| Lecanvey | |
| Native Name: | Irish: Leac an Anfa / Leic Ainimhe |
| Native Name Lang: | ga |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Connacht |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | County Mayo |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Utc Offset1: | +0 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | IST (WEST) |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -1 |
| Coordinates: | 53.775°N -9.6875°W |
| Elevation M: | 205 |
| Blank Name: | Irish Grid Reference |
Lecanvey [1] or Leckanvy [2] 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,[3] 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.
Lecanvey is located on the R335 regional road.
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.[4]
The nearest rail services may be accessed at Westport railway station, which is located approximately 15 km from the settlement.
| Name | Ainm | Meaning | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouris (OS maps: Boheh) | An Bhuiríos (or Both Theith) | 'the fortified settlement' or 'the warm hut' | 360acres | |
| Carrowmacloughlin | Ceathrú Mhic Lochlainn | 'MacLoughlin's quarter' | 600acres | |
| Cartoor | Cartúr | 'a parcel of land 64acres' | 132acres | |
| Durless | Dúir Lios | 'strong fort' | 1092acres | |
| Furrigal (OS maps: Furgill) | Fóirghiall | 'pledge for protection, hostage for safety' | 439acres | |
| Glenbaun | An Gleann Bán | 'the white valley' | 338acres | |
| Glencally | Gleann an Calaidh | 'glen of the marshy meadow' | 511acres | |
| Gloshpatrick (OS maps: Glaspatrick) | Glais Phádraig | 'Patrick's streambed' | 823acres | |
| Gorteendarragh | Goirtín Darach | 'little oak field' | 12acres | |
| Kilsallagh Lower | Coill Saileach Íochtair | 'lower wood of willows' | 702acres | |
| Kilsallagh Upper | Coill Saileach Uachtair | 'upper wood of willows' | 347acres | |
| Kinnock (OS maps: Kinknock) | Ceann Cnoic | 'head of the rock' | 279acres | |
| Lecanvey (OS maps: Leckanvy) | Leac an Anfa | 'flagstone of the storm' | 786acres | |
| Lecanvey Pier | Cé Leac an Anfa | not a proper townland | ||
| Mullagh | Mullach | 'summit' | 339acres | |
| Tangincartoor | Teanga an Chartúir | 'Cartoor's tongue' | 234acres | |
| Thornhill | Cnoc Sceichín | 'hill of the hawthorn' | 307acres |
The Iranian-American author Marsha Mehran rented a house in Lecanvey, where she died in April 2014.[5]