BROWSE
townland
An Leacain
genitive: na Leacan
(Irish)
Lackan
(English)

Glossary

leaca, leacain, leacan
English hillside

Centrepoint

53.6991, -7.64838latitude, longitude
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Historical references

c.1210
Lekan...Lecan
fch. McNamee, JACAS, II, uimh. 9, lch. 9.
Reg. Tristernagh Leathanach: 108
1612
Lackan
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 3 Jac.1
1620
Leackan
CPR Leathanach: 468a
1620
Lacken (Keadagh McConnell Farrall)
CPR Leathanach: 481b
1629
Lackan
Caisleán léirithe
Cotton Map
1636
Leackan (Gerrald’ Nugent)
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 19 Car.1
1655
Lackan
DS
1659
Lackan
Cen. Leathanach: 455
c.1660
Lacken
BSD Leathanach: 154
1668
Lackans
ASE Leathanach: 179
1685
Lackan
Hib. Del.
1723
Lackan als. Lacona
CGn. Leathanach: 40.168.24818
1813
Lackan
Edgeworth
1826
Lackan alias Lacona
CGn. Leathanach: 810.525.546460
1836
Lackan
BS:AL
1836
Liacan, “The flags”
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Leakan
Inq. C I:AL
1836
Lacken
HCER 1826:AL
1836
Leacain, “the shelving side of a hill”
OD:AL
1836
Lacken
DS:AL
1836
Lackan
Edgeworth Map (AL)
1836
Lackan
Inq. J I:AL
1908
Leacain, “shelving side of hill”
MacGivney Leathanach: 160

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