Legananny
Sign in to saveLegananny (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 . 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 (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 . 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.
==History== 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Legananny” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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