Ford in Lissard, County Longford

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

Described in the Civil Survey (1654-6) as 'the foord of Lisard' (Simington 1961, vol. 10, 45), its precise location has not been identified.

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