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Barony

Lecale Upper

Leath Cathail Uachtarach

Lecale Upper is a barony in Down. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationLecale Upper54.27580° N · 5.75661° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

leathhalf, side

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

  • Leath Cathail Uachtarach · Irish · main form
  • Lecale Upper · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Barony
County
Down
Coordinates
54.27580, -5.75661 (approximate)
Mapped area
125.7 km²
Logainm ID
65434 ↗

Sources & further reading

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

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2019-10-08. How this page was prepared.