Book of Lismore, Lismore

Name: Book of Lismore
Address: Lismore, Ireland

#4 among attractions in Lismore

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The Book of Lismore, also known as the Book of Mac Carthaigh Riabhach, is a late fifteenth-century Gaelic manuscript that was created at Kilbrittain in County Cork, Ireland, for Fínghean Mac Carthaigh, Lord of Carbery. Defective at beginning and end, 198 leaves survive today, containing a miscellany of religious and secular texts written entirely in Irish. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°8'27"N, 7°56'2"W

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Book of Lismore – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lismore Castle, Mount Melleray Abbey, Saint Carthage's Cathedral Lismore, Strancally Castle.

~190 ftE
Forts and castles, Modern art museum, Art museum
Lismore Castle, Lismore
1 min walk • Lismore Castle is a castle located in the town of Lismore, County Waterford in the Republic of Ireland. It belonged to the Earls of Desmond, and subsequently to the Cavendish family from 1753. It is currently the Irish home of the Duke of Devonshire.
4.6 miNE
Sacred and religious sites, Monastery
Mount Melleray Abbey, Cappoquin
117 min walk • Mount Melleray Abbey is a Trappist monastery in Ireland, founded in 1833. It is situated on the slopes of the Knockmealdown Mountains, near Cappoquin, Diocese of Waterford. It is famous in literature due to Seán Ó Ríordáin's poem Cnoc Mellerí in Eireaball Spideoige.
~1950 ftSE
52°8'9"N • 7°55'50"W
Saint Carthage's Cathedral Lismore, Lismore
10 min walk • Church
5.5 miSE
Forts and castles
Strancally Castle
141 min walk • Strancally Castle is a country house in County Waterford, Ireland. It is located on the River Blackwater, close to the town of Youghal in County Cork.
5.9 miSE
Memorial
Kiltera Ogham Stones
150 min walk • Kiltera Ogham Stones are two ogham stones forming a National Monument located in County Waterford, Ireland.
4.6 miSW
Town
Tallow
118 min walk • One of the town's most iconic landmarks is the historic Tallow Abbey, which dates back to the 13th century. This beautifully preserved abbey is steeped in history and provides a fascinating insight into Ireland's rich religious heritage.