Lecanvey
Leac an Anfa / Leic Ainimhe | |
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Village | |
 Sun set on Achill Island over Clew Bay with Lecanvey Pier in the midground and Clare Island on the horizon | |
  Lecanvey Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°46′30″N 9°41′15″W / 53.7750°N 9.6875°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Mayo |
| Elevation | 205 m (673 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | L887819 |
Lecanvey (Irish: Leac an Anfa)[1] or Leckanvy (Irish: Leic Ainimhe)[2] is a seaside village in County Mayo, Ireland, between Westport and Louisburgh, about 2 km west of Murrisk. It has a small beach with Lecanvey Pier. To the south is Croagh Patrick. To the west is Clare Island.
The Lecanvey Community Alliance was constituted in 2006,[3] with the intent to improve the environment of the parts of the area which do not fall into the catchment area of Murrisk or of Louisburgh.
- ^ Joyce, P. W. 1995. The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places vol. II, p. 249.
- ^ "Leic Ainimhe/Leckanvy". logainm.ie. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ Mayo News, "Local Notes", p. 21, 2006-07-26