Editing Liscannor (section)

===John P. Holland memorials<span class="anchor" id="John P. Holland Centre"></span>===
The engineer [[John Philip Holland]] (1841–1914), who was born in Liscannor, developed some of the [[Holland Torpedo Boat Company|first submarines]] commissioned by the [[United States Navy|US Navy]], [[Imperial Japanese Navy|Japanese Navy]] and [[Royal Navy]].<ref name="dibHolland">{{cite web|url = https://www.dib.ie/biography/holland-john-philip-a4063 | work = Dictionary of Irish Biography | publisher = Royal Irish Academy | title = Holland, John Philip | first1 = Owen | last1 = McGee | first2 = Aidan | last2 = Breen | date = 2021 | accessdate = 29 August 2023 | doi = 10.3318/dib.004063.v1 }}</ref> Castle Street, on which Holland was born, was renamed 'Holland Street' in his honour.<ref name="Murphy">{{cite book | title = The Most Famous Irish People You've Never Heard Of | first = Colin | last = Murphy | date = 2012 | publisher = O'Brien Press | isbn = 9781847174468 | quote = In 1964, the village of his birth, Liscannor, erected a plaque to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of his death. The town also renamed Castle Street, calling it 'Holland Street' in his honour}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | title = A History of County Clare | page = 60 | first = Sean | last = Spellissy | date = 2003 | isbn = 9780717134601 | publisher = Gill & Macmillan | quote = John Philip Holland (1841-1914) was born in Castle Street , now Holland Street , Liscannor }}</ref>

There are several memorials to Holland in the area, including one erected on the 50th anniversary of his death in 1964.<ref name="Murphy"/> A further memorial, donated by the Submarine Veterans of the US Navy,<ref name="JourneyWest"/>{{rp|66}} was erected in Liscannor in 1977.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://photos.clarechampion.ie/image?&_bqG=1&_bqH=eJxz80rML3GpcjVwytAtN8mycAyv8IpMLMoIzUu2MjQ3tDI0MABhIOkZ7xLsbJuRn5OTmJeiBubFO_q52JYA2aHBrkHxni62oSCVycF.EQHxqUaekclq8Y7OIbbFqYlFyRkAv3IgcQ--&GI_ID= | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20230829122540/https://photos.clarechampion.ie/image?&_bqG=1&_bqH=eJxz80rML3GpcjVwytAtN8mycAyv8IpMLMoIzUu2MjQ3tDI0MABhIOkZ7xLsbJuRn5OTmJeiBubFO_q52JYA2aHBrkHxni62oSCVycF.EQHxqUaekclq8Y7OIbbFqYlFyRkAv3IgcQ--&GI_ID= |url-status=live | archivedate = 29 August 2023 | work = Clare Champion | title = Holland Plaque Unveiling Liscannor 1977 | date = 10 July 1977 | accessdate = 29 August 2023 }}</ref>

A visitor centre, the John P. Holland Centre, opened in 2016.<ref>{{cite AV media|url = https://www.rte.ie/radio1/seascapes/programmes/2016/0520/789788-seascapes-friday-20-may-2016/ | publisher = RTÉ Radio | website = rte.ie | title = Seascapes Friday 20th May 2016 | date = 20 May 2016 | access-date = 24 November 2018 | time = 26m 50s | quote = a new John P Holland centre has opened in his birthplace of Liscannor in County Clare }}</ref> A statue of Holland, originally on public display on Liscannor's Main Street,<ref>{{cite web|url = https://clarearts.ie/sites/public-art/john-phillip-holland-shane-gilmore/ | website = clarearts.ie | publisher= Clare Public Art | title = John Phillip Holland - Shane Gilmore| accessdate = 29 August 2023 }}</ref> was moved into the centre,<ref name="johnphollandIE">{{cite web|url = https://johnpholland.ie/museum/| website = johnpholland.ie | title = The John P Holland Centre | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20200813115912/https://johnpholland.ie/museum/ | archivedate = 13 August 2020 }}</ref> alongside displays about his life and work with submarines.<ref name="johnphollandIE"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.johnphollandcentre.com/ |title=John P. Holland Centre - Resources and Information |website=johnphollandcentre.com |date= |accessdate=2022-02-27 |archive-date=22 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122151552/http://johnphollandcentre.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>