Lecanvey
Lecanvey
Leac an Anfa / Leic Ainimhe | |
|---|---|
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.
Transport
[edit]Road
[edit]Lecanvey is located on the R335 regional road.
Bus Éireann local route 450 Louisburgh-Lecanvey-Murrisk-Westport provides two to three journeys in each direction daily except Sundays. On Thursdays the route extends west to Killadoon.[4]
Rail access
[edit]The nearest rail services may be accessed at Westport railway station, which is located approximately 15 km from the settlement.
Townlands served by the Lecanvey Community Alliance
[edit]| Name | Ainm | Meaning | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bouris (OS maps: Boheh) | An Bhuiríos (or Both Theith) | 'the fortified settlement' or 'the warm hut' | 360 acres (1.5 km2) |
| Carrowmacloughlin | Ceathrú Mhic Lochlainn | 'MacLoughlin's quarter' | 600 acres (2.4 km2) |
| Cartoor | Cartúr | 'a parcel of land 64 acres (260,000 m2)' | 132 acres (0.53 km2) |
| Durless | Dúir Lios | 'strong fort' | 1,092 acres (4.42 km2) |
| Furrigal (OS maps: Furgill) | Fóirghiall | 'pledge for protection, hostage for safety' | 439 acres (1.78 km2) |
| Glenbaun | An Gleann Bán | 'the white valley' | 338 acres (1.37 km2) |
| Glencally | Gleann an Calaidh | 'glen of the marshy meadow' | 511 acres (2.07 km2) |
| Gloshpatrick (OS maps: Glaspatrick) | Glais Phádraig | 'Patrick's streambed' | 823 acres (3.33 km2) |
| Gorteendarragh | Goirtín Darach | 'little oak field' | 12 acres (49,000 m2) |
| Kilsallagh Lower | Coill Saileach Íochtair | 'lower wood of willows' | 702 acres (2.84 km2) |
| Kilsallagh Upper | Coill Saileach Uachtair | 'upper wood of willows' | 347 acres (1.40 km2) |
| Kinnock (OS maps: Kinknock) | Ceann Cnoic | 'head of the rock' | 279 acres (1.13 km2) |
| Lecanvey (OS maps: Leckanvy) | Leac an Anfa | 'flagstone of the storm' | 786 acres (3.18 km2) |
| Lecanvey Pier | Cé Leac an Anfa | not a proper townland | |
| Mullagh | Mullach | 'summit' | 339 acres (1.37 km2) |
| Tangincartoor | Teanga an Chartúir | 'Cartoor's tongue'[citation needed] | 234 acres (0.95 km2) |
| Thornhill | Cnoc Sceichín | 'hill of the hawthorn' | 307 acres (1.24 km2) |
Notable residents
[edit]The Iranian-American author Marsha Mehran rented a house in Lecanvey, where she died in April 2014.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ "Bus Éireann : Timetable : No. 450" (PDF). buseireann.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ Milmo, Cahal (1 January 2015). "The mystery of Marsha Mehran - the best-selling young novelist who died a recluse in a rubbish-strewn cottage in Mayo". Irish Independent. Dublin. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
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