placenamesLackan
An Leacain
Lackan is a townland in Roscommon. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationLackan53.53503° N · 8.16144° 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 Leacain · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Lackan · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Roscommon
- Barony
- Athlone North
- Civil parish
- Rahara
- Within
- Kilteevan
- Coordinates
- 53.53503, -8.16144
- Mapped area
- 0.95 km²
- Logainm ID
- 44203 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Lackan. 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 2019-05-30. How this page was prepared.