Lyracrumpane

Aerial view of a windfarm, on the Stack's Mountains, near Lyracrumpane

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

1. "Ladhar an Chrompáin / Lyracrumpane". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 15 March 2024. Other names: Lyreacrompane [..] local name
2. "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
3. "Lyracrumpane Townland, Co. Kerry". townlands.ie. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
4. "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
5. "Minister describes Lyrecrompane centre as a fine example of 'a community in action'". The Kerryman. 3 November 2000. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
6. "Lyreacrompane". Sliabh Luachra Rural Development Group. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
7. "Lyreacrompane". coillte.ie. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
8. "Our School - Lyreacrompane National School Listowel Co. Kerry". lyreacrompanens.com. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
9. "Directory page - Lyre A Crompane N S". gov.ie. Department of Education. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

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