More Historical Places & People
The Towers
This magical woodland trail is located 3 miles outside of Lismore Town. Here the visitor can stroll through woodlands and view the exocitic gate lodge and bridge that were constructed by landlord Arthur Kiely Ussher to impress a very demanding wife who wished to live in a large house. The cost of building the elaborate Gothic entrance proved so great that the house was never built.
Railway Station
In 1904 King Edward and his long-suffering Danish wife Queen Alexandra visited Ireland and were received everywhere with rapturous enthusiasm. On leaving Waterford, they travelled by train to Lismore, where they were welcomed at the station by their hosts the duke and duchess of Devonshire. A memorial on the wall of the station commerates the event.
The Millennium Park
Lismore Millennium Park is a joint development between Lismore Mochuda Development Company Ltd and Waterford County Council. Situated right in the center of the town the park hosts a number of interesting features and belies the small area that it covers. These features include:
- Wood Sculpture Of St. Carthage
- A Water Feature
- Walkways
- Seating
- Ice House
- Bridge and Waterfall
- Gazebo
- Obelisk
The park includes some beautiful plants and trees complimenting the heritage of the area.
Sculpture of St Carthage At Lismore's Millennium Park
In June 2005 an ancient beech tree that had died from honey fungus was transformed into a sculpture of the town's founder, St Carthage, thanks to the unique craftsmanship of Welsh chainsaw sculptor, Nancy Hemming. She worked from drawings and specially adapted chain saws. She carved out St, Carthage with his book and crozier. Then came the town motto; "Is onorac an cathair (noble is the town). The trunk also depicts a "lios", or Motte and Bailey to give its English equivalent, meaning a refuge, or fortified fort atop a mound, from whence Lismore originated circa 614. Robert Boyle, founder of modern chemistry and who was born in Lismore Castle is also carved. There is a salmon representing both knowledge and Lismore, it once having been a university town. Strands of Celtic design complete the work. Following in her father's footsteps, she has been wood carving for 27 years and chainsaw sculpturing for ten. Her Lismore masterpiece will be treated with preservative however and "should last about 15 years if it is looked after".
