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LISCARD. 012 LISKEARD. LISCARD, a tnshp. in the par. of Wallasey, lower div. of the hund. of Wirrall, S. div. of co. Chester, 2 miles N. of Birkenhead, its railway station and post town. It is situated on the river Mersey, and near Liscard Vale. It was formerly an insignificant village, but is now a flourishing town, having recently become a place of resort for sea-bathing. The living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Chester. The church is dedicated to St. John. In 1854 a Roman Catholic chapel was erected in St. Alban's-road, with a burial-ground adjoining. There is also a Roman Catholic school. A savings-bank and freehold land society are held in the National school- roams. The Independents have a place of worship. At Sir John Tobin's seat was the celebrated Bedford missal, 11 inches by 7J, with the portrait of the great Regent Bedford, &c., now deposited in the British Museum. About J^alf a mile distant from the town is the Egremont steam ferry station. LISCARMOR, a vil. 'in the bar. of G'orcomroc, co. The principal residence is Liscarmor House. In the vicinity are remains of O'Conor's old castle. LISCARROLL, a par. and vil. in the bars, of Orrery and Kilmore, co. Cork, prov. of Minister, Ireland, 8 miles S.W. of Charleville. The par. is 3 miles long by 2 broad. The surface is slightly hilly, but has a good soil. It is traversed by the road from Mallow to New- castle. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Cloyne, val. with Kilbrin, 417, in the patron, of the bishop. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Churchtown. There are three day schools. LiscarroU Castle, now an old ruin, is said to have been founded in the time of King John, by John, Earl of Mortaigne, and was the property of the Barry and Perceval families. It was twice besieged and reduced, in 1642 and 1G4G. There is a police station in the village. Fairs are held on the 25th March, 1st and 31st May, 31st August, 21st Octo- ber, and 19th November. LISCARTON, a par. in the bar. of Lower Navan, traversed by the road from Navan to Kclls. The living is a rcct. in the dioc. of Meath, val. with Ardbraccan, 084, in the patron, of the crown. Liscarton House is the principal residence. Some traces of the old castle may be observed in parts of this residence. LISCLEARY, a par. in the bar. of Kerrycurrihy, co. Cork, prov. of Munstcr, Ireland, 5 miles S.E. of Cork, its post town. The par. is 4 miles long by 3 broad, and is situated on the bank of the Owinboy. The living is a suspended vie. in the dioc. of Cork, val. 70, in tho patron, of the bishop. There is a hedge-school. LISCOLMAN, a par. in the bar. of Shillelagh, co. Wicklow, prov. of Leinster, Ireland, 9 miles N.AV. of Carncw. Tullow is Us post town. The par. is 2J miles long by 1 J mile broad. It is situated along the E. bank of tho little stream Derecn. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Leighlin, val. with Aghold, 452, in the patron, of the bishop. Liscolman House and Rath House are tho principal residences in this neighbourhood. LISCOMBE PARK, an ancient seat in co. Bucks, 2 miles W. of Leighton Buzzard. It has been the pro- perty of the Lovett family for above 600 years, and has a chapel, part of which was built in the middle of the 13th century. It contains many valuable portraits, as Nell Gwynne, by Lcly ; Sir E. Montague, by Holbein ; the Duchess of Maryborough, by Kneller ; &c. LISCOOLY, a station on the Finn Valley^ railway, near Strabane. LISDEEN, a hmlt. in the bar. of Moyarta, co. Clare, Ireland, 2 miles E. of Kilkee. Fairs are held on the 7th May, 13th July, 8th September, and 17th December. LISDOWNEY, a vil. in the bar. of Galmoy, co. Kilkenny, Ireland, 4 miles N. of Freshford. LISGENAN, or THE GRANGE, a par. in the bar. of Decies within Drum, co. Waterford, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 5 miles N.E. of Youghal. Dungarvan is its post town. It is situated on the river Lickey, near tho coast. The living is a vie. in tho dioc. of Lismore, val. with Kinsalebcg, 217. Tho Roman Catholic chapel is united to those of Ardmore and Ballymacart. There are three day schools. Grange Lodge is the seat of Sir R. Musgrave, Bart. LISGOOLD, a par. in tho bar. of Barrymore, co. Cork, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 5 miles N.N.W. of Middleton, its post town. Tho par. is 2 miles long and 1-J- mile broad. It is situated 011 the banks of the river Curra. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Cloyne, val. with others, 760, in the patron, of the bishop. Tho church was built in 1789 by tho late Board of First Fruits. There are a Roman Catholic chapel and two day schools. Fairs are held on the 1st May, 2 1th J ;mo, 1st November, and 21st December. LISHADDIN, a tributary of tho river Laune, rises near Aghadoe, co. Kerry, Ireland. LISKEARD, a par., market town, municipal and parliamentary borough, locally in the hund. of West, but having separate jurisdiction, in co. Cornwall, 15 miles S.W. of Launceston, 18 from Plymouth, and 225 W.S.W. of London. It has a station on the Cornwall and West Cornwall railway, which passes through the parish at Moorswater. This place was anciently called Liskerrett, and was given by William tho Conqueror to Robert, Earl of Mortaigne, from whom it came to tho earls of Cornwall, and was, by Act of Parliament, annexed to the duchy in tho reign of Edward III. The castle, of which there are still some vestiges, was occasionally tho residence of Richard, Earl of Cornwall, and King of the Romans. During tho Civil War the parliamentary forces were routed here by Sir Ralph Hopton, who took possession of the town for Charles I. Liskeard is one of the most ancient and considerable towns in the county, having been one of the four coinage or stannary towns. It was first chartered by Earl Richard in the reign of Henry III., and re-chartered by Queen Elizabeth. From the time of Edward I. till the passing of tho Reform Act it returned two members to parliament, but since that event only one, the boundaries of the parliamentary borough being extended so as to include the whole of the parish. The population of the municipal borough in 18G1 was 4,689, and of the parliamentary 6,704. Under the Muncipal Reform Act it is governed by a mayor, 4 aldermen, and 12 councillors, with the style of "mayor and burgesses of Liskerret, otherwise Liskeard." Tho revenue of the borough, chiefly arising from tho town lands, is about 550, and its acreage 8,129 acres. The town, which is chiefly built en steep hills at the upper extremity of a valley, stands near the turnpike road from Plymouth to Falmouth. It is irregularly laid out, but the streets are well paved, and lighted with gas. ] contains a townhall, erected in 1707, on granite arches and columns ; a handsome market-house for poultry, fish, and vegetables, built in 1822; two branch tanks, savings-bank, mechanics' institute, East Cornwall Gun- powder Company, literary society, union pool-house, and the house occupied by Charles I. in IG-li. There are also tanneries and a paper-mill. Considerable facility for water carriage has been afforded by the canal cut from the river Looe, which terminates about 1 mile W. of the town, where are coal wharves and limekilns. The land in the neighbourhood is in a high state of cultivation, and in some parts is deep rich loam. Tho surface is hilly. The subsoil is brownstonc, with mica slate, and traces of tin and other minerals. The town is a polling place for the eastern division of the county, the head of a Poor-law Union embracing 26 parishes, and tho seat of new County Court and superintendent registry districts. Mr. Marshall's harriers hunt round here. Tho living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Exeter, val. 303. Tho church of St. Martin is a spacious edifice, built of shite- stone, with a low embattled tower erected in 1027, containing six bells. It contains monuments of tho Trehawkes, who had tho manor, and one to Lieutenant James Huntlcy, who fell in a gallant attack on a squadron of Russian gun-boats in the Gulf of Finland.