Lyre An Ladhar (Irish) | |
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Village | |
  Lyre Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:52°04′54.12″N08°51′32.00″W / 52.0817000°N 8.8588889°W /52.0817000; -8.8588889 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Population | |
• Total | 169 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Lyre (Irish:An Ladhar)[2] is atownland and small village in thecivil parish ofClonmeen, barony ofDuhallow, northwestCounty Cork,Ireland. It is approximately 3 km from the village ofNad.[3] Lyre is within theCork North-West Dáil constituency.
It is 875 feet (266 metres) above sea level. Some locals claim it to be the third highest village in Ireland, it is the highest in Cork.[citation needed]
Lyre has a hall, a national school, a monument for hammer thrower Denis Horgan, a monument to commemorate the turn of the millennium. The localRoman Catholic church is dedicated to St. Joseph and is in theDiocese of Cloyne.[4]
Lyre GAA is the localGaelic Athletic Association club. It has a football team which competes at levels from under 14 upwards. They compete in the Duhallow league and Ducon Cup Championship, and also the Nevin Cup.
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