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Lyre (Irish: An Ladhar)[2] is a townland and small village in the civil parish of Clonmeen, barony of Duhallow, northwest County Cork, Ireland. It is approximately 3 km from the village of Nad.[3] Lyre is within the Cork North-West Dáil constituency.

Lyre An Ladhar
Village
Lyre Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°04′54.12″N 08°51′32.00″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Cork
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	163
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

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]}

Amenities

Lyre has a hall, a national school, a monument for hammer thrower Denis Horgan, a monument to commemorate the turn of the millennium. The local Roman Catholic church is dedicated to St. Joseph and is in the Diocese of Cloyne.[4]

Lyre GAA is the local Gaelic 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.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

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