Lecanvey

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Lecanvey

Elevation205 m

Coordinates53.78°, -9.69°

Demographic figures from Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

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Overview

Lecanvey or Leckanvy is a seaside village in County Mayo, Ireland, between Westport and Louisburgh, about 2 km west of Murrisk. It has a small beach with Lecanvey Pier. To the south is Croagh Patrick. To the west is Clare Island.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Thomas Gann

British physician, archaeologist and looter (1867–1938)

Thomas Derrig

Irish politician (1897-1956)

Joseph Maher

Irish actor (1933-1998)

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James Hardiman

Irish librarian

John MacBride

Irish republican

Michael Ring

Irish Fine Gael politician

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Austin O'Malley

Gaelic football player

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Bridget Rice

Irish politician

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Charles Magill

Canadian politician

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James Berry

Irish writer (1842–1914)

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John McEvilly

Catholic archbishop of Tuam (1818-1902)

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Martin O'Toole

Irish politician

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Michael Browne

Irish bishop

Norris Stephen Falla

New Zealand shipping company manager, military leader, aviation promoter

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Patrick Lavelle

Irish priest

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Rory Brennan

Irish poet

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Official Identifiers