Population centre

Lough Allen

Loch Aillionn

Lough Allen is a population centre in Roscommon. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationLough Allen54.09424° N · 8.07423° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

lochlake; inlet

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

Loch Aillionn · Irish · main form · validated name
Lough Allen · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Population centre
County: Roscommon
Barony: Boyle
Civil parish: Kilronan
Coordinates: 54.09424, -8.07423
Logainm ID: 134173 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Lough Allen. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-07-14. How this page was prepared.