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'''Lack''' is a village in [[Fermanagh]].
'''Lack''' is a small village and [[townland]] (of 224  acres) in [[Fermanagh]], three and a half miles east of [[Ederny]].<ref name=Pla>{{placenamesNI|7908|Lack}}</ref> It is within the Barony  of [[Lurg]].


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The village had a population of 111 people (in 50 households) at the 2011 Census
 
The name 'Lack' is from the Gaelic ''An Leac'', meaning 'The flagstone'.
 
==Places of interest==
Airtricity built a wind farm on Tappaghan Hill in the townland of [[Glenarn]], near Lack. It was commissioned in February 2005 and yields 19.5MW of electricity, enough to power about 12,000 houses.
 
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==References==
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*[http://www.airtricity.com/america/wind_farms/northern_ireland/operating/tappaghan/ Airtricity - Lack]

Revision as of 21:29, 16 December 2020

Lack
Fermanagh
Location
Grid reference: H271665
Location: 54°32’46"N, 7°34’37"W
Data
Population: 111  (2011)
Post town: Enniskillen
Postcode: BT94
Dialling code: 028
Local Government
Council: Fermanagh and Omagh
Parliamentary
constituency:
Fermanagh and South Tyrone

Lack is a small village and townland (of 224 acres) in Fermanagh, three and a half miles east of Ederny.[1] It is within the Barony of Lurg.

The village had a population of 111 people (in 50 households) at the 2011 Census

The name 'Lack' is from the Gaelic An Leac, meaning 'The flagstone'.

Places of interest

Airtricity built a wind farm on Tappaghan Hill in the townland of Glenarn, near Lack. It was commissioned in February 2005 and yields 19.5MW of electricity, enough to power about 12,000 houses.

("Wikimedia Commons" has material
about Lack)

References

  1. Lack - Placenames NI