Lisgoold | |
Native Name: | Irish: Lios Cúil |
Native Name Lang: | ga |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Munster |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | County Cork |
Subdivision Type3: | Dáil Éireann |
Subdivision Name3: | Cork East |
Subdivision Type4: | EU Parliament |
Subdivision Name4: | South |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Utc Offset1: | +0 |
Timezone1 Dst: | IST (WEST) |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -1 |
Coordinates: | 51.9734°N -8.2167°W |
Lisgoold [1] is a village and civil parish in County Cork, Ireland.[2] Lisgoold is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne, and is served by St John the Baptist Catholic church.[3] Lisgoold is part of the Cork East Dáil constituency.
The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Lisgoold GAA, have pitch and gymnasium facilities in the village.[4] The club have Junior A hurling and football teams. The nearest soccer club is Carrigtwohill United AFC, which plays at Ballyadam, which is between Carrigtwohill and Lisgoold.[5] Horse racing is also represented in the area, with "point-to-point" races held in the area.[6]