Legananny is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.3230°, -6.0202°.

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Legananny

Legananny in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

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Legananny is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Legananny (believed to derive from Irish: Liagán Áine, meaning "Áine's standing stone") is a townland located 5.6 km (3.5 mi) north of Leitrim in County Down, Northern Ireland. It covers approximately 7.8 km2 (1,918.23 acres). The townland lies within the civil parish of Drumgooland and the historic barony of Iveagh Upper, Lower Half. Legananny has a population of approximately 100 people, most of whom are farmers and their families.

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Legananny encompasses the summit of Cratlieve, which rises to 429 metres, although the mountain is not referenced in the townland's name. It is one of the larger townlands in the area and historically contained a graveyard. The origin of the name Legananny has been subject to scholarly debate. One proposal suggests it derives from the Irish Lag an Eanaigh, meaning “hollow of the marsh,” a linguistically plausible interpretation. P.W. Joyce gives Lug an Eanaigh as the Irish form, though it may be more likely that the name originates from Liag an Eanaigh, referring to the prominent stone monument in the area. The English form “Legananny” more closely resembles liag (stone) than lug (hollow),…

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