placenamesLarah
Leathráth
Limestone had two practical uses in the parish described by Lewis.
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
- Leathráth · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Larah · English · main form
Place & story
Quarries and agricultural ground
Samuel Lewis recorded limestone quarries in Larah parish in 1837, with stone used both for building and as agricultural manure. His account described bog in the upper part of a parish extending across Upper Loughtee and Tullaghgarvey baronies. The quarried material therefore served farming as well as construction. [2]
A new parish church
Lewis dated the parish church to 1832 and recorded assistance from the Board of First Fruits towards its erection. He described it as part of the Church of Ireland benefice united with Drung. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Cavan
- Barony
- Loughtee Upper
- Barony
- Tullygarvey
- Coordinates
- 53.97907, -7.18728
- Mapped area
- 69.25 km²
- Logainm ID
- 388 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Larah. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Larah: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-08-13. How this page was prepared.