Loumanagh

Loumanagh Irish: An Lománach
townland
Loumanagh Lamanaugh shown within Ireland
Coordinates: 52°08′40″N 09°05′31″W
Country	Ireland
County	County Cork
Barony	Duhallow
Civil parish	Kilmeen[1]
Area
• Total	299 ha (739 acres)
Population  (2011)[2]	138
	(Loumanagh North 36. Loumanagh South 102)

Loumanagh, or Lamanaugh (Irish: An Lománach meaning "the bare marsh")[1] is a townland situated in the west of Boherbue in north County Cork, Ireland. It is divided between Loumanagh North and Loumanagh South.[3]

History

The road, which divides Loumanagh into north and south, was built in the 17th century to connect Kanturk to Killarney.[4]

Ancient and historical monuments in the townlands of Loumanagh North and Loumanagh South, as listed in the Record of Monuments and Places, include several ringforts, fulacht fiadh, and a burial ground.[5]

Location

Loumanagh is located on a hillock west of Boherbue village towards Knocknagree. The townlands with which it shares borders are Gneeves and Derryleigh to the east, Ruhill to the north, Islandbrack to the west, and to the south is Knocknageeha and Lisheenafeela. Boherbue Presbytery is located on the eastern edge of Lamanaugh.[6]

References

1. "Placenames database entry for An Lománach Theas (see scanned records)". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
2. "CD153: Cork Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate by Townlands, CensusYear and Statistic". StatBank. CSO. 2011. Loumanagh North, Doonasleen, Co. Cork / 36 [..] Loumanagh South, Doonasleen, Co. Cork / 102
3. "Loumanagh South Townland, Co. Cork". townlands.ie. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
4. "Boherbue Village - The Carraganes Area off the Mallow road". boherbueheritage.com.
5. Record of Monuments and Places - County Cork - Volume 1: Ordnance Survey Sheets 1-78 (PDF) (Report). Dúchas (National Monuments and Historic Properties Service). 1998. p. 160. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
6. "Boherbue Village - Chapter 8". boherbueheritage.com.