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townland, mountain or mountain range
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Leean
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ˈliː.ɑːn
(dhá shiolla)
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"Pinkman: Luighean = A centre, a central townland. Luighean, laoidhean, pith or marrow, centre or nave (Dinneen). "
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"Arch. Inventory: Long cairn. In rough pasture on a shelf of a S-facing slope (9). Megalithic tomb. Towards the bottom of the S-facing slope of Leean Mountain (9). Cairn. At the summit of Leean Mountain (17). Field wall. On the N-facing slope of Leean Mountain (32). Hut sites. On a shelf at the bottom of a SE-facing slope overlooking the headwaters of a NE-SW stream (30). House (site) In a fold towards the top of the SW-facing slope of Leean Mountain (230). House sites. On a S-facing slope of Leean Mountaing with a cliff rising over them (230). Watermill (site). On a N-S stream in a mountain vally (230). "
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1660c |
Lyane
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BSD Leathanach: 72
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1817 |
Leaune
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1834 |
Leeane
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TAB Leathanach: 59 (60:16/3)
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1836 |
Leanne
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1836 |
Liane
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1836 |
Leaune
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1836 |
Leeane
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1836 |
Leeawn
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1836 |
Lao(aoi)gha//n, luighean:
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1836 |
Luidheăn:
'a centre, a cenral townland'
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1836 |
Leea:n
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