placenamesLurgan
An Lorgain
Lurgan is a population centre in Roscommon. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationLurgan53.88578° N · 8.38024° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
The name
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
- An Lorgain · Irish · main form · validated name
- Lurgan · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Population centre
- County
- Roscommon
- Barony
- Frenchpark
- Civil parish
- Kilcolagh
- Within
- Kilcolagh
- Coordinates
- 53.88578, -8.38024 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 1414414 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Lurgan. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.