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Townlands
428
Taifid Daonáirimh
85
Teaghlaigh
2
Bliana Daonáirimh
- Daoine
- 210
- Teaghlaigh
- 45
- Daoine
- 218 +3.8%
- Teaghlaigh
- 40 -11.1%
Maidir Liom
Lackan is a small rural district located in County Westmeath in the Irish Midlands, situated in the province of Leinster. The area is characterized by the typical landscape of the central Irish plains, with rolling fields, hedgerows, and scattered farmsteads that define the agricultural character of the region. The district lies within the broader geography of Westmeath, an inland county known for its lakes, including Lough Ree and Lough Derevaragh, though Lackan itself is primarily a farming community. The landscape reflects centuries of pastoral land use, with the terrain gently undulating across the Midlands plateau, offering views across open countryside typical of rural Ireland.
The history of Lackan is rooted in the agrarian traditions common to many Irish rural parishes. Like much of County Westmeath, the area has been shaped by the patterns of Irish rural life, including the historical impact of the land system, emigration, and the evolution from subsistence farming to modern agricultural practices. The district would have been influenced by broader historical events affecting Ireland, including the Famine period of the 1840s, which affected rural communities across the country, and subsequent social and economic changes that transformed rural Irish society through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Lackan remains primarily significant as a working agricultural community within County Westmeath. The district serves as home to farming families and represents the continuation of rural life in the Irish Midlands. For local residents, Lackan embodies the character of rural Westmeath communities, contributing to the social and economic fabric of the wider parish and county. The area's significance lies in its role as part of the broader rural heritage and contemporary agricultural landscape of the region, rather than in any singular notable feature or major historical event that distinguishes it from other similar districts in the Midlands.
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Bliana Daonáirimh
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Townlands
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- Lackan
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- An Iarmhí
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- Poblacht na hÉireann
Taifid Daonáirimh
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