BROWSE
townland
An Leacain
genitive: na Leacan
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Lacken
(English)

Glossary

leaca, leacain, leacan
English hillside

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    the hillside
    Leacain Mhic Fheorais, ‘the hillside of Mac Fheorais (sloinne < Feoras < Piers na nAngla-Normannach)’, an leagan fada den ainm atá le feiscint in iontrálacha 1604–1762.

  • English

    the hillside
    The longer version seen in entries 1604–1762 is Leacain Mhic Fheorais, ‘the hillside of Mac Fheorais (surname < Feoras < Anglo-Norman Piers)'.

Centrepoint

52.3014, -7.87234latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

Leackenvickorishe or Leackamickeorishe CPR (1607) LVIII. 35, 112
(= Bar. Middlethird); CS Donaghmore Par, Mid. c. OS 70, 77
1600c
Lacken mc Koorish
BSD Leathanach: 143
1604
Leackymackorish
Inq. Leathanach: I.145
1654
Lackenmccorish
CS I Leathanach: I.336,340,341,& rl
1654
Lackenmcckeorish
CS I Leathanach: I.333,343
1654
Lacknmccorish
CS I Leathanach: I.336
1654
Lackenmcckorish
CS I Leathanach: I.343
1655
Lacken McKeorish
DS
1659
Lacke McEorish
Cen. Leathanach: 311
1671
LackenmcKeorish
ASE Leathanach: 228
1686
LackenmcKeorish
CG Leathanach: 44
1762
Lacken Mackeoris
CGn. Leathanach: 215.356.142029
1783
Lacken
CGn. Leathanach: 353.133.237015
1803
Lacken
CGn. Leathanach: 552.552.368353
1840
Lacken
BS:AL
1840
leacain
pl:AL
1840
leacain
AL
1963-4
*sa/ l′akin′/ sa/ l′akən
Dinnseanchas Leathanach: I.35
1985
ˈlakən
Áit.

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