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Lacken, County Wicklow

Village in County Wicklow, Ireland

Lacken, County Wicklow
Summary

Village in County Wicklow, Ireland

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other_nameLackan
native_nameAn Leacain
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settlement_typeTownland
image_skylineView from the beach at Pollaphuca reservoir - geograph.org.uk - 396270.jpg
image_captionView of Pollaphuca Reservoir from Lacken townland
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subdivision_typeCountry
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subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Leinster
subdivision_type3County
subdivision_name3County Wicklow
population_as_of2011
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Lackan, Lackan, Co. Wicklow [..] Townlands [..] Population: 200}} Lacken or Lackan () is a townland and small village in the west of County Wicklow, Ireland, located on the shores of the Blessington lakes and western edge of the Wicklow Mountains.

Lacken in situated on the Blessington 'Lake Drive' and is sometimes noted for its view across the lake. The area has been used as a location for a number of films, including Dancing at Lughnasa (1998), This Is My Father (1999) and P.S. I Love You (2007).

As of the 2011 census of Ireland, the townland had a population of 200 people.

History

Built heritage

Evidence of ancient settlement in the townland includes holy well, bullaun stone and ecclesiastical enclosure sites. The local Catholic church, Our Lady Of Mount Carmel church, is in the parish of Valleymount and was built in 1811.

Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

A primary school was built in Lacken in 1869, and later converted to become a community centre. A new primary school was built and opened in January 2011, and (as of 2013) had an enrollment of 71 pupils.

A post office was opened in Lacken on 4 September 1951 as a sub-office to Blessington, but has since closed.

RAF crash

At approximately 04:34am on 18 April 1941, a Handley Page Hampden aircraft (Registration AD730) got lost in bad weather and crashed on nearby Black Hill (Kilbeg) killing its entire crew of four. All of the crew were under the age of 23.

The plane was one of seven aircraft which had departed RAF Lindholme, North Yorkshire the previous evening around 20.15pm on a bombing mission to Berlin. Full military funerals took place on Tuesday 22 April 1941 at St. Mary’s Church, Blessington, by order of the Irish Government. and the crew are remembered in the prayers of the congregation of St. Mary’s on every anniversary of the crash. The crew included wireless operator/gunner Sgt. Frederick Henry Erdwin, navigator Sgt. John Thompson Lamb, WOp/Gunner Sgt. Stanley Wright, and pilot officer John Kenneth Hill.

Mass path

Lacken Mass Path

Lacken Mass path is a walking trail that is accessible from the village. The trail follows a signposted route to Lugnagun and unmarked tracks and Coillte forestry roads to Sorrel Hill and Black Hill.

Filming location

The following films have been filmed, in part, in the Lacken area:

  • Captain Boycott (1947)
  • Dancing at Lughnasa (1998)
  • This Is My Father (1999)
  • P.S. I Love You (2007)

References

References

  1. "An Leacain / Lackan". Placenames Database of Ireland.
  2. "Blessington Lakes". Visit Wicklow.
  3. (1997). "Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow". Stationery Office.
  4. "Welcome to Lacken - About". Lacken Community.
  5. "Our Lady Of Mount Carmel Lacken". Lacken Community.
  6. "Lacken".
  7. (2012). "Lacken National School - About Us".
  8. (22 February 2013). "Whole School Evaluation - Report - Lacken National School". Department of Education.
  9. (1990-09-29). "Irische Postämter und ihre Stempeltypen / Irish Post Offices". Forchumgs- und Arbeitsgemeinschaft Irland e.V..
  10. Lennon, Mattie. (2020-03-30). "Kylebeg and World War II".
  11. "An Chill Bheag/Kilbeg". [[Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
  12. (25 July 2018). "Handley Page Hampden Mk I AD730, 18 Apr 1941". [[Aviation Safety Network]].
  13. Buchanan, Myles. (2024-02-29). "Two new Wicklow walking trails added to national scheme".
  14. (2021-04-06). "Lacken - Mass Path Loop - Sorrel Hill & Black Hill".
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