Lackan

Lackan
Leacain
Lackan is located in Ireland
Lackan
Lackan
Location of Lackan within County Westmeath in the Republic of Ireland
Coordinates: 53°38′13″N 7°25′27″W / 53.63694°N 7.42417°W / 53.63694; -7.42417
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Westmeath
Irish grid referenceN381654

Lackan (Irish: Leacain)[1] is a townland in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located about 13.6 kilometres (8 mi) north-north–west of Mullingar.

Lackan is one of 10 townlands of the civil parish of Lackan in the barony of Corkaree in the Province of Leinster. The townland covers 768 acres (3.11 km2).

The neighbouring townlands are: Clonava and Lackanwood to the north, Donore and Soho to the east, Carrick, Fulmort, Leny and Rathganny to the south and Ballyharney and Grange to the west.[2][3]

In the 1911 census of Ireland there were 26 houses[4] and 110 inhabitants[5] in the townland.

  1. ^ Lackan Townland Logainm.ie Retrieved on 19 June 2015.
  2. ^ Lackan Townland, Co. Westmeath Townlands.ie Retrieved on 19 June 2015.
  3. ^ Lackan Townland, Co. Westmeath The IreAtlas Townland Data Base Retrieved on 19 June 2015.
  4. ^ Houses in Lackan. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 19 June 2015.
  5. ^ Inhabitants in Lackan. Census of Ireland 1911. Retrieved on 19 June 2015.