BROWSE
townland
Lorgain Seannach
genitive: Lorgain Seannach
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Lurganshannagh
(English)

Explanatory note

  • English

    long low ridge of (the) foxes

Centrepoint

54.85, -7.56986latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1655
Cuneshanagh Gleabe
DS
1754
Lurganshanagh
CGn. 167.313.112609; Sinclare to Johnston
1767
Lurganshannagh
CGn. 270.35.168354: Sinclare and others to Hamelton
1803
Larganshannagh
CGn. 553.467.370090: Sinclair to Harvey
1820
Lurganshanny
PR P (DG) PRONI MIC1P/185 Ballindrait Presbetarian
1826
Lurganshanagh
TAB
1835
Lurganshannagh
BS:AL
1835
Lurgan Seannach
OD:AL
1835
Lurganshannagh
Bar Map 1782:AL (DG)
1835
Lurganshannagh
OD:AL

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