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Lisdoonvarna () is a spa town in County Clare in Ireland. The town is famous for its music and festivals. Although the Lisdoonvarna Music Festival was discontinued in the 1980s, the town still hosts an annual matchmaking festival each September. The population was 934 at the 2022 census.

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Place details

Locality
Lisdoonvarna
Region
Munster
Country
Éire / Ireland
Population
739
Timezone
Europe/Dublin

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

Settlement.name
Lisdoonvarna
Settlement.native_name_lang
ga
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Lisdoonvarna2.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
Lisdoonvarna Main Street
Settlement.pushpin_map
Ireland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Ireland
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Munster
Settlement.subdivision_type3
County
Settlement.subdivision_name3
County Clare
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.population_as_of
2022
Settlement.population_total
934
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Official name
Lisdoonvarna
Located in
County Clare
Population
829
Elevation
94
Time zone
UTC±00:00
Official website
matchmakerireland.com
Image
Lisdoonvarna eglise.jpg
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Commons category
Lisdoonvarna
located in/on physical feature
The Burren
Irish Grid Reference
R133984
historic county
County Clare
native label
Lios Dúin Bhearna
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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Name
  • History
  • Arts and culture
  • Matchmaking festival
  • Music festival
  • Infrastructure
  • Spa
  • Transport
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Lisdoonvarna () is a spa town in County Clare in Ireland. The town is famous for its music and festivals. Although the Lisdoonvarna Music Festival was discontinued in the 1980s, the town still hosts an annual matchmaking festival each September. The population was 934 at the 2022 census.

== Geography == Lisdoonvarna is located in the area of County Clare known as the Burren, on the N67 road between Ballyvaughan and Ennistymon. The Aille River flows through the town, where it is joined by the Gowlaun and Kilmoon streams.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lisdoonvarna” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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