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|name = Lisdoonvarna |
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|other_name = {{pad top italic|Lios Dúin Bhearna}} |
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|settlement_type = Town |
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|image_skyline = P8050178.jpg |
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|pushpin_map = Ireland |
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|pushpin_label_position = right |
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland |
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|coordinates_region = IE |
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|subdivision_type = Country |
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|subdivision_name = [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] |
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|subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Ireland|Province]] |
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|subdivision_name1 = [[Munster]] |
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|subdivision_type3 = [[Counties of Ireland|County]] |
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|subdivision_name3 = [[County Clare]] |
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|unit_pref = Metric |
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|population_as_of = 2006<ref>Census Statistics Office Ireland : [http://beyond2020.cso.ie/Census/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=1760 Alphabetical list of Towns with their population, 2002 and 2006]</ref> |
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|population_urban = 767 |
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|population_density_km2 = auto |
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|timezone1 = [[West European Time|WET]] |
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|utc_offset1 = +0 |
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|timezone1_DST = [[Irish Standard Time|IST]] ([[Western European Summer Time|WEST]]) |
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|utc_offset1_DST = -1 |
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|latd = 53.0303 |
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|longd = -9.2894 |
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|coordinates_format = dms |
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|coordinates_type = dim:100000_region:IE |
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|elevation_m = 94 |
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|blank_name = [[Irish grid reference system|Irish Grid Reference]] |
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'''Lisdoonvarna''' ({{Irish place name|Lios Dúin Bhearna|Enclosure at the Fort by the Gap}}) is a [[spa town]] of 822 people (2002 census) in [[County Clare]] in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. |
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==Events== |
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Famous for its music and festivals, in September each year one of Europe's largest [[matchmaking]] events is held in the town attracting upwards of 40,000 romantic hopefuls, bachelor farmers and accompanying revellers. The month-long event is an important tourist attraction. The current matchmaker is Willie Daly, a fourth-generation matchmaker. |
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A now-defunct music festival which took place near the town is celebrated in a song of the same name written by the Irish [[folk singer]], [[Christy Moore]]. This festival took place until 1983, when the last event was marred by a riot. |
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[[File:The Twin Wells on the banks of the River Aille at Lisdoonvarna.jpg|left|thumb|A group taking the waters at the Twin Wells on the banks of the River Aille at Lisdoonvarna, ca. 1900]] |
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[[Image:Lisdoonvarna2.JPG|left|thumb|Lisdoonvarna]] |
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==Name== |
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The town takes its name from the Irish ''Lios Dúin Bhearna'' meaning the "lios dúin", or enclosured fort, of the gap ("bhearna"). It is believed that the fort referred to in this name is the green earthen fort of Lissateeaun (fort of the fairy hill), which lies 3 km to the north-east of the town, near the remains of a Norman-era castle. |
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The present town is a comparatively new one by Irish standards, dating mainly from the start of the 19th century. |
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On the 11th. of September 1887 the house of landowner Mr. Sexton was attacked by [[moonlighters]]. A detachment of the [[Royal Irish Constabulary]] defended the house and it's owner and there was heavy fighting in and around the house. Head Constable Whelehan was killed. All the terrorists were captured. Seven constables, Four acting constables and two head constables received the [[Constabulary Medal (Ireland) |Constabulary Medal]] for valour<ref>P.E Abbott and J.P Tamplin, British Galanntry Awards, page 274. </ref>. |
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==See also== |
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{{Portal|Ireland}} |
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[[List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland|List of towns and villages in Ireland]] |
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{{Historical populations|state=collapsed |
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|1841|257 |
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|1851|201 |
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|1861|151 |
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|1871|141 |
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|1881|218 |
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|1891|171 |
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|1901|223 |
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|1911|249 |
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|1926|220 |
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|1936|193 |
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|1946|231 |
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|1951|332 |
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|1956|618 |
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|1961|625 |
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|1966|656 |
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|1971|459 |
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|1981|607 |
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|1986|648 |
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|1991|842 |
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|1996|890 |
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|2002|822 |
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|2006|767 |
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| footnote=<ref>http://www.cso.ie/census and www.histpop.org. Lisdoonvaarna was not regarded as a census town until 1891. Pre 1891 totals are for the townlands of Lisdoonvaarna and Rathbaun, where the spas are located and the first guesthouses were built for tourists in the 1870s. For a discussion on the accuracy of [[Great Famine (Ireland)|pre-famine]] census returns see [[John Joseph Lee|JJ Lee]] “On the accuracy of the pre-famine Irish censuses” in ''Irish Population, Economy and Society'', edited by J.M. Goldstrom and L.A. Clarkson (1981) p54, and also "New Developments in Irish Population History, 1700-1850” by Joel Mokyr and [[Cormac Ó Gráda]] in ''The Economic History Review'', New Series, Vol. 37, No. 4 (Nov., 1984), pp. 473-488. |
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</ref> |
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}} |
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==Notes== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00ngb4g BBC World Service documentary about the matchmaking festival] |
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{{County Clare}} |
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[[Category:Towns and villages in County Clare]] |
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[[Category:Springs of Ireland|Spa towns in Ireland]] |
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