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Lisdoonvarna
Lios Dúin Bhearna

Location

WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates:
53°01′49″N 9°17′22″W / 53.0303, -9.2894

Irish grid reference
R133984

Statistics

20 m (66 ft)

Population (2006)

767

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Lisdoonvarna (Irish: Lios Dúin Bhearna, meaning Enclosure at the Fort by the Gap) is a spa town of 800 people in County Clare in the Republic of Ireland. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. See also Mineral spa A spa town, or simply spa, is a town frequented mainly for health reasons to "take the waters" County Clare ( Irish: Contae an Chláir) commonly referred to as simply Clare, is a county on Ireland and part of the wider Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Famous for its music and festivals, in September each year one of Europe's largest matchmaking events is held in the town attracting upward of 40,000 romantic hopefuls, bachelor farmers and accompanying revellers. Matchmaking is any process of introducing people for the purposes of Dating and Mating, usually in the context of Marriage. The month-long event is an important tourist attraction. The current matchmaker is Willie Daly, a fourth-generation matchmaker.

A now-defunct music festival which took place near the town is celebrated in a song of the same name written by the Irish folk singer, Christy Moore. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Christopher Andrew 'Christy' Moore (born 7 May 1945 in Newbridge County Kildare, Ireland is a popular Irish Folk singer, songwriter and Guitarist. This festival took place until the early 1980s. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.

The town takes its name from the Irish Lios Dúin Bhearna meaning the "lios dúin", or enclosured fort, of the gap ("bhearna"). It is believed that the fort referred to in this name is the green earthen fort of Lissateeaun, which lies 3 km to the north-east of the town, near the remains of a Norman-era castle.

External links

Lisdoonvarna visitor and tourist information

Coordinates: 51°1′49″N 9°17′22″W / 51.03028, -9.28944

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