THE TOWNLAND OF LISLEA (LISNADILL PARISH, BARONY OF ARMAGH)
The townland of Lislea is in the parish of Lisnadill in Armagh County in the
Barony of Armagh. It is labelled number 31 on the map. (There is another Lislea
in Lisnadill Parish in the Barony of Fews Upper.)
Paterson (Armachiana, Vol. 16, p.24) notes:
…Liath (pronounced leea) is the same as the English word grey and occurs
also as a termination in Lislea – grey fort – of which there are four examples
in the county.
The Environment and Heritage Service Sites and Monuments Record (2002) notes the following in this townland:
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Rath of the Early Christian Period.
SMR NO: ARM 016:019
Irish Grid Reference: H84654028
Townland: LISLEA
CONDITION: traces only
A slightly hollow, semi-circular platform is set into the hillslope. The E & S sides have been completely obliterated, but the perimeter has been preserved on the N & W by a curving field boundary. On the N & NW sides are traces of a bank 3.5m wide & 0.4n high above the interior. Beyond this is a steep scarp which falls 2m to the base of a drainage ditch 3m wide & 0.6m below outer ground level. The scarp becomes less pronounced around the W side. The diam. Of the site is c.26m NE-SW.
PRONI records: OS/6/2/16/1 (Surveyed 1834-35. Engraved 1835.); OS/6/2/16/2
(Surveyed 1834-35. Engraved 1835. Revised 1860. Engraved 1862.); OS/6/2/16/3
(Surveyed 1834-35. Revised 1906. Levelled 1888-89 and 1906. Published 1908.
Reprint 1952, 1954.); OS/6/2/16/4 (Surveyed 1834-35. Revised 1906. Levelled
1888-89 and 1906. Published 1908. Reprint 1929.); OS/6/2/16/5 (Surveyed 1834-35.
Revised 1906. Levelled 1888-89 and 1906. Published 1908. Reprint 1952, 1954
with Mss. markings in red and stamped ref. 2568.); OS/6/2/16/6 (Surveyed 1906.
Revised 1955. Levelled 1906. Published 1958. (2 copies).); OS/6/2/19/1 (Surveyed
1835. Engraved 1835.); OS/6/2/19/2 (Surveyed 1835. Engraved 1835. Revised 1860.
Revisions engraved 1863 (2 copies).); OS/6/2/19/3 (Surveyed 1835. Revised 1906.
Published 1908. Reprinted 1931 (2 copies, 2nd a reprint 1938, 1949).); OS/6/2/19/4
(Surveyed 1906. Revised 1955. Levelled 1904, 1906,and 1907. Published 1958 (2
copies).); OS/6/2/25/1 (Surveyed 1834-35. Engraved 1835.); OS/6/2/25/2 (Surveyed
1834-35. Engraved 1835. Revised 1860. Engraved 1863.); OS/6/2/25/3 (Surveyed
1834-35. Revised 1906. Published 1909. Reprinted 1931.); OS/6/2/25/4 (Surveyed
1834-35. Revised 1906. Levelled 1903-06.Published 1909. (2 copies – reprints
1952-1958).); OS/6/2/25/5 (Surveyed 1834-35. Revised 1906. Levelled 1903-06.Published
1909. Reprint 1931, 1935-1941 with stamped ref 2775 and 2776.); OS/6/2/25/6
(Surveyed 1906. Revised 1955-56. Levelled 1903 and1906. Published 1959. (2 copies).);
OS/6/2/28/1 (Surveyed 1835. Engraved 1835.); OS/6/2/28/2 (Surveyed 1835. Engraved
1835. Revised 1862. Revisions engraved 1864 (2 copies).); OS/6/2/28/3 (Surveyed
1835. Revised 1906-7. Published 1909 (reprint 1930, 34).); OS/6/2/28/4 (Surveyed
1835. Revised 1906-7. Published 1909 (reprint 1930, 34). Reprints 1934-1958
(2 copies).); OS/6/2/28/5 (Surveyed 1835. Revised 1906-7. Published 1909 (reprint
1930, 34). Reprints 1930-1946 with stamped ref 2772, 2778 and 2779.); OS/6/2/28/6
(Surveyed 1906-7. Revised 1956. Levelled 1903-4 and 1906. Published 1961.);
VAL/1B/27, VAL/1B/235, VAL/1B/240B, VAL/1B/241, VAL/1B/244B, VAL/1B/244B (1st
valuation records.); VAL/12B/10/9A, VAL/12B/10/9B, VAL/12B/10/9C, VAL/12B/10/9D,
VAL/12B/10/9E, VAL/12B/10/19A, VAL/12B/10/19B, VAL/12B/10/32A, VAL/12B/10/32B,
VAL/12B/10/32C, VAL/12B/10/32D, VAL/12B/10/19C, VAL/12B/10/32E, VAL/12B/10/19D,
VAL/12B/10/20A, VAL/12B/15/6A, VAL/12B/15/6C, VAL/12B/15/6E, VAL/12B/15/6F,
VAL/12B/15/6G, VAL/12B/15/6H, VAL/12B/15/6J, VAL/12B/15/18D (Valuation annual
revision list.); VAL/2B/2/8AC 1862 (Griffith valuation list.C 1862); VAL/2B/2/10B
(Griffith valuation list.); VAL/2B/2/37JC 1862 (Griffith valuation list.C 1862);
VAL/2B/2/40 (Griffith valuation list.).
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