What is recorded here

Lissanisky means Fort of the Water because a stream ran through the ringfort on the south-facing slope above Ballyleary stream. A farm shed now stands where the fort disappeared, yet the name still points to water moving through a defensible earthwork. The fort may have been small, crowded and noisy, with people directing rainwater or drinking water past their doors. What is lost has not stopped giving the place its shape.

On S-facing slope, overlooking Ballyleary stream. Farm shed now built on site; no visible surface trace. Local tradition of ringfort here. According to Healy (1904, 113) ..'a Rath, has completely disappeared....a portion of it occupied by (a) residence. This Rath had a stream of water running through it, hence the name Lisanisky, or "Fort of the Water". Power, however (1918, 224) describes a standing lios, probably (CO075-037--) as 'the name-giving lios'. Ringfort (CO075-033---) c. 170m to W; fulacht fiadhs (CO075-035---; CO075-03601-; CO075-03602-) to W and NW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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