Civil parish

Lackan

Leacain

Lackan is a civil parish in Westmeath. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationLackan53.62389° N · 7.42780° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

leacahillside

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

Leacain · Irish · main form · non-validated name
Lackan · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Civil parish
County: Westmeath
Barony: Corkaree
Coordinates: 53.62389, -7.42780
Mapped area: 12.97 km²
Logainm ID: 2478 ↗

Sources & further reading

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

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.