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Lecanvey ()Joyce, P. W. 1995. The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places vol. II, p. 249. 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.
The Lecanvey Community Alliance was constituted in 2006, Mayo News, "Local Notes", p. 21, 2006-07-26 with the intent to improve the environment of the parts of the area which do not fall into the catchment area of Murrisk or of Louisburgh.
Bus Éireann local route 450 Louisburgh-Lecanvey-Murrisk-Westport provides two to three journeys in each direction daily except Sundays. On Thursdays the route extends west to Killadoon.
| Bouris (OS maps: Boheh) | An Bhuiríos (or Both Theith) | 'the fortified settlement' or 'the warm hut' | |
| Carrowmacloughlin | Ceathrú Mhic Lochlainn | 'MacLoughlin's quarter' | |
| Cartoor | Cartúr | 'a parcel of land ' | |
| Durless | Dúir Lios | 'strong fort' | |
| Furrigal (OS maps: Furgill) | Fóirghiall | 'pledge for protection, hostage for safety' | |
| Glenbaun | An Gleann Bán | 'the white valley' | |
| Glencally | Gleann an Calaidh | 'glen of the marshy meadow' | |
| Gloshpatrick (OS maps: Glaspatrick) | Glais Phádraig | 'Patrick's streambed' | |
| Gorteendarragh | Goirtín Darach | 'little oak field' | |
| Kilsallagh Lower | Coill Saileach Íochtair | 'lower wood of willows' | |
| Kilsallagh Upper | Coill Saileach Uachtair | 'upper wood of willows' | |
| Kinnock (OS maps: Kinknock) | Ceann Cnoic | 'head of the rock' | |
| Lecanvey (OS maps: Leckanvy) | Leac an Anfa | 'flagstone of the storm' | |
| Lecanvey Pier | Cé Leac an Anfa | not a proper townland | |
| Mullagh | Mullach | 'summit' | |
| Tangincartoor | Teanga an Chartúir | 'Cartoor's tongue' | |
| Thornhill | Cnoc Sceichín | 'hill of the hawthorn' |
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