Information about Loughnamackan

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Loughnamackan
Irish Form of Name:
Loch na Meacán
Translation:
lake of the parsnips
Civil Parish:
Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Loughnamackan
Loch na Meacán
Loch na Meacan
Lough-na-mackan Local
Description:
A lake.
Situation:
Situated in the townland of Mungha, N.E. of Lough-a-vrickwore.

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:
Loughnamackan is in Munga townland.