://data.gov.ie/dataset/cd158-kilkenny-population-by-private-households-occupied-and-vacancy-rate?package_type=dataset | publisher = Central Statistics Office | website = data.gov.ie |title = CD158 - Kilkenny Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate | date = 2011 | accessdate = 20 November 2022 | quote = Lisdowney, Lisdowney, Co. Kilkenny [..] 93}}
History
Evidence of ancient settlement in the townland include recorded ringfort, fulacht fiadh and fortified house sites.{{cite book | title = Recorded Monuments Protected under Section 12 of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act, 1994 - County Kilkenny | publisher = National Monuments and Historic Properties Service| date = 1996 }}{{cite book|last = Carrigan | first = William | authorlink = William Carrigan | date = 1905 |url = https://www.askaboutireland.ie/aai-files/assets/ebooks/183-185-186-190-History%20and%20Antiquities%20of%20the%20Diocese%20of%20Ossory/186-History%20and%20Antiquities%20of%20the%20Diocese%20of%20Ossory%20Vol%202.pdf | title = The History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory, Volume 2 | place = Kilkenny | publisher = Roberts Books and Wellbrook Press | pages = 320, 321 }} Lisdowney's Roman Catholic church is dedicated to Saint Brigid and was built in 1840.{{cite web|url = https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/12400908/saint-brigids-catholic-church-lisdowney-lisdowney-kilkenny | publisher = National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | website = buildingsofireland.ie | title = Saint Brigid's Catholic Church, Lisdowney, Lisdowney, Kilkenny | accessdate = 20 November 2022 }}
Amenities and sport
The national (primary) school which serves the area, Lisdowney National School, had an enrollment of 98 pupils in 2022.{{cite web|url = https://www.gov.ie/en/directory/page/qnj63i-ya38td-/ | publisher = Department of Education | website = gov.ie | title = Lisdowney NS | date = 27 August 2022 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20221120133327/https://www.gov.ie/en/directory/page/qnj63i-ya38td-/ |archivedate = 20 November 2022 }}
The local Gaelic Athletic Association club is Lisdowney GAA. Hurling and camogie teams, representing the club, won the All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship in 1994,{{cite web|url = https://camogie.ie/history/roll-of-honour-all-ireland-club-championships/| website = camogie.ie | publisher = Camogie Association | title = Roll of Honour – All-Ireland Club Championships | accessdate = 16 November 2022 }} and the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship in 2020{{cite web|url=https://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/sport/576778/what-a-finish-lisdowney-hold-nerve-to-go-back-to-kilkenny-senior-hurling-ranks.html|title=What a finish! Lisdowney hold nerve to go back to Kilkenny senior hurling ranks|publisher=Kilkenny People|date=26 September 2020|accessdate=6 August 2021|first=Trevor|last=Spillane}} and in 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/sport/1635230/lisdowney-return-to-senior-ranks-with-intermediate-championship-success-over-gowran.html|title=Lisdowney return to senior ranks with Intermediate Championship success over Gowran|publisher=Kilkenny Live|date=20 October 2024|accessdate=22 October 2024|first=|last=}} Ted Carroll, Angela Downey and Ann Downey are former Lisdowney club members.{{cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Kilkenny/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=88772|title=Ted Carroll|website=hoganstand.com|date=3 September 1993|access-date=16 November 2022 }}{{cite web|url = https://camogie.ie/news/angela-downey-and-lisdowney-camogie-club-kilkenny-feature-in-rtes-use-it-or-lose-it/ | website = camogie.ie | publisher = Camogie Association | title = Angela Downey and Lisdowney Camogie Club, Kilkenny feature in RTE’s Use It Or Lose It! | accessdate = 16 November 2022 }}{{cite web|url = https://www.the42.ie/ann-downey-kilkenny-2-4863611-Oct2019/| publisher = Journal Media Ltd | website = the42.ie | title = Kilkenny to the bone: Reeling in the years, the good and the bad, with Cats legend Ann Downey | date = 24 October 2019 | accessdate = 16 November 2022 }}
Geography
Lisdowney townland, which has an area of approximately {{convert|7|sqkm}}, had a population of 93 people as of the 2011 census. It is in north County Kilkenny near the border with County Laois.
A wind farm, comprising four turbines generating 9.2 Megawatts, is located in the area.{{cite web | url = https://www.irishtimes.com/business/energy-and-resources/greencoat-renewables-to-buy-lisdowney-wind-farm-for-22-5m-1.3394996 | publisher = Irish Times | website = irishtimes.com | title = Greencoat Renewables to buy Lisdowney wind farm for €22.5m | date = 16 February 2016 | accessdate = 20 November 2022}}{{cite web|url = https://www.thewindpower.net/windfarm_en_24925_lisdowney.php | website = thewindpower.net | title = Wind farms - Lisdowney (Ireland) | accessdate = 20 November 2022 }}