BROWSE
townland
Leitir Caocháin
genitive: Leitir Caocháin
(Irish)
Letterkeeghaun
(English)

Glossary

leitir, leitreach
English hillside

Centrepoint

53.974, -9.42311latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1613
Letterkighan
CPR Leathanach: 244
1616
Litterkight [sic]
CPR Leathanach: 355
1635
Leighterkeighane being a parcel of mountaine ground
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: 265V
1657c
Litter Keighan
DS Leathanach: 218
1657c
Litterkeygh
DS Innéacs Leathanach: 208
1661
Litterkeeghane parcell Mountain
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 198
1685
Letterkeghan
Hib. Del.
1698
Letterkeighane
Browne's RR
1710c
Little Reaghn [sic]
CRL Leathanach: 2A.3.16, 14b
1729
Letterkeighane 1 qr
Browne’s Settlement
1787
Litter Keaghan
QRL Leathanach: 2A.6.69, 18
1802
Letterkeehane
Browne's RR
1818
Letterkeehane
Sligo RR
1830
Lettarkeighaane
Bald
1830c
Letterkeehaun
TAB Leathanach: 16
1833
Letterkeehane
Browne's RR
1838
Letterkeeghaun
BS:AL Leathanach: ME007,85
1838
Letterkeehaun
St George, Rev. R.:AL Leathanach: ME007,85
1838
Letterkeehaun
Cawly, Rev. W.:AL Leathanach: ME007,85
1838
Letterkyeghane
S&V:AL Leathanach: ME007,85
1838
Letterkeighaane
Bald:AL Leathanach: ME007,85
1838
Letterkeghan
DS:AL Leathanach: ME007,85
1838
Letterkeeghaun
OD:AL Leathanach: ME007,85
1838
Leitir Caochain
pl:AL Leathanach: ME007,85
1838
Letterkeeghan
"ane?" [OC Nóta];
OC:AL Leathanach: ME007,85
1838
Leitir caochain, 'Keeghan's spewy hillside'
OD:AL Leathanach: ME007,85
1838
Letterkeighan
Bald:AL Leathanach: ME007,85

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