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Leeke

Liag

Leeke is a townland in Derry. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationLeeke54.98625° N · 6.94747° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

liastone, 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

  • Liag · Irish · main form
  • Leeke · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Derry
Barony
Keenaght
Civil parish
Bovevagh
Coordinates
54.98625, -6.94747
Mapped area
2.19 km²
Logainm ID
57837 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

1901 census

98People recorded
22Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Connor 11
  • Pollock 10
  • Forsythe 8
  • Irons 8
  • Quigg 8
Explore the 1901 records ↗

1926 census

This year is outside the available dataset’s coverage. This does not indicate a population of zero.

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Leeke. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. 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 2019-06-27. How this page was prepared.