Information about Lack

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Lack
Irish Form of Name:
Leac
Translation:
a flag or flat
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Leac
Lack
Leac Inq. Temp. Hen. VIII ?
Leack Local name
Description:
Name of part of the sea shore or strand.
Situation:
S. of the parish and Knocknacarra townland.

Townland Information

What is a townland?:
A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169
Townland:
Lack is in Knocknacarragh townland.