BROWSE
townland
An Leaca Riabhach Mhór
genitive: na Leacan Riabhaí Móire
(Irish)
Lackareagh More
(English)

Glossary

leaca, leacain, leacan
English hillside
English great, big
English streaked, grey

Centrepoint

52.7848, -8.51369latitude, longitude
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Historical references

c.1600
Lackareagh-beg
BSD (Cl) Leathanach: 54
c.1600
Lackareaghmore
BSD (Cl) Leathanach: 55
1602
Backreogh
F Leathanach: 62
1621
Lackareogh
CPR Leathanach: 493
1646
Leaghcareaghes
Inchiquin Leathanach: [alt]1069, [lch.] 349
1659
Laccaregh - beg. Laccarrowreaghmore
Cen. Leathanach: 173
1667
Lackareaghbegg, Lackareaghmore
ASE Leathanach: 98: 39
1685
Lackareghbeg, Lackareghmore
Hib. Del.
1712
Leaghcarrowreaghbegg
CGn. Leathanach: 9.35.3170
1713
Lackareaghmore, Lackareaghbegg
CGn. Leathanach: 10.454.4131
1787
Lackareaghbegg, Lackariaghmore
Pelham (Cl)
1839
Lackareaghbeg, Lackareaghmore
AL
1839
leaca riach beag /mór
OD:AL
1839
leaca riach beag /mór
pl:AL

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