placenamesAthlone North
Baile Átha Luain Thuaidh
Lewis noticed an intermittently isolated promontory in the lake he called Ballagh Lough.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Baile Átha Luain Thuaidh · Irish · main form
- Athlone North · English · main form
Place & story
A changing lakeshore in Rahara
In Rahara parish, Samuel Lewis described a lake known as both Lough Funcheon and Ballagh Lough in 1837. It contained islands and a large promontory that was sometimes surrounded by water. Hills bordered its north-eastern side, while the other shores were generally flat and marshy. His account records a particular changing shoreline in the parish, without giving a seasonal timetable or identifying the promontory by name. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Athlone North. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Raharrow: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-03-26. How this page was prepared.