Lecanvey

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The late June sun setting on Achill Island over Clew Bay with Lecanvey Pier in the midground and Clare Island on the horizon to the left.

Lecanvey (Irish: Leac an Anfa) is a seaside village in County Mayo, Ireland, between Westport and Louisburgh, about 2 km west of Murrisk. It has a small beach with Lecanvey Pier. To the south is Croagh Patrick.

The Lecanvey Community Alliance was constituted[1] in 2006 to improve the environment of the area, which doesn't fall into the catchment area of Murrisk or of Louisburgh. Local concerns include improvement of roads and pavements, speed limits, litter control, hedging and mowing, and place-names and area signage.

Townlands served by the Lecanvey Community Alliance

Name Ainm Meaning Area
Bouris (OS maps: Boheh) An Bhuiríos (or Both Theith) 'the fortified settlement' or 'the warm hut' 360 acres (1.5 km2)
Carrowmacloughlin Ceathrú Mhic Lochlainn 'MacLoughlin's quarter' 600 acres (2.4 km2)
Cartoor Cartúr 'a parcel of land 64 acres (260,000 m2)' 132 acres (0.53 km2)
Durless Dúir Lios 'strong fort' 1,092 acres (4.42 km2)
Furrigal (OS maps: Furgill) Fóirghiall 'pledge for protection, hostage for safety' 439 acres (1.78 km2)
Glenbaun An Gleann Bán 'the white valley' 338 acres (1.37 km2)
Glencally Gleann an Calaidh 'glen of the marshy meadow' 511 acres (2.07 km2)
Gloshpatrick (OS maps: Glaspatrick) Glais Phádraig 'Patrick's streambed' 823 acres (3.33 km2)
Gorteendarragh Goirtín Darach 'little oak field' 12 acres (49,000 m2)
Kilsallagh Lower Coill Saileach Íochtair 'lower wood of willows' 702 acres (2.84 km2)
Kilsallagh Upper Coill Saileach Uachtair 'upper wood of willows' 347 acres (1.40 km2)
Kinnock (OS maps: Kinknock) Ceann Cnoic 'head of the rock' 279 acres (1.13 km2)
Lecanvey (OS maps: Leckanvy) Leac an Anfa 'flagstone of the storm' 786 acres (3.18 km2)
Lecanvey Pier Cé Leac an Anfa not a proper townland
Mullagh Mullach 'summit' 339 acres (1.37 km2)
Tangincartoor Teanga an Chartúir 'Cartoor's tongue' 234 acres (0.95 km2)
Thornhill Cnoc na Sceiche 'hill of the hawthorn' 307 acres (1.24 km2)
  • Bouris (on OS map Boheh), An Bhuiríos (or Both Theith) 'the fortified settlement' or 'the warm hut', 360 acres (1.5 km2)
  • Carrowmacloughlin, Ceathrú Mhic Lochlainn 'MacLoughlin's quarter', 600 acres (2.4 km2)
  • Cartoor, Cartúr 'a parcel of land 64 acres (260,000 m2)', 132 acres (0.53 km2)
  • Cuilleen, Coillín 'little wood', 885 acres (3.58 km2)
  • Durless, Dúirlios, 'strong fort' 1,092 acres (4.42 km2)
  • Furrigal (on OS maps Furgill), Fóirghiall 'pledge for protection, hostage for safety', 439 acres (1.78 km2)
  • Glenbaun, An Gleann Bán 'the white valley', 338 acres (1.37 km2)
  • Glencally, Gleann an calaidh 'glen of the marshy meadow', 511 acres (2.07 km2)
  • Gloshpatrick (on OS map Glaspatrick), Glais Phádraig ('Patrick's streambed'), 823 acres (3.33 km2)
  • Gorteendarragh, Goirtín Darach 'little oak field', 12 acres (49,000 m2)
  • Kilsallagh Lower, Coill Saileach Íochtair 'lower wood of willows', 702 acres (2.84 km2)
  • Kilsallagh Upper, Coill Saileach Uachtair 'upper wood of willows', 347 acres (1.40 km2)
  • Kinnock (on OS map Kinknock), Ceann Cnoic 'head of the rock', 279 acres (1.13 km2)
  • Lecanvey (on OS map Leckanvy), Leac an Anfa 'flagstone of the storm', 786 acres (3.18 km2)
  • Lecanvey Pier, Cé Leac an Anfa - not a townland proper
  • Mullagh, Mullach 'summit', 339 acres (1.37 km2)
  • Tangincartoor, Teanga an Chartúir 'Cartoor's tongue', 234 acres (0.95 km2)
  • Thornhill, Cnoc na Sceiche 'hill of the hawthorn', 307 acres (1.24 km2)

References

  1. ^ Mayo News, "Local Notes", p. 21, 2006-07-26

See also

List of towns and villages in Ireland