placenamesAghalurcher
Achadh Lurchair
Lewis connected the parish’s lake transport with the barracks at Belturbet.
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
- Achadh Lurchair · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Aghalurcher · English · main form
Place & story
Waterways serving another town
Lough Erne provided a route for supplying Belturbet’s barracks with turf from Aghalurcher, according to Samuel Lewis in 1837. His account also records a seven-arched bridge at Ballindanaford, between Maguiresbridge and the lake, on a major road. Lake navigation and a substantial river crossing connected this Fermanagh landscape with journeys and supplies extending beyond the parish. Belturbet was the destination of the fuel, not a settlement within Aghalurcher. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Fermanagh
- Barony
- Magherastephana
- Coordinates
- 54.28707, -7.42789 (approximate)
- Mapped area
- 173.31 km²
- Logainm ID
- 58947 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Aghalurcher. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Aghalurcher: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2017-01-06. How this page was prepared.