Information about Loughalannagh

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:
Loughalannagh
Irish Form of Name:
Loch a' Leamhnacht
Translation:
lake of the new milk
Civil Parish:
Ballinakill in Leitrim Barony
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:
Loughalannagh
Loch a' Leamhnacht
Loughalannagh Hyath. Clarke, Esq.
Loughalanatha Larkin’s County Map
Loughalannagh Mr. O’Callaghan
Loughalannagh Sir John Burke
Loughalannagh The inhabitants
Comment:
Not recognised by this name
Description:
A Lough containing about 80 acres. It has a communication with Lough Derg by a river said to abound with pike, perch and trout.
Situation:
On the Southern boundary of Cooes South about 1¼ mile North of Whitegate Village.

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:
Loughalannagh is in Cooes South townland.

Information From Maps

Original OS maps at the Ordnance Survey of Ireland website.
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Loughalannagh
Information from the National Monuments Service.
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Archaeological map from the National Monuments Service
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