Lecanvey

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Lecanvey
Leac an Anfa

Location

WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates:
53.7750° N 9.6875° W

Irish Grid Reference
L887819

Statistics

205 m

Population (2002)

The late June sun setting on Achill Island over Clew Bay with Lecanvey Pier in the midground and Clare Island on the horizon to the left.

Lecanvey (Irish: Leac an Anfa) is a seaside village in County Mayo between Westport and Louisburgh, about 2km west of Murrisk. It has a Catholic church to which is annexed the Lecanvey Community Centre, a small beach (with Lecanvey Pier), and two pubs.

The Lecanvey Community Alliance was recently constituted^[1] to improve the environment of the area, which doesn't fall into the cachement area of Murrisk or of Louisburgh. Local concerns include improvement of roads and pavements, speed limits, litter control, hedging and mowing, and place-names and area signage.

[edit] Townlands served by the Lecanvey Community Alliance

Betra (on OS map Bartraw), Beartrach ('sandbank and oysterbed') – not a townland proper
Bouris (on OS map Boheh), An Bhuiríos (or Both Theith) 'the fortified settlement' or 'the warm hut', 360 acres
Carrowmacloughlin, Ceathrú Mhic Lochlainn 'MacLoughlin's quarter', 600 acres
Cartoor, Cartúr 'a parcel of land 64 acres', 132 acres
Cuilleen, Coillín 'little wood', 885 acres
Durless, Dúirlios, 'strong fort' 1,092 acres
Furrigal (on OS maps Furgill), Fóirghiall 'pledge for protection, hostage for safety', 439 acres
Glenbaun, An Gleann Bán 'the white valley', 338 acres
Glencally, Gleann an calaidh 'glen of the marshy meadow', 511 acres
Gloshpatrick (on OS map Glaspatrick), Glais Phádraig ('Patrick's streambed'), 823 acres
Gorteendarragh, Goirtín Darach 'little oak field', 12 acres
Kilsallagh Lower, Coill Saileach Íochtair 'lower wood of willows', 702 acres
Kilsallagh Upper, Coill Saileach Uachtair 'upper wood of willows', 347 acres
Kinnock (on OS map Kinknock), Ceann Cnoic 'head of the rock', 279 acres
Lecanvey (on OS map Leckanvy), Leac an Anfa 'flagstone of the storm', 786 acres
Lecanvey Pier, Cé Leac an Anfa - not a townland proper
Mullagh, Mullach 'summit', 339 acres
Tangincartoor, Teanga an Chartúir 'Cartoor's tongue', 234 acres
Thornhill, Cnoc na Sceiche 'hill of the hawthorn', 307 acres