placenamesLurgan
An Lorgain
Lurgan is a civil parish in Cavan. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationLurgan53.84353° N · 7.09673° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- An Lorgain · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Lurgan · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Civil parish
- County
- Cavan
- Barony
- Castlerahan
- Coordinates
- 53.84353, -7.09673
- Mapped area
- 45.83 km²
- Logainm ID
- 391 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Lurgan. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-08-13. How this page was prepared.