Lissan
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| Civil parish | |
  Lissan Location withinNorthern Ireland | |
| District | |
| County | |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | COOKSTOWN |
| Postcode district | BT80 |
| Police | Northern Ireland |
| Fire | Northern Ireland |
| Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
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| NI Assembly | |
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Lissan (fromIrishLios Áine, meaning 'Aine's fort') is acivil andAnglican[1] andRoman Catholic[2]ecclesiastical parish that spans parts ofCounty Londonderry andCounty Tyrone,Northern Ireland.[3]
The local Roman Catholic Church, the Church ofSt Michael inCookstown, was built in 1908.[4] The local Anglican church, Lissan Parish Church, is in Churchtown.[5]
The local Catholic primary school is Lissan Primary.[6][2] Formerly, Creivagh Primary school was in the parish, but closed in 2015.[2][7]
The nearest secondary schools are in Cookstown:Holy Trinity College (Catholic)[8] and theCookstown High School (controlled).[9]
The nearestthird-level institution isSouth West College, with a campus in Cookstown.[10]
The church was built in 1908.
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