Lismore (Ireland) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in County Waterford, Ireland
About Lismore (Ireland)
Lismore in Irish isLios Mór, "great ringfort": this prehistoric settlement was on the hillside to the north but nothing remains of it. In the 7th century St Carthage (or Mochuda) founded a monastery. In 1171 Henry II of England stayed in the monastery and his son King John built a small castle on the site, which became the seat of the local bishop. The area was part of the huge territory held by the Earls of Desmond, but after the revolt of the 15th Earl, Queen Elizabeth I awarded it to Sir Walter Raleigh. He sold it (hurriedly, anticipating confiscation and execution) to Richard Boyle, First Earl of Cork. Boyle was an Elizabethan adventurer par excellence, who by marriage and property speculation amassed a substantial estate spanning east Cork and west Waterford. Lismore Castle was his pr
Top Attractions in Lismore (Ireland)
Explore the best things to see and do in Lismore (Ireland):
- ★Ballysaggartmore Towers
- ★Cappoquin House and Gardens
- ★Dromona House and Gardens
- ★Lismore Castle gardens
- ★Mount Melleray Abbey
- ★Tourin House
Where to Stay in Lismore (Ireland)
- 🏨Ballyrafter House Hotel
- 🏨Ballyvolane House
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