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Historic sites in Lacken parish, from Irish Tourist Association Survey, 1943

Kilcummin Head or Lacken Strand is believed to have been the site of a battle between the Irish and the Danes. It was also the site of the Humbert landing in 1798.

Caille Fochlut or the Wood of Fochlut was a wooded area extending from Lacken Bay to Cross and tradition has it that it was the maidens of Caille Fochlut who appeared to St. Patrick in a dream, beseeching him to return to Ireland. The name Fochlut was corrupted to "Foghill"

The headings for the survey are listed below. Clicking on the heading will open the relevant section in the survey.

Accommodation

Amenities and general information

Antiquities

Curiosities, customs and patterns

Natural features

Sports and games