Lissan

Lissan (from Irish Lios Áine, meaning 'Aine's fort') is a civil and Anglican^[1] and Roman Catholic^[2] ecclesiastical parish that spans parts of County Londonderry and County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.^[3]

Lissan Irish: Lios Áine
Civil parish
Lissan Location within Northern Ireland
District	Mid Ulster
County	County Londonderry County Tyrone
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	COOKSTOWN
Postcode district	BT80
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	Mid Ulster
NI Assembly	Mid Ulster
List of places UK Northern Ireland County Londonderry 54.687°N 6.753°W / 54.687; -6.753

Roman Catholic Church of St Michael, Lissan Parish (March 2005)

The local Roman Catholic Church, the Church of St Michael in Cookstown, was built in 1908.^[4] The local Anglican church, Lissan Parish Church, is in Churchtown.^[5]

Education

The local Catholic primary school is Lissan Primary.^[6][2] Formerly, Creivagh Primary school was in the parish, but closed in 2015.^[2][7]

The nearest secondary schools are in Cookstown: Holy Trinity College (Catholic)^[8] and the Cookstown High School (controlled).^[9]

The nearest third-level institution is South West College, with a campus in Cookstown.^[10]

Sport

• Lissan GAC is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.

See also

• List of civil parishes of County Londonderry
• List of civil parishes of County Tyrone