Editing Liscannor (section)

==History==
[[File:Liscannor_Castle.JPG|Liscannor Castle|thumb]]
Liscannor probably takes its name from an old fort that was located here.<ref name="logainm"/> {{lang|ga|Lis}} meaning 'fort' and {{lang|ga|Cannor}} a corruption of the name "Connor".<ref name="JourneyWest"/>{{rp|66}}

The area around Liscannor was part of the [[Barony of Corcomroe]], controlled by the [[O'Conor dynasty|O'Connor family]].

At least 30 ships of the [[Spanish Armada in Ireland|Spanish Armada]], sent to invade England in the summer of 1588, were lost along the coast of Ireland, mainly along the western seaboard. The oar-powered [[galleass]] Zuñiga was damaged, and anchored off-shore of Liscannor. The ship came under surveillance by the [[High Sheriff]] of Clare and by crown forces, and those Spanish sailors who had come ashore had to withdraw to their ship. One captive was taken and sent for interrogation. The Zuñiga escaped the coast with favorable winds, and later reached Le Havre.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/spanish_armada.htm | publisher = Clare County Library | website = clarelibrary.ie | title = The Spanish Armada and the fate of some of its ships off the West Clare coast | access-date = 24 November 2018 }}</ref>

The village of Liscannor is of late 18th century origin. According to an 1814 survey there were nearly 200 houses in it at the time, and about ten of them had flag roofs. 40 houses were used by fishermen.<ref name="JourneyWest">{{cite book|last=Cunningham|first=George|title=Burren Journey West|publisher=Shannonside Mid Western Regional Tourism Organisation|year=1980|isbn=0-9503080-2-1}}</ref>{{rp|66}}

While there was once a ''[[Gaeltacht]]'' (Irish-spealing area) around the Liscannor area, by 1956 the loss of native speakers meant that it could no longer be considered a Gaeltacht area.{{fact|date=September 2023}}