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LISRACE
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'''Lisrace''' is a townland in South-Eastern [[wp:County Fermanagh|County Fermanagh]], [[wp:Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland]].  
 
Area 145:3:3
Area 145:3:3
==Etymology==
* 1609 - Lisreske (Slutdonogh) - Esch. Co. Map 6 Clankelly
* 1610 - Lysreske - CPR Jas I 167a
* 1751 - Lisrace - Reg. Free. Fer. 2
* 1823 - Lisreask - CoI Census (Aghadrumsee Area)
* 1832 - Lios Raés - J O'D (OSNB) B134 B67
* 1987 - Lios Réisc "fort of the marsh" - PNP talk PMcK/K''fole DA
Lisrace ({{lang-ga|Achadh Buidhe}}) means "Fort of the Marsh"
==1823 Church of Ireland Census==
The following is an extract from a survey of the North-West Division of Clones Parish.
{|class="wikitable"
!Name!!Sons!!Daughters
|-             
|Armstrong, Widow||5||4
|-             
|Johnston, James||1||2
|-             
|Forster, Robert & Margaret||2||4
|-     
|Perry, Maxwell & Jane||2||2
|-   
|Perry, Charles & Jane||1||2
|- 
|Brownlow, Robert & Margaret||2||0
|-           
|Elliott, Widow||1||2
|-                 
|McCollum, William ||0||1
|- 
|McCollum, Mary||0||0
|- 
|Nichol, Robert & Jane||1||1
|- 
|Ross, Widow||3||1
|- 
|Allen, James & Margaret||2||2
|- 
|}




==Griffiths Valuation 1862==
==Griffiths Valuation 1862==
Occupier……………………....Lessor
{|class="wikitable"
Robert Johnston……………………...Rev. John Richardson                   H Os & L
!Occupier!!Lessor!!Tenement
Thomas Maines…………………….. Rev. John Richardson                     H Os & L
|-             
James Carey………………………… Rev. John Richardson                   H Os & L
|Robert Johnston||Rev. John Richardson||House, offices and land
Francis Foster………………………. Rev. John Richardson                     H Os & L
|-             
Primitive Wesleyan
|Thomas Maines||Rev. John Richardson||House, offices and land
Methodist Meeting House…………... Rev. John Richardson                   Exemptions
|-             
Simon Elliott………………………....Rev. John Richardson                     H Os & L
|James Carey||Rev. John Richardson||House, offices and land
Thomas Wilson………………………Rev. John Richardson                  
|-           
James Johnston……………………… Rev. John Richardson  
|Francis Foster||Rev. John Richardson||House, offices and land
|-
|Methodist Meeting House||Rev. John Richardson||Exemptions
|-             
|Simon Elliott||Rev. John Richardson||House, offices and land
|-             
|Thomas Wilson||Rev. John Richardson||House, offices and land
|-           
|James Johnston||Rev. John Richardson||House, offices and land
|-
|}


==Methodist Church==
Drumady Methodist Church 1858, built on a site between the Lacky road and a stretch of the old Dublin road coming from Mullavea/ Killyliffer.  This little church was originally Primitive Wesleyan i.e. that part of the Methodist movement which believed that it should remain as an evangelistic society within the Established Church.  This movement was particularly strong Monaghan/Fermanagh with Clones as its centre.  That the Methodist movement should become a separate church as was the wish of urban districts where many people who became the Methodists had no strong links to the Parish church.  That Drumady was Primitive Wesleyan is probably why the Rev Richardson, who was a C. of I. clergyman felt able to lease the site for the meeting house.  In later years most of the C. of I. bishops and some of the clergy strongly disapproved of Methodist preachers.  By 1877 the two strands of Methodism had re-united as the Methodist Church in Ireland.  
Drumady Methodist Church 1858, built on a site between the Lacky road and a stretch of the old Dublin road coming from Mullavea/ Killyliffer.  This little church was originally Primitive Wesleyan i.e. that part of the Methodist movement which believed that it should remain as an evangelistic society within the Established Church.  This movement was particularly strong Monaghan/Fermanagh with Clones as its centre.  That the Methodist movement should become a separate church as was the wish of urban districts where many people who became the Methodists had no strong links to the Parish church.  That Drumady was Primitive Wesleyan is probably why the Rev Richardson, who was a C. of I. clergyman felt able to lease the site for the meeting house.  In later years most of the C. of I. bishops and some of the clergy strongly disapproved of Methodist preachers.  By 1877 the two strands of Methodism had re-united as the Methodist Church in Ireland.  


==1901 Census==
==1901 Census==
Head of Family…………………Landholder if different
{|class="wikitable"
Margaret Johnston
!Head of Family!!Landholder (if different)
Martha Johnston
|-             
Edward Carey
|Margaret Johnston||
Bernard Donegan
|-           
Eliza McGovern……………………….Bernard Donegan
|Martha Johnston||
James Wilson
|-
Joseph Howe…………………………..Frank Foster of Dromady
|Edward Carey||
Sarah Harris…………………………....Mrs Foster of Aghnachuill
|-           
|Bernard Donegan||
|-
|Eliza McGovern||Bernard Donegan
|-           
|James Wilson||
|-
|Joseph Howe||Frank Foster of Dromady
|-
|Sarah Harris||Mrs Foster of Aghnachuill
|-
|}


There was a shop in one of the Johnston houses kept by a Robert Johnston a brother of Martha Johnston who taught in Aghadrumsee.  After their time the shop and farm was the home of another Johnston family and is now part of the Emerson farm.
There was a shop in one of the Johnston houses kept by a Robert Johnston a brother of Martha Johnston who taught in Aghadrumsee.  After their time the shop and farm was the home of another Johnston family and is now part of the Emerson farm. This was the scene of a murder the 23rd September 1980 when S/Con Ernest Johnston was shot by I.R.A. terrorists when returning home from duty.
This was the scene of a murder the 23rd September 1980 when S/Con Ernest Johnston was shot by I.R.A. terrorists when returning home from duty.


