placenames1901 census
96People recorded
17Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Sayers 26
- Fitzgerald 16
- Ashe 10
- Foley 10
- Murphy 9
Lack
An Leac
Lack is a townland in Kerry. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationLack52.16477° N · 9.89151° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place 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 Leac · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Lack · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Kerry
- Barony
- Corkaguiny
- Civil parish
- Ballinvoher
- Within
- Lack
- Coordinates
- 52.16477, -9.89151
- Mapped area
- 7.18 km²
- Logainm ID
- 22733 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
81People recorded
16Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Sayers 20
- Fitzgerald 16
- Murphy 9
- Connor 7
- Foley 7
1926 census
98People recorded
16Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Sayers 18
- Fitzgerald 16
- Foley 14
- Sears 12
- Connor 10
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Lack. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2019-07-01. How this page was prepared.