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Leacán
genitive: Leacáin
(Irish)
Lacken
(English)

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

electoral division

Centrepoint

52.4013, -6.8743latitude, longitude
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Historical references

? 1307
Lethan
CJR Leathanach: 348, Imleabhar: II
1372
Lacan
RPat. Cl. Leathanach: 80
* 1560
Leacán (:nár)
LBran. Líne: 1608
1621
Leckan
Inq. Leathanach: 31 JI.
1654
Leakan
CS (LG) Leathanach: 207
1654
Lekan
CS (LG) Leathanach: 206
1655
Leikane
DS
1660c
Leckane
(Mountgarrett)
BSD (LG) Leathanach: 28
1666
Leckan
ASE Leathanach: 87
1685
Lecane
Hib. Del.
1840
Laccan
Conie, PP:AL (LG)
1840
Lacken
Tottenham:AL (LG)
1840
Leacain 'the side of a hill'
OD:AL
1840
Leccan
Murphy:AL (LG) Seanros

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