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Lanesborough

Béal Átha Liag

Lanesborough is a town in Longford. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationLanesborough53.67115° N · 7.99644° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie

The name

áthfordbéalopening, approach, mouthliastone, pillar-stone

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

  • Béal Átha Liag · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Lanesborough · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Town
County
Longford
Barony
Rathcline
Civil parish
Rathcline
Coordinates
53.67115, -7.99644
Logainm ID
33419 ↗

Sources & further reading

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

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