==Surnames in 2005==
==Surnames in 2005==
Farrell     Wilson    Lynch    Moffatt   
* Farrell
Former Residents    Irwin    Henry  Somerville
* Wilson     
 
* Lynch     
==Wilson's Forge==
* Moffatt  
Wilson’s Forge was one of many forges in the country side but was probably the longest lasting.  The family story is that the first Wilson in the area was a blacksmith with Cromwell’s army who at some point met up with a local girl, married and settled down.  The family followed the blacksmith trade for several generations, setting up in Lisrace in 1830.
   
Former Residents     
* Irwin     
* Henry   
* Somerville


<gallery>
==Landmarks==
Image:MrsWilsonLisraceForge.jpg|Mrs Wilson and the blacksmith stand together beside the tools and products of the forge
* [[Wilson's Forge]]
Image:JohnstonLisraceForge.jpg|Elizabeth, John and Sady Johnston, standing outside the old forge, they can remember going there as children
Image:LisraceForgeBill.jpg|Lisrace Forge Bill
</gallery>
This is part of a long account of work done for the Murray family in Mullavea in the years 1881 to 1883.  The ‘removes’ were the moving of an animal’s shoes to another foot to ensure even wear.
Apparently the bill was paid every few months with round sums e.g. eight or ten shillings but always with a balance left running.   
The forge closed at Lisrace in 1970 with the retirement of the last blacksmith Mr Robert Wilson.  At that time the use of the horse for farm work or transport had ended.  However, the life of the actual forge and its tools has not ended for it is in working order in the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum at Cultra where a group from the [http://www.killyfole.org.uk Killyfole and District Development Association] visited it two years ago.  At the present time, with the increased interest in riding as a leisure pursuit and for children, there are more ponies in the area than has been the case for a long time.

Latest revision as of 23:03, 9 March 2014

This townland has been mapped on OSM, click the following link to see : Lisrace

Lisrace is a townland in South-Eastern County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

Area 145:3:3

Etymology

  • 1609 - Lisreske (Slutdonogh) - Esch. Co. Map 6 Clankelly
  • 1610 - Lysreske - CPR Jas I 167a
  • 1751 - Lisrace - Reg. Free. Fer. 2
  • 1823 - Lisreask - CoI Census (Aghadrumsee Area)
  • 1832 - Lios Raés - J O'D (OSNB) B134 B67
  • 1987 - Lios Réisc "fort of the marsh" - PNP talk PMcK/Kfole DA

Lisrace (Irish: Achadh Buidhe) means "Fort of the Marsh"

1823 Church of Ireland Census

The following is an extract from a survey of the North-West Division of Clones Parish.

Name Sons Daughters
Armstrong, Widow 5 4
Johnston, James 1 2
Forster, Robert & Margaret 2 4
Perry, Maxwell & Jane 2 2
Perry, Charles & Jane 1 2
Brownlow, Robert & Margaret 2 0
Elliott, Widow 1 2
McCollum, William 0 1
McCollum, Mary 0 0
Nichol, Robert & Jane 1 1
Ross, Widow 3 1
Allen, James & Margaret 2 2


Griffiths Valuation 1862

Occupier Lessor Tenement
Robert Johnston Rev. John Richardson House, offices and land
Thomas Maines Rev. John Richardson House, offices and land
James Carey Rev. John Richardson House, offices and land
Francis Foster Rev. John Richardson House, offices and land
Methodist Meeting House Rev. John Richardson Exemptions
Simon Elliott Rev. John Richardson House, offices and land
Thomas Wilson Rev. John Richardson House, offices and land
James Johnston Rev. John Richardson House, offices and land


Methodist Church

Drumady Methodist Church 1858, built on a site between the Lacky road and a stretch of the old Dublin road coming from Mullavea/ Killyliffer. This little church was originally Primitive Wesleyan i.e. that part of the Methodist movement which believed that it should remain as an evangelistic society within the Established Church. This movement was particularly strong Monaghan/Fermanagh with Clones as its centre. That the Methodist movement should become a separate church as was the wish of urban districts where many people who became the Methodists had no strong links to the Parish church. That Drumady was Primitive Wesleyan is probably why the Rev Richardson, who was a C. of I. clergyman felt able to lease the site for the meeting house. In later years most of the C. of I. bishops and some of the clergy strongly disapproved of Methodist preachers. By 1877 the two strands of Methodism had re-united as the Methodist Church in Ireland.

1901 Census

Head of Family Landholder (if different)
Margaret Johnston
Martha Johnston
Edward Carey
Bernard Donegan
Eliza McGovern Bernard Donegan
James Wilson
Joseph Howe Frank Foster of Dromady
Sarah Harris Mrs Foster of Aghnachuill

There was a shop in one of the Johnston houses kept by a Robert Johnston a brother of Martha Johnston who taught in Aghadrumsee. After their time the shop and farm was the home of another Johnston family and is now part of the Emerson farm. This was the scene of a murder the 23rd September 1980 when S/Con Ernest Johnston was shot by I.R.A. terrorists when returning home from duty.

Surnames in 2005

  • Farrell
  • Wilson
  • Lynch
  • Moffatt

Former Residents

  • Irwin
  • Henry
  • Somerville

Landmarks

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