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Lisball is a townland near Bailieborough, County Cavan, Ireland. It is 799 acres (323 ha) in area and has a population of around 100.[ citation needed ] It is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilmore and the Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh.[ citation needed ]

A townland is a small geographical division of land used in Ireland. The townland system is of Gaelic origin, pre-dating the Norman invasion, and most have names of Irish Gaelic origin. However, some townland names and boundaries come from Norman manors, plantation divisions, or later creations of the Ordnance Survey. The total number of inhabited townlands was 60,679 in 1911. The total number recognised by the Irish Place Names database as of 2014 was 61,098, including uninhabited townlands, mainly small islands.

Bailieborough Town in Ulster, Ireland

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