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Barony

Lurg

Lorg

A surviving survey records the work of measuring land before new settlements.

Recorded locationLurg54.51364° N · 7.77073° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ie

The name

A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.

Recorded forms

  • Lorg · Irish · main form
  • Lurg · English · main form

Place & story

Bodley’s survey

Fermanagh County Museum catalogues a 1609 map of Lurg and Cole Makernan by Sir Josias Bodley. James I commissioned his survey of confiscated lands in six northern counties to support allocations during the Plantation of Ulster. The museum explains that preliminary enquiries began in summer 1608, using local testimony about land area, its character and Church ownership. Surveyors faced a particular difficulty: traditional measures varied between districts, complicating the conversion of local knowledge into acreages. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Barony
County
Fermanagh
Coordinates
54.51364, -7.77073 (approximate)
Mapped area
336.47 km²
Logainm ID
303 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Lurg. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Barony Map of Lurg and Cole Makernan: FCM_1979_066 · Fermanagh and Omagh District Council

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-09-19. How this page was prepared